National Security Change Lead | Senior Consultant (eDV)

Sanderson Government and Defence; Bradley Stoke; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government and Defence is recruiting a Business Change Consultant for a high-profile programme within the UK national security sector, based in Cheltenham. You'll work directly with senior stakeholders to deliver change across complex, high-security environments.

The role involves leading change activity across transformation programmes, developing change strategies, engaging stakeholders, assessing readiness and embedding new ways of working.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business change or transformation roles, ideally within defence, security, or government.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable operating at senior level.
• Confident communicator with ability to translate complexity into clear action.

Responsibilities

• Lead business change activity across transformation programmes
• Develop and implement change strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, and communications
• Assess organisational readiness and manage resistance to change
• Work closely with programme and delivery teams to embed new ways of working
• Support benefits realisation and track adoption post-go-live

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Governance frameworks

Defense/government domain

Job description

Sanderson Government and Defence is recruiting a Business Change Consultant for a high-profile programme within the UK national security sector, based in Cheltenham. You'll work directly with senior stakeholders to deliver change across complex, high-security environments.

The role involves leading change activity across transformation programmes, developing change strategies, engaging stakeholders, assessing readiness and embedding new ways of working.