People Change Lead

AWE; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the UK is seeking a People Change Lead to manage the people side of change initiatives. This role requires in-depth understanding of employment regulations and proven leadership skills. You will develop frameworks to ensure smooth implementation of changes and manage resistance. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from £61,040 to £85,000 and a range of benefits including flexible working options and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

9-day working fortnight

Contributory pension scheme

Family friendly policies

Professional Career Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Discounts on everyday spending

Special Leave Policy

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of employment regulations and organisational change.
• Experience managing the implementation of change.
• Proven capability to influence stakeholders including Executives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement frameworks for people change.
• Lead teams to ensure smooth change implementation.
• Identify and manage anticipated resistance.

Skills

Leadership skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Change management

Facilitation skills

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

People Change Lead

AWE is recruiting for a People Change Lead to manage the people side of change initiatives within the organisation.

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. Plans to relocate role to Green Park (Reading), from December 2025.

Package: From £61,040 to £85,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Responsibilities

As the People Change Lead, you will be responsible for developing and implementing frameworks, tools, processes and guidance that ensure people change is implemented in a safe, robust and fair manner that stands up to external scrutiny.

You will work closely with project teams, senior leaders, and stakeholders to ensure that people change initiatives meet objectives on time and within budget. This includes:

• Create and hold the people change plan for AWE, ensuring that change is delivered to time, cost and quality, and all risks are successfully identified and managed
• Lead a team who develop and implement people change frameworks and plans that ensure smooth implementation with and minimised resistance
• Horizon-scan, identifying and managing anticipated resistance

Qualifications

We do need you to have the following:

• In-depth understanding and practical experience with employment regulations and best-practice organisational change
• Knowledge and experience of managing the implementation of change, including an understanding of the change requirements for people systems, internal and external teams
• Proven leadership skills with the capacity to engage and influence stakeholders, including those at Executive level

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Experience of navigating employment law and consulting with Trade Unions
• Delivering organisational change within a regulated industry
• Ability to manage multiple projects across different geographical locations with diverse needs and stakeholders
• Communication skills, and workshop facilitation
• Excellent PowerPoint skills
• Skilled in providing clarity amid uncertainty and competing priorities
• Ability to broker pragmatic solutions that strike the right balance between competing requirements
• Team leadership skills

You'll need to have the ability to work calmly and constructively in a priority changing environment and be able to manage your own workload. You will also have initiative, enthusiasm, a flexible approach, and ability to work to tight deadlines.

Benefits

AWE has a wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• 9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions)
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring

The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.

Hybrid Working

Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically 3 days onsite per week.

Legal Statement

AWE is an EEO employer. All positions are open to applicants of any age, gender, ethnicity, religion, or disability.