Overview
3 month contract initially to work with a leading charity in the Midlands. You will be required in Birmingham 2 days a week and will act as a Business Change Consultant to support some key change initiatives. £650pd outside IR35
Responsibilities
* Work across the organisation to ensure technology and business changes are successfully embedded.
* Build senior sponsorship and advocacy for change, ensuring ownership of the case for change.
* Partner with project managers and teams to integrate change management with delivery.
* Assess the impact of changes and user readiness, tailoring approaches to ensure adoption.
* Lead or contribute to the change management team, maintaining strong relationships with client change counterparts and building effective change agent networks.
* Develop and execute actionable change management plans, covering communications, stakeholder engagement, training, workforce transition, and change readiness.
* Anticipate and mitigate risks or resistance, ensuring barriers to change are addressed proactively.
* Manage and maintain communication channels such as forums, FAQs, and regular updates to key stakeholders involved or impacted in projects.
* Provide mechanisms for user support through change implementation.
* Establish and track measurement systems for adoption, utilisation, and proficiency, ensuring transition to business-as-usual ownership.
What You Will Bring
* Senior-level experience in leading business and technology change initiatives.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Strong stakeholder engagement skills, able to influence across all levels.
* Outcome-focused mindset with proven ability to deliver results.
* Pragmatic problem-solving skills, with creativity and flexibility in approach.
* Experience working in complex and dispersed organisations.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines.
* A rational and structured approach to business case development.
* Accuracy in documentation and reporting.
Desirable Skills & Experience
* Knowledge and practical application of organisational change management methodologies.
* Experience of large-scale organisational change in client-facing or delivery environments.
* Familiarity with Agile project/programme management methods and lifecycle stages.
* Strong facilitation and planning skills, including running workshops, town halls, and virtual events.
* Knowledge of collaborative communications platforms and their role in change delivery.
* Sector experience within Care, Health, or Charity organisations.
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