Change Manager - CBS Programme & Change Management, Belfast

EY; Belfast; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in consulting, EY is seeking a Change Manager based in Belfast to drive change management activities across strategic projects. The successful candidate will lead initiatives, ensuring effective implementation and stakeholder engagement while upholding best practices in change management to foster innovation across the organization.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a change manager or similar role.
• Extensive experience in change management for project delivery.
• Proficiency in change management practices, principles, frameworks, and tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver change management for major initiatives.
• Guide Project and Change Managers in implementing change methods.
• Maintain oversight of project impacts and business readiness.

Skills

Change management approaches

Collaboration

Stakeholder influence

Goal oriented

Change championing

People management

Pressure management

Innovative thinking

Strong communication

Commitment

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Posted:

25.06.2025

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09.08.2025

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The opportunity

As a Change Manager, you will own the delivery of change management activities for strategic projects covering CBS and cross-organisation audiences.

You will promote and educate on best practice change principles and demonstrate change leadership to ensure behavioural change is achieved.

Your key responsibilities

• Directly lead and deliver the change management scope on major initiatives, owning change activities including developing the change approach, completing impact assessment, plan and delivery of interventions, identifying measures of success and assessing business readiness
• Provide support, guidance and education to Project and Change Managers, and wider CBS teams to ensure successful implementation of change methods for all projects
• Maintain oversight of project impacts and populations impacted, initiating actions to minimize disruption to the business
• Help embed a spirit of change leadership, innovation and disruption in the CBS organisation and wider within EY
• Develop & maintain strong business relationships with the CBS functions and other stakeholders based on the needs of individual projects

Skills and attributes for success

• Thorough knowledge and experience of change management approaches, methods and tools
• Ability to work collaboratively across all the CBS functions and with the wider business
• Ability to flex style accordingly to influence a variety of senior stakeholders and develop strong relationships
• Goal oriented, ability to take on an objective and transform it into a concrete plan.
• A ‘disruptor’ who champions change and innovation.
• Excellent people management skills
• Ability to operate calmly under pressure and manage competing priorities
• Ability to work independently without detailed oversight
• Strong sense of initiative and ability to think innovatively
• Strong communication skills (oral/written)
• Enthusiastic, committed and determined

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Prior experience working as a change manager, or in a similar job role
• Extensive experience and a deep understanding of the critical role change management plays in the success of programme and project delivery.
• Proficiency in change management practices, principles, frameworks and tools

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