Interim Commercial Change Manager £570pd

1st Executive; Reading; On-site; GBP 96,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

1st Executive is seeking an experienced Transformation Change Manager to join a major transformation programme within a complex, high-profile public sector organisation. The role focuses on culture, change and employee engagement across a large supply chain function, shaping and delivering a people and culture strategy that supports the wider transformation agenda.

This is a key role working with senior leadership and programme workstream leads to shape and deliver the change roadmap, including

Qualifications

• Strong experience in organisational change, culture transformation or employee engagement.
• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Experience developing and delivering change strategies, roadmaps and communications.
• Strong facilitation, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience designing or delivering leadership, coaching or learning interventions.
• A data-driven approach to measuring engagement, adoption and transformation outcomes.
• The ability to operate effectively across multiple workstreams in a complex transformation environment.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver a culture and change strategy aligned to organisational objectives, values and transformation goals.
• Assess organisational culture, capability and maturity to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain a clear culture and change roadmap, including milestones, deliverables, risks and issues.
• Lead change initiatives across the people workstream and build engagement with employees and key stakeholders.
• Develop effective communications and engagement strategies to support adoption and embed sustainable change.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop their capability as culture and change champions.
• Support initiatives around leadership development, coaching, mentoring, training and employee engagement.
• Design and deliver interventions focused on behaviours, values, leadership and soft skills.
• Establish meaningful KPIs and reporting to demonstrate progress and the impact of cultural change.
• Champion inclusive working practices and contribute to a positive, high-performing culture.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication strategy

Leadership coaching

Culture transformation

Data-driven

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Interim Commercial Change Manager

Location: Reading - hybrid, up to 3 days per week onsite

Contract: Until 31 March 2027

Rate: £570 per day (Umbrella, Inside IR35)

Client: Major, public Sector organisation

We're looking for an experienced Transformation Change Manager to join a major transformation programme within a complex, high-profile organisation.

This is a key role within the transformation team, focused on culture, change and employee engagement across a large supply chain function. You'll work closely with senior leadership and programme workstream leads to shape and deliver a people and culture strategy that supports the wider transformation agenda.

The Role:

• Shape and deliver a culture and change strategy aligned to organisational objectives, values and transformation goals.
• Assess organisational culture, capability and maturity to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and maintain a clear culture and change roadmap, including milestones, deliverables, risks and issues.
• Lead change initiatives across the people workstream and build engagement with employees and key stakeholders.
• Develop effective communications and engagement strategies to support adoption and embed sustainable change.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop their capability as culture and change champions.
• Support initiatives around leadership development, coaching, mentoring, training and employee engagement.
• Design and deliver interventions focused on behaviours, values, leadership and soft skills.
• Establish meaningful KPIs and reporting to demonstrate progress and the impact of cultural change.
• Champion inclusive working practices and contribute to a positive, high-performing culture.

Requirements:

You'll be a confident change and transformation professional with a strong track record of delivering cultural and behavioural change within complex organisations.

• Strong experience in organisational change, culture transformation or employee engagement.
• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders and leadership teams.
• Experience developing and delivering change strategies, roadmaps and communications.
• Strong facilitation, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience designing or delivering leadership, coaching or learning interventions.
• A data-driven approach to measuring engagement, adoption and transformation outcomes.
• The ability to operate effectively across multiple workstreams in a complex transformation environment.

This is an opportunity to play a central role in a significant transformation programme, helping shape how people, culture and leadership evolve to support long-term organisational change.

Please note: Due to the sensitivity of the role, please note that candidates must hold, or be able to gain and maintain, valid SC Clearance.