Strategic Change Lead

The World; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The World is seeking a senior Change Manager to lead the people side of its three-year transformation, reporting to the Programme Director and collaborating with senior leaders to translate strategy into practical change.

You will establish a practical change management framework, coach leaders, build change champions, and develop communications and training to support adoption across the organisation. A Christian framework alignment is requested for the role.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complex organisational change.
• Experience delivering cross-functional plans and managing risks and milestones.
• Confident engaging stakeholders at all levels and coaching leaders.

Responsibilities

• Establish a practical change management framework to support delivery of the strategy.
• Build and support a network of change champions across the organisation.
• Coach and equip leaders to guide their teams through change.
• Create engaging communications, tools, workshops and training for different audiences.
• Assess change impacts and organisational readiness, identifying barriers and supporting adoption.
• Use data, feedback and insight to measure progress and improve the approach.

Skills

Change management

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Job description

Help shape how an organisation works, strengthen its culture and support greater impact for vulnerable children. As the charity launches its new three-year strategy, you will lead the people side of its transformation, ensuring colleagues understand, embrace and sustain new ways of working. Reporting to the Programme Director, you will work closely with senior leaders, project owners, People and Culture, and Internal Communications to turn strategic ambitions into practical change.

• Establishing a practical change management framework to support delivery of the strategy.
• Building and supporting a network of change champions across the organisation.
• Coaching and equipping leaders to guide their teams confidently through change.
• Creating engaging communications, tools, workshops and training for different audiences.
• Assessing change impacts and organisational readiness, identifying barriers and supporting adoption.
• Using data, feedback and insight to measure progress and improve the approach.

This is an opportunity to influence senior leaders and leave a lasting legacy by helping the charity become more agile, resilient and effective.

You will bring significant experience of leading complex organisational change, alongside strong project or programme management skills. You will have experience delivering cross-functional plans, managing risks and milestones, and providing clear reporting. Confident engaging stakeholders at every level, you will know how to build trust, coach leaders and develop internal capability.

Applicants must be willing to work within a Christian framework and be sensitive to its expression across different cultures and denominations.

You will also bring:

• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Experience creating practical change tools, learning resources and adoption measures.
• Sound judgement, strong problem-solving skills and adaptability.
• A proactive approach to changing priorities and ambiguity.

This international Christian children's charity has over 75 years' experience tackling poverty, responding to humanitarian crises and advocating for lasting change. It supports children of all backgrounds, including those living in some of the world's most dangerous places. The charity values diversity and welcomes applications from under-represented communities. Employment is subject to applicable safeguarding and background checks, including a criminal records check. Applications may close early if a suitable candidate is identified. Other roles you may have experience of could include Change Manager, Organisational Change Lead, Transformation Lead, Change Programme Manager, Business Change Manager or Strategic Transformation Manager.