Workplace Change Manager - 12 Month FTC

Ashurst; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international law firm is seeking a Workplace Change Manager to deliver change programmes and manage stakeholder engagement. This full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract offers hybrid working opportunities from the London office. Candidates should have experience in business change, strong relationship-building skills, and the ability to influence at a mid-senior level. The firm promotes a diverse and inclusive environment with competitive remuneration and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Flexible working

Corporate health plans

Global professional development

Diversity and inclusion programme

Qualifications

• Understanding of business change in a legal or professional services environment.
• Proven skills in change management approaches, tools, and methodologies.
• Experience working with Business Analysts, Project Managers, and Communications teams.
• Ability to influence at a mid-senior level.
• Strong relationship building skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver change programmes for assigned projects.
• Prepare teams for change to minimize business impact.
• Own and develop change management deliverables.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Change management disciplines

Relationship building

Influencing outcomes

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

The Opportunity:

As part of the Ashurst Operations department, the Global Workplace team is responsible for all property related matters from acquisition, disposal, fit out and relocation of the firm's corporate real estate.

The Workplace Change Management team ensures there is a strong connection between programmes and end user functions so expectations, commitments and benefits can be managed, leading to the successful adoption of business change.

Key responsibilities of the Workplace Change Manager role include:

• Delivery of change programmes for assigned projects across the Workplace Roadmap.
• Preparing people for the change, to minimise its impact on individuals and the business, and to enable the firm to realise expected benefits.
• Owning and developing change management deliverables such as: stakeholder mapping and engagement plan, change impact assessments, managing change agent network, readiness activities, benefits identification, assistance with communications planning and execution, and post go live activities to help reinforce new ways of working.
• Building effective relationships with stakeholders to raise their awareness and understanding of the change, manage expectations about what the change will and won't deliver, and to win their support and active participation where required in the delivery of change activities.

This is a full time, 12 month fixed-term contract role based out of our London office with hybrid working.

More information can be found in the job description attached to the role on our careers site.

About you:

The successful candidate will have:

• An understanding of working in business change within a legal or professional services environment. Workplace change experience would be desirable.
• Proven skills and knowledge of change management disciplines, approaches, tools and methodologies.
• Experience in supporting and working with support staff such as Business Analysts, Project Managers, Operations Managers, Communications and training teams.
• The ability to influence outcomes at a mid-senior level within the organisation.
• Strong relationship building skills that enable rapid building of trust.

What makes Ashurst a great place to work?

We offer you all the things you should expect from an international law firm, some of which include:

• competitive remuneration with the flexibility to reward high performance;
• flexible working;
• corporate health plans;
• a global professional development offering for all employees; and
• an industry-leading programme that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

We are committed to delivering positive impacts to our communities through our Social Impact programme.

We aim to recruit, retain and promote the best people from the widest possible talent pools. We are committed to offering a safe and welcoming environment for all employees to ensure they are supported to work at their best.

Beyond this, what sets Ashurst apart from others is our global strength, our drive to innovate and collaborate, and our commitment to excellence. It is these values that make Ashurst a unique place to work.