Senior Change Manager
Senior Change Manager
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Job Description
Grade UE08: 49559 to 60907 per annum
CSG/Strategic Change Service
Fulltime: 35 hours per week
Fixed term: 24 months
6 posts
The Opportunity:
We are looking for exceptional Change Managers to join the Strategic Change Service within the Corporate Services Group who are dedicated to supporting the people side of change.
We are an expert team of professionals advising coordinating supporting and coproducing strategic initiatives and improvements in partnership with our colleges and services and their constituent schools and departments. We are driven by a commitment to deliver positive outcomes that benefit those who work study and partner with the University.
The service operates under a matrix management model with members of the service aligned to a capability team for their professional standards development and line management and deployed onto a strategic change programme/project for their strategic and operational delivery.
The role holder will line managed by the Head of Change Management and will contribute both to the development and continuous improvement of the capability and to the operational management of programmes/projects.
Candidates will be aligned to a specific programme or project delivery and will be responsible for managing the activity that prepares and supports individuals/groups of individuals to adopt and sustain planned changes. You will also support programme or project sponsors and leads by planning and managing their activity required to support the change.
You can access information on our current portfolioon our Strategic Initiatives webpage.
This post is fulltime 35 hours per week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a noncontractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular oncampus working. Colleagues are expected to be in the office for at least 2 days per week with oncampus days aligned to service and delivery requirements.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Significant evidenced practical experience of either change management or working within a University in a business areas supporting people in the implementation and adoption of improvement projects.
- Experience of change management planning and delivery including approaches to managing change successfully.
- Strong engagement skills which support the development and implementation of people change.
- Excellent organisation and time management skills to plan and organise project change management activities.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision accurately and consistently to high standards
- Able to work effectively in a team and in partnership with stakeholders and develop positive working relationships.
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Application Information:
Please submit a CV and Cover Letter by the closing date of Tuesday 29 April ensuring your skills and experience are aligned with the job description and its essential criteria.
Within your cover letter please outline why you are interested in the role and the skills you possess which apply to achieving success in the role.
Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and familyfriendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
Championing equality diversity and inclusion:
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 29 April 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held during week commencing 12 May 2025.
**The interview will consist of a task or presentation followed by a competencybased interview and should last no longer than 1 hour. You will be provided with details of the task or presentation if shortlisted for interview.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
