Change Project Manager

Meraki Talent; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Meraki Talent is seeking an experienced Workforce Change professional to lead and support complex organisational transformation programmes on a global scale. The role requires commercial acumen, high organisation, and adept stakeholder management across multiple locations in a fast-paced environment.

You will own the HR workstream for change programmes, drive due diligence, workforce consultation, governance, and communications while coordinating with HR partners and trade unions to ensure

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering workforce change programmes.
• Experience with unionised environments and employee reps.
• Experience leading union and works council consultations.
• Strong background in employee consultation and redundancy processes.
• Experience managing TUPE transfers and employee transfers.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the HR workstream across assigned change programmes.
• Lead the delivery and governance of workforce change projects.
• Engage with HR, Employee Relations and business leaders to ensure delivery.
• Coordinate stakeholder communications and programme planning.
• Support due diligence, cross-border and multi-entity transformation efforts.

Skills

Workforce change

Organisational restructuring

TUPE transfers

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

Change management

Project management

Union engagement

Multi-country transformation

Data analysis

Tools

Excel

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