Change Management Consultant

Civic Recruitment Limited; Twickenham; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 129,000; Part time

Job summary

Civic Recruitment Limited has a 3-month contract for a Change Management Consultant to support Achieving for Children in transformation and workforce change. The role involves collaborating with senior leaders, Trade Unions, and People Services to ensure compliant and effective change initiatives.

The position is based in Twickenham with 36 hours per week, 2 days in the office (Twickenham, Kingston, Maidenhead). DBS check is required and interviews are scheduled for 11/09/2026.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in leading complex organizational change and workforce transformation.
• Experience in redundancy, redeployment, and consultation processes.
• Strong capability in organizational design and workforce planning.
• Experience collaborating with Trade Unions and employee representatives.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent HR professional qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex organizational change programs, including restructures and workforce transformation.
• Advise on organizational design, workforce planning, and change implementation.
• Assist managers in building business cases and change proposals aligned with goals.
• Ensure compliance with policies and employment legislation.
• Support service transformation initiatives in response to national reforms in Children’s Services, Education, SEND, and Family Services.
• Provide advice on employment law regarding consultation, redundancy, redeployment, and TUPE.
• Ensure statutory consultation and change procedures are followed.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Employment law advisory

Organizational design

Workforce planning

Union liaison

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Job description

Twickenham, United Kingdom | Posted on 07/09/2026

Job Description

3 months contract with a local authority

Summary

• The Change Management Consultant is a pivotal role designed to provide expert HR and organizational change support to Achieving for Children (AfC) during significant transformation, restructuring, and workforce change initiatives. Collaborating with senior leaders, managers, Trade Unions, and People Services colleagues, the consultant will ensure that change initiatives are executed effectively, equitably, and in alignment with employment laws, organizational policies, and best practices. This position is crucial in facilitating workforce transitions, reducing organizational risk, and sustaining employee engagement during periods of change.
  

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex organizational change programs, including restructures and workforce transformation projects.
  
• Offer expert advice on organizational design, workforce planning, and the implementation of change.
  
• Assist managers in crafting comprehensive business cases and change proposals that align with organizational goals.
  
• Ensure all change activities comply with AfC policies, procedures, and employment legislation.
  
• Support the execution of service transformation initiatives in response to national reforms in Children's Services, Education, SEND, and Family Services.
  
• Provide specialized advice on employment law concerning consultation, redundancy, workforce reductions, and TUPE.
  
• Guarantee adherence to statutory consultation requirements and organizational change procedures.
  

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in leading complex organizational change, restructuring, and workforce transformation programs.
  
• Demonstrated experience in supporting redundancy, redeployment, and consultation processes.
  
• Strong background in advising senior leaders on organizational design and workforce planning.
  
• Experience in collaborating with Trade Unions and employee representatives during formal consultation processes.
  
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or higher, or an equivalent professional HR qualification.
  
• Alternatively, significant demonstrable experience in organizational change management, workforce transformation, and employment relations.
  

Additional Information

• Contract Duration: 3 months with a local authority
• Working Hours: 36 hours per week
• Work Pattern: 2 days in the office (locations include Twickenham, Kingston, and Maidenhead)
• DBS check required for the role
• Interviews scheduled for the afternoon of 11/09/2026
• Application Deadline: 09th September 2026