Job Details
Section
Customer Experience
Location:
1 Guildhall Square
Salary
£45,413 to £57,422 per annum
Full Time Fixed Term for 24 months
Closing Date:
Sunday 14 September 2025
Interview Date
To be confirmed
Reference
3088625JF-R
Are you an experienced Senior Business Change Manager with a knack for handling complex projects? Join our dynamic Business Change team within the IT Portfolio and be part of our resource pool, working on a variety of strategic projects. Current initiatives include CRM, ServiceNow, Windows 10 upgrades and the Digital Strategy.
What You'll Do:
* Focus on the people side of change, working with in partnership with the project manager, business analyst and sponsor to deliver long-term, strategically aligned outcomes.
* Work across multiple campuses as well as from home.
* Lead change impact assessments, recommend relevant change management interventions, assess business readiness, and implement associated change management strategies and plans, including engagement, training, and resistance management.
* Play a key role in ensuring change initiatives meet objectives on time and within budget by increasing employee adoption and usage.
What You'll Bring:
* Extensive practical experience as a business change manager and a deep understanding of the critical role change management plays in the success of programme and project delivery.
* Business change management qualifications/training undertaken.
* A highly professional approach, with the ability to work proactively with staff at all levels, using a range of strategies to remove obstacles and support staff, resulting in positive and successful change.
* Excellent communication skills, both direct and indirect, suitable for a wide cross-section of stakeholders.
* The ability to select and utilise a range of change management tools and methodologies that match the project/programme needs.
Working at UoS:
Benefits and Work Environment:
We offer an occupational pension scheme, 30 days holiday, plus up to 6 University Closure Days, and 8 bank holidays (FTE). Our office is based in Southampton, with opportunities for regular flexible working and working from home upon agreement with your line manager.
We value work-life balance, reflected in our generous parental leave policy and participation in the Childcare Voucher Scheme. We welcome requests for part-time or flexible working arrangements and encourage applications from those who have had career breaks.
As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.
Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on or quoting the job number.