Senior Change Manager

University of Brighton; Brighton; Híbrido; GBP 50.000 - 58.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Brighton's People Department is seeking an experienced organisational change professional to lead sizeable transformation projects over a two-year period. You will translate approved designs into implementation and workforce transition plans, advising leaders on redeployment, redundancy and compliance across the University.

Working within a collaborative team, you will shape change programmes across the Transformation Programme in support of the 2035 Strategy: Distinctively

Formación

• Significant experience delivering complex organisational change and transformation.
• Expertise in workforce transition, consultation and implementation.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and employee relations in change scenarios.

Responsabilidades

• Lead delivery of organisational change projects and workforce transition activity.
• Provide expert advice on redeployment, redundancy and related compliance.
• Collaborate with leaders and managers to navigate change programmes.

Conocimientos

Organisational change management

Workforce transition

Employment law knowledge

Stakeholder management

Change implementation

Descripción del empleo

People Department

Location: Brighton - Moulsecoomb

Salary: £50,253 to £58,225 per annum

Contract Length: 24 months

Closing Date: Wednesday 04 November 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: PD5055-26-236

Lead organisational change. Shape the future. Make a lasting impact.

The University of Brighton is delivering significant organisational and workforce transformation to support its future ambitions. We are seeking an experienced organisational change professional to play a key role in delivering this transformation across the University.

This two-year opportunity will lead the delivery of organisational change projects and workforce transition activity arising from the Transformation Programme in line with our 2035 Strategy: Distinctively Brighton . As part of a collaborative team delivering the University's transformation agenda, you will translate approved organisational designs into effective implementation and workforce transition plans, ensuring change is delivered successfully, fairly and in line with legal and organisational requirements. You will provide expert advice and support on organisational change, consultation, redeployment and redundancy, helping leaders and managers navigate complex change programmes while supporting colleagues through periods of transition.

What we're looking for

• Significant experience delivering complex organisational change, transformation and restructuring programmes
• Expertise in workforce transition, consultation and organisational implementation
• Strong knowledge of employment law and employee relations practice relating to organisational change
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with senior leaders and trade unions
• A collaborative, people-centred approach to change, with the ability to manage organisational risks and deliver successful outcomes

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of the University, playing a key role in delivering significant organisational and workforce change that will support the University's long-term vision.

Further details:

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system, with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.