Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 20th May 2026
Location: Bristol, Nuneaton (This role is suitable for hybrid working)
Salary: £44,241 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Contract Type: Fixed Term (2 Years with a possibility of becoming permanent position) – Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time
The Change Manager will play a key role in shaping the future of the Vehicle Certification Agency, leading high‑impact change to support safe, secure and sustainable vehicle certification. At the heart of the VCA’s transformation, you will lead and embed complex initiatives aligned to the Business Plan, preparing the organisation for regulatory, technological and commercial change. You will build trusted stakeholder relationships, drive adoption of new ways of working, travel across sites, and help ensure the VCA remains resilient and respected.
Top Responsibilities
* Stakeholder management: Identify, classify, and update the stakeholder engagement plan. Act as point of contact for senior stakeholders and lead stakeholder engagement activities
* Leadership and delivery: Provide visible and effective leadership in the business change management activities. Work with project managers to deliver the business case benefits and outcomes. Champion the use of best practice business change management standards, tools and processes. Build strong networks both internally and externally. Actively listen to, assess and understand the impact on stakeholders to improve the likelihood of their adoption of the change.
* Business case: Lead the change management elements of the business case.
* Change products: Lead the creation of the Business Change products for various projects. Lead on engagement with key contacts. Ensure products are used appropriately by the projects and stakeholders to embed the change.
* Change planning: Establish and maintain the change plan for projects and provide input into the overall Programme Plan.
* Business readiness: Identify, qualify, and update the business readiness assessments before implementation. Report the progress of these to Project Boards to feed in to go-live decision points.
Benefits
* Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
* 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days).
* 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
* Access to the staff discount portal.
* Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
* Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
About You
The ideal candidate will be an accomplished Business Change Manager with a demonstrable track record of successfully delivering complex, cross‑functional change, either within the public sector or a multi‑stakeholder environment. The VCA portfolio is varied, working across other government departments and industry. The successful individual must be a highly dynamic, politically astute, and an engaging leader of change. They will have a desire to promote continuous improvement and learning across the business. The role requires someone confident in operating within formal governance structures, able to engage senior stakeholders, including the SRO and Portfolio Management Board.
We are looking for someone with significant experience of managing high‑profile change initiatives that require significant stakeholder buy‑in and collaboration across multiple organisational boundaries. They must be capable of working autonomously, motivating stakeholders, and quickly establishing credibility with senior leaders across different government departments.
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