Change Manager These are exciting times for the charity, with a focus on improvement and development to deliver the goals within the organisational strategy. We now have an excellent opportunity for a Change Manager to join a Business Strategy & Programmes team.
Position: BSAP Change Manager
Location: Sidmouth, Devon – an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £46,025 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Tuesday 10 December 2024
The Role As a Change Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring large-scale projects of strategic significance deliver the expected outcomes and benefits by focusing on the cultural and people side of change to mitigate impacts, increase employee engagement and drive adoption of solutions. You will lead on developing change management strategy for assigned projects, which empower and prepare employees for changes to processes, systems, technology, policies and working practices.
Working across the organisation, you will deliver targeted engagement, specific to stakeholder needs, resulting in improved change capability and the successful delivery of strategically important outcomes. Your main responsibilities will include:
Leading on developing change management strategy and plans for assigned projects of change, which supports organisational cultural change and the successful delivery of project outcomes. Assessing the organisational or departmental change readiness and identifying and shaping appropriate interventions to improve preparedness, where needed. Identifying and delivering critical change management activities to facilitate behavioural change that will lead to adoption of project outputs, increasing the likelihood of achieving the associated benefits. Planning techniques and determining priorities to enable analysis and scheduling of change activities and requirements including the management of interdependencies. Defining and measuring success metrics and monitoring change progress, including tracking, reporting and managing issues. Completing reporting tools and developing plans to remedy any delays in delivering the project outcomes and benefits. Monitoring commitment of stakeholders and staff, ensuring the Project Manager and/or Sponsor are aware of any risks or issues relating to stakeholder engagement. Influencing and motivating staff across the organisation, at all levels, including Executives and Senior Managers, in order to achieve successful change. About You You will have experience of:
Evidence of relevant continuing professional development. Proven experience of working alongside senior managers in a change management role within complex, large-scale or cross-organisational change efforts. Experience of creating and implementing new processes, resulting in an improvement. Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools. Practical experience of mentoring and training others in the use of change management methodologies. Familiarity with project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle. Exceptional communication skills – written and verbal, with the ability to adapt tone, format or content of communications to meet the needs of the audience. Full valid driving licence. Benefits include: Competitive pension Life assurance 31 days holiday (including Bank holidays), rising to 34 with each full year of service Wellbeing team Recorded Pilates and Yoga classes Long service awards Healthshield plan Free parking Subsidised restaurant and shop About the Organisation The sanctuary is one of the UK's largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide, working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.
"The sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!"
The Charity is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.
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