Change Project Manager

Meraki Talent; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Meraki Talent in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Workforce Change professional to lead and support complex organisational transformation programmes across multiple entities. You will work with HR, Employee Relations and business leaders to ensure successful programme delivery.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, experience in unionised environments, TUPE transfers and cross-border projects. The position is hybrid with one day in the office.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering workforce change and restructuring programmes.
• Experience with unionised environments and employee representatives.
• Leadership in TUPE transfers and employee transfers.
• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Knowledge of UK employment legislation and employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Own the HR workstream across change programmes.
• Lead due diligence and workforce consultation processes.
• Coordinate governance, risk management and compliance.
• Communicate with stakeholders and senior leaders across locations.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and Employee Relations teams.

Skills

Workforce change

Organisational restructuring

Stakeholder management

TUPE transfers

Employee relations

Data analysis

Tools

Advanced Excel

Project governance

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Workforce Change professional with a proven track record of delivering complex organisational transformation programmes. The successful candidate will be commercially minded, highly organised and comfortable managing multiple stakeholders across a fast-paced, global environment.

Salary: £600 to £685 Per Day DOE

Hybrid: 1 day in the office

About the Role

The Workforce Change & Restructuring function manages global organisational change and restructuring programmes across multiple employing entities. The team supports the design and delivery of workforce transformation initiatives that enable the business to achieve its strategic objectives, optimise organisational effectiveness, manage costs and ensure compliance with employment legislation and regulatory requirements.

The function delivers complex people change programmes across multiple jurisdictions while providing a consistent, efficient and commercially focused service.

Role Overview

The successful candidate will support the delivery of workforce change and restructuring programmes across a global organisation. You will be responsible for leading and supporting a variety of organisational change initiatives, working closely with HR, Employee Relations, business leaders and specialist teams to ensure successful programme delivery.

Projects may include:

• Organisational restructuring
• Large-scale workforce change programmes
• Employee consultation exercises
• Outsourcing and insourcing initiatives
• TUPE and employee transfer projects
• New site set-up and expansion activities
• Cross-border and multi-entity transformation programmes

Key Responsibilities

You will take ownership of the HR workstream across assigned change programmes, including responsibility for:

• Project initiation and planning
• Due diligence activities
• Workforce consultation processes
• Programme implementation
• Stakeholder communications and communication planning
• Governance, risk management and compliance
• Working collaboratively with Centres of Excellence and specialist HR teams
• Partnering with HR Business Partners, Employee Relations specialists and business stakeholders across multiple locations

Key Skills & Experience

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Extensive experience delivering workforce change and organisational restructuring programmes
• Experience operating within unionised environments and working closely with trade unions and employee representatives
• Experience leading union and/or works council consultations
• Strong background in employee consultation, redundancy and organisational change processes
• Experience managing TUPE transfers and employee transfer programmes
• Proven ability to lead multiple large-scale change programmes simultaneously
• Experience delivering international or multi-country transformation programmes
• Strong understanding of UK employment legislation and employee relations practices
• Excellent project management, stakeholder management and change management skills
• Experience working within large, complex, matrix organisations
• Strong awareness of cultural and geographical considerations when delivering global programmes
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret and manage large data sets

Technical Requirements

• Workforce restructuring and organisational change
• Employee relations and consultation processes
• Trade union engagement
• Redundancy programmes and associated legal requirements
• Project governance, planning and programme tracking
• Producing clear programme documentation and reporting

Advanced Excel Skills

• Data manipulation and management
• Merging and consolidating multiple data sources
• Pivot Tables
• VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP functions
• Formula creation for quality assurance and validation
• Managing and analysing large volumes of workforce data