HR Change Manager - Local Authority

Spinwell Global; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an HR Change Manager for a role within the public sector. The successful candidate will manage HR change initiatives, support restructuring efforts, and ensure compliance with employment laws. They will need extensive HR management experience, along with strong communication skills and an understanding of job design processes. The position offers a hybrid working model with three days a week in the office in Gloucester.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in HR management.
• Experience in facilitating change management programs.
• Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support design and sequencing of the restructure.
• Manage and coordinate change team activities.
• Lead the design of new business processes.

Skills

MCIPD Qualified or equivalent experience

3-5 years’ experience of managing people in an HR environment

Change management experience of 5 years plus

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

In depth understanding of generalist employment law

In depth understanding of job design processes

Education

Degree educated or equivalent experience

Job description

Role: HR Change Manager REF 372737
Contract Length: Until end of April 2026
Location: Hybrid/Quedgeley, Gloucester - 3 times per week in office
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £32.28 per hour

Spinwell is recruiting for a HR Change Manager for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HR CHANGE MANAGER

• Support the Head of Functions in finalising the design and sequencing of the restructure
• Manage and coordinate the change team activities
• Complete role design and detailed plans for new and replacement roles within the functions – aligned to the introduction of new systems and business processes
• Lead the restructure of posts including individual and collective consultation, redeployment and recruitment activity ensuring that we are legally compliant and mitigate the risk to the organisation.
• Lead the design of business processes across the new model, working closely with stakeholders
• To ensure transitionary plans and processes are in place to maintain business as usual through the change and restructuring
• Working with operational stakeholders to ensure ‘change readiness’ and successful transition to new ways of working
• Strong employee relations skills, experience of working with trade unions and staff associations including leading collective consultation processes
• Ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, building successful relationships and deploying strong influencing skills at all levels

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE HR CHANGE MANAGER

• MCIPD Qualified or equivalent experience/qualified by experience
• Degree educated or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience of managing people, preferably in an HR environment.
• Experience of 5 years plus experience of change management.
• Experience of implementing, developing and delivering programmes of change to meet business requirements.
• Experience of setting, managing, monitoring and delivering against HR metrics and key performance indicators.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• In depth understanding of generalist employment law with a particular emphasis on change.
• In depth understanding of job design and job evaluation processes and application of role design within organisational structures and frameworks.

If you are a HR Change Manager, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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