Higher Executive Officer in Liverpool

At the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), we are recruiting 6 (1 x Permanent, 5 x Fixed Term Contract) Business Change Officers to support our vital mission of protecting the nation from health threats. They will contribute to shaping, delivering and embedding change across a diverse range of projects, programmes and portfolios. Successful candidates may be assigned to initiatives such as:

• UKHSA major change programmes
• Health protection and public health initiatives
• Technology and digital transformation programmes
• Infrastructure development projects
• Organisational change and transformation activity

We are looking for candidates with experience of supporting the delivery of change, particularly those who have contributed to transformational activity, government reform, or large-scale infrastructure projects. As Business Change Officer, you will support the implementation of change across a designated portfolio, collaborating closely with project and programme teams to prepare the business for change and ensure successful adoption. You may also lead low complexity change activity. You will provide a bridge between project teams and end users, ensuring that change activity is well planned, effectively supported and safely implemented to realise agreed benefits. This role is a government project delivery profession role and part of UKHSA's project delivery resource model. It is aligned to the Project Delivery Capability Framework career pathway Business Change Manager HEO.

• Act as lead on business change activities, working with the project to support the delivery of the business case benefits and outcomes.
• Assess the impact of change on stakeholders to support successful delivery of the change.
• Support the preparation of the change management elements of the Business Case.
• Provide input to the creation and maintenance of Business Change products, such as changeplans, impact assessments and readiness documents.
• Support the Project Manager with preparing and updating the change plan.
• Contribute to the assessment of business readiness before implementation.
• Support the Project Manager and/or Benefits Manager with identifying and tracking benefits.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the communications plan.
• Identify stakeholders and include them in the stakeholder engagement plan, building strong working relationships.
• Act as a point of contact for queries relating to the business change activity.
• Use digital tools and data to support tracking of change impacts, adoption and progress.
• Promote the use of recognised business change approaches and assist colleagues in applying best practice.
• Be an active member of the UKHSA Project Delivery Profession Community.

You will be supported to work towards achieving Government Project Delivery Accreditation should you not already hold this. The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of these roles. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required. The job descriptions and person specifications may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London). Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport links and benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Higher Executive Officer (HEO): Salary is subject to base location and is per annum, pro-rata.

• National HEO: £33,422 - £40,731
• Outer HEO: £35,587 - £43,244
• Inner HEO: £37,749- £45,353

If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

Security Clearance Level Requirement Successful candidates must pass a basic disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.