Senior Change Manager

Cheshire West and Chester; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire West and Chester Council is seeking an inspirational Senior Change Manager to join the Change Team and drive strategic transformation across the borough.

You will shape how public services are delivered, lead a multidisciplinary team, and partner with senior leaders to realise benefits from major programmes, ensuring value for residents and businesses.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate major transformation programmes across directorates.
• Act as strategic advisor to senior leaders and elected Members.
• Ensure effective scoping, governance and delivery of change initiatives.
• Drive benefits realisation and value for residents and businesses.

Job description

Cheshire West and Chester Council is looking for an inspirational, strategic and forward-thinking leader to join our Change Team and help shape the future of public services across the borough.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Change Manager to join Cheshire West and Chester Council's Change Team. This is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in transforming how we deliver services, ensuring that the Council can continue to meet the needs of residents, communities and businesses in an increasingly complex and fast-changing environment.

The Change Team is a highly regarded and well-established service within Corporate Services, with a strong track record of delivering major programmes that improve outcomes for residents whilst ensuring value for money. As Senior Change Manager, you will act as the Business Partner for Places and Growth and Corporate Services and lead the Council's Change Team responsible for supporting Major Programmes aligned to these directorates, including Programme Managers, Project Managers / Business Analysts and the Programme Management Office (PMO), providing strategic leadership and direction across a significant portfolio of organisational change.

Working closely with senior leaders and elected Members, you will help shape the Council's change agenda, identify opportunities for improvement and support the delivery of our highest priority programmes. You will act as a trusted strategic advisor, ensuring major change initiatives are effectively scoped, governed and delivered, with a strong focus on benefits realisation and excellent outcomes for residents.

We are looking for an experienced change leader with a strong track record of delivering complex transformation programmes at scale. You will be comfortable operating at the most senior levels of an organisation, leading multidisciplinary teams, influencing stakeholders, and bringing people together to solve complex challenges. You will be passionate about modern public services, continuous improvement and developing organisational capability to deliver successful change.

This role offers a rare opportunity to influence the strategic direction of the Council's transformation agenda, lead a high-performing professional team and help build a culture of innovation, improvement and successful programme delivery across the organisation.

No candidate will meet every desired requirement. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you believe you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Natalie Abraham, Director of Strategy and Transformation / Assistant Chief Executive ([e-mail]).