Job Description
Job Title: Interim Senior Change Manager\n\nLocation: Liverpool (Hybrid – 3 days office-based)\nDuration: expected to last 6 Months, with possible extension (or until permanent appointment is made)\nProposed start date: ASAP\n\nPay Rates: Up to £33 per hour Umbrella or £28 per hour PAYE inclusive of holiday pay\n\nHours / Working Days: 37.5 hours per week / Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm\n\nSector: Public Sector\n\nAbout the Role:\n\n * We are seeking an experienced Interim Senior Change Manager to join our Transformation Team on a 6-month contract. This role is critical in embedding robust change management practices across the organisation, supporting high-profile and complex transformation programmes that span multiple service areas.\n\n * You’ll be part of a high-performing and dynamic team of Programme Managers, Project Managers and Project Support Officers, delivering impactful change that benefits people who live and work in the area.\n\n * This role supports the implementation of a newly designed operating model for change management. The successful candidate will help roll out this model, build internal capability, and lay the groundwork for a permanent Senior Change Manager role.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\n * Act as the subject matter expert on change management across the Transformation Team.\n\n * Provide training, coaching, and hands-on support to embed change management tools, methodologies, and principles within programmes and projects.\n\n * Work directly with Programme teams to assess and meet their change needs—providing input, coaching, or identifying additional resourcing requirements.\n\n * Coach and support senior leaders and project stakeholders to enhance organisational change maturity and ensure alignment on change goals.\n\n * Collaborate with the PMO team to integrate change management into project delivery frameworks and toolkits.\n\n * Champion a culture of continuous improvement and lead the groundwork for establishing a strong change management function within the organisation.\n\nWhat We’re Looking For:\n\n * Recognised qualification in Change Management (e.g., Prosci, APMG) or equivalent experience.\n\n * Demonstrated success in leading and delivering complex, multi-stakeholder change programmes within the public sector.\n\n * Strong understanding of change management principles, tools, and methodologies.\n\n * Experience in coaching leaders and peers to achieve change outcomes.\n\n * Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for different audiences.\n\n * Proactive, strategic thinker with strong organisational and self-management skills