Job number
COO01276
Faculties
Chief Operating Officer (COO) Team
Departments
Strategic Programmes & Change
Salary or Salary range
£57,785 - £69,365 per annum
Location/campus
South Kensington and White City Campus - Hybrid
Contract type work pattern
Full time - Open ended
Posting End Date
14 Sep 2025
About the role
Are you passionate about driving meaningful change and shaping the future of a world-class institution? Join us as a Change Manager and play a pivotal role in delivering strategic transformation across Imperial University. You'll help create engaging, people focused change experiences that support our ambitious operational and infrastructure goals.
What you would be doing
As a Change Manager within the Strategic Programmes and Change Team, you will lead the development and execution of change management plans across a portfolio of strategic initiatives. Your work will span communications, engagement, readiness planning, and benefits realisation, ensuring smooth transitions and lasting impact. You'll collaborate across faculties and departments, supporting individuals and teams as they adopt new ways of working and embrace cultural change.
What we are looking for
* Proven experience in delivering organisational change, with a focus on people, culture, and behavioural transformation
* Strong understanding of change management principles, methodologies, and tools
* Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage diverse stakeholders
* Ability to work flexibly in complex, matrixed environments
* Experience in Higher Education or service sector change programmes (desirable)
* Experience of estates, facilities, or workplace projects (desirable)
* Prosci or equivalent change management qualification (desirable)
* A collaborative mindset and a passion for continuous improvement
What we can offer you
The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity.
* Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 41 days' annual leave and generous pension schemes).
* Access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day one, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and cycle-to-work scheme.
* Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel.
* Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing.
Further information
This role is based within the Strategic Programmes and Change Team, supporting the delivery of the University's Strategy. The initial focus will be on the Great Environment portfolio, enhancing our physical spaces and ways of working. You may also contribute to other strategic programmes as priorities evolve.
Please note that this post may be subject to relevant pre-employment checks. This is a full-time, open ended post. Start dates are flexible and can be discussed at interview.
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About Imperial
Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.
Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, here at Imperial we navigate some of the world's toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.
As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you'll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.
This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you'll join us at Imperial College London.
Our Culture
We work towards equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination, and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities. You can read more about our commitment on our webpages.
Our values are at the root of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate respect, collaboration, excellence, integrity, and innovation.