Strategic Change Lead

World Vision International (New); Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

World Vision UK is seeking a Strategic Change Lead to drive people-side change during a 3-year transformation. Reporting to the Programme Director, you will shape change management, embed new ways of working and support leadership across the organisation.

The role is fixed-term for 12 months, full-time (36.5 hours), hybrid working in Milton Keynes (2-3 days per week). Salary £45,000 per annum. Closing date 16 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complex organisational change programmes.
• Strong project or programme management expertise.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
• A passion for helping people thrive through change and the ability to build trust and momentum across all levels of an organisation.

Responsibilities

• Establish a practical change framework.
• Build and support a network of change champions.
• Equip leaders to lead change confidently.
• Create engaging communications, tools and training that help colleagues navigate change successfully.
• Use data, insight and feedback to measure adoption, monitor readiness, and continually improve our approach.

Skills

Change leadership

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

People impact

Job description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: Strategic Change Lead Lead transformation. Shape culture. Help change children’s lives. Fixed Term, 12 Months - Full time 36.5 hours Hybrid (Milton Keynes, 2-3 days per week) £45,000 pa Application Closing Date: 16th October 2026

Make change matter As we enter an exciting new chapter, we are launching our three-year strategy (FY27-FY29), a bold programme designed to strengthen our impact, grow our influence, and ensure we remain fit for the future. To help us deliver this transformation, we are looking for an exceptional Strategic Change Lead to play a pivotal role in turning strategic ambition into sustainable organisational change.

Reporting to the Programme Director, this is an opportunity for a highly skilled change professional to lead the people side of our strategic transformation across the organisation. Working alongside senior leaders, project owners, People & Culture, Internal Communications and colleagues across World Vision UK, you will design and embed our approach to change management, ensuring that new ways of working are not only introduced but fully understood, embraced and sustained.

What you’ll do

• Establish a practical change framework.
• Build and support a network of change champions.
• Equip leaders to lead change confidently.
• Create engaging communications, tools and training that help colleagues navigate change successfully.
• Use data, insight and feedback to measure adoption, monitor readiness, and continually improve our approach.

What you’ll bring

• Significant experience leading complex organisational change programmes.
• Strong project or programme management expertise.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
• A passion for helping people thrive through change and the ability to build trust and momentum across all levels of an organisation.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Change leadership: Significant experience leading complex organisational change, from impact assessment and communication to adoption.
• Project or programme delivery: Experience delivering cross-functional plans, governance, risks, resources, milestones and reporting.
• Stakeholder engagement: Experience building change champion networks, engaging stakeholders, coaching leaders and strengthening internal capability.
• Tools and learning: Experience creating change tools, communications, workshops, training and adoption measures for varied audiences.
• Adaptability: Sound judgement, strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to pace, ambiguity and changing priorities.

Why World Vision UK?

As a Christian organisation, World Vision UK's work is motivated by our faith and our commitment to the world's most vulnerable children. If you’re excited by the opportunity to shape culture, strengthen capability, influence senior leaders and leave a legacy by helping an organisation become more agile, resilient and effective, we’d love to hear from you. At World Vision UK, our vision is simple but ambitious: a world where every child can experience life in all its fullness. For over 75 years, we have partnered with communities around the world to tackle the root causes of poverty, respond to humanitarian crises, and advocate for lasting change for children and families.

1st Interview Date: 30th October 2026 2nd Interview Date: 4th November 2026 We reserve the right to interview candidates and close the ad ahead of the closing date should a strong candidate be identified.

Universal acceptance for everyone, everywhere is at the heart of our Christian organization. We promote diversity of thought, culture and background, which connects the entire World Vision family. As such, World Vision is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented sections of the community.

World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices. All applicants must be willing to work within a Christian framework and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

As a child-focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. As a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Learn more about our work at wvi.org. Our organisational culture reflects a 'Partnership' of World Vision offices in 100 countries and 31,000+ staff working towards one vision: life in its fullness for every child. A career with World Vision is a God-given calling, and we believe that every staff member has been brought to World Vision for God’s purposes.

Whether working from home, in an office, or with children and community members, we celebrate and embrace each staff member’s diverse background and talents – knowing that together, we can make a difference. Together, #WeAreWorldVision. Learn more about our culture. Our people are our greatest asset. Each staff member brings their unique experience and God-given talents to the organisation – and in return World Vision provides employees a competitive 'Total Rewards' package tailored to the context in which they work. Learn more about benefits.