Change Manager - 12m FTC

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail organization in Welwyn Garden City is seeking a Change Manager to design and implement transformational change strategies. The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, effective communication, and managing the people side of change in a dynamic environment. Successful candidates should have a background in delivering behaviour change initiatives and building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders. This full-time, hybrid position offers a robust benefits package including an annual bonus scheme and generous holidays.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme of up to 20%

25 days holiday plus personal days

Private medical insurance

Maternity and paternity leave benefits

24/7 virtual GP service

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in change management within large organizations is essential.
• Experience with behavioural change initiatives is key.
• Personal character that aids in relationship building is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver Change Management strategies for projects.
• Conduct Change Management assessments and manage risks.
• Develop stakeholder engagement strategies and plans.
• Create communication materials aligned to branding.
• Identify training needs and collaborate with the Training Team.
• Act as the expert on managing the people side of change.

Skills

Experience of defining and delivering change strategies within a large organisation

Experience of delivering behavioural change initiatives

Ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders

Ability to work with pace and ambiguity

Job description

Tesco UK • Welwyn Garden City • Hybrid • Full-Time • Temporary • Apply by 26-Dec-2025

This team is at the heart of designing and enabling transformational Technology based change across Tesco. The team is responsible for a diverse portfolio of projects and programmes that impact colleagues and suppliers across the Tesco organisation at all levels. We recognise that change management is a critical element of successful transformation to ensure we realise our benefits so are looking for a Change Manager with experience of, and passion for delivering effective change.

This is a 12 month FTC.

What is in it for you

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

You will be responsible for

• Design and deliver the end to end Change Management strategy for programmes and projects in alignment with the Change framework to drive behavioural change and embed new business ways of working on policies, processes and products (systems)
• Undertake Change Management assessments that inform the people side of change throughout the life of programmes and projects. Conducting change impact assessments, managing people risks and issues and audience capacity. Assessing the readiness for change of all stakeholders and impacted audiences, advising on activities to embed the change within the business.
• Develop and deliver stakeholder engagement strategies and plans. Identify, manage, and communicate effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders. Ability to show empathy, listen actively and express ideas and facts in a clear and confident manner both verbally and written. Ability to influence without authority and report, present, manage meetings and facilitate effectively.
• Create a persuasive case for change, producing communication and engagement materials and owning communications to stakeholders. Ensure all materials are designed and produced in a timely manner and align to wider messages and are on brand
• Identifying education and training requirements and working closely with the Training Team to develop suitable solutions.
• Be the 'go to' person for expertise on how to deliver and manage the people side of change. Represent the end user throughout and understand their experience as a customer. Assist in the provision of transition support to a sustainable business as usual environment

You will need

• Experience of defining and delivering change strategies within a large organisation
• Experience of delivering behavioural change initiatives to embed new ways of working across broad groups of stakeholders
• Personal, relatable character, able to build relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders
• Ability to work with pace and ambiguity

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

We're a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.