Military & Elite Athlete 2026 Talent Placement – Change Delivery Manager
September 2026 Intake
Location
Hybrid with occasional office travel. Candidates may be based in Leicester, Stockport, London, Windsor.
Placement Duration
12‑month Fixed Term Contract with significant potential to roll off into a Permanent role.
About the Programme
The Military & Elite Athlete Talent Placement Programme supports transferable skills and transition into new careers within Centrica. The Change Delivery Manager role is one of five available positions for the September 2026 intake.
Responsibilities
- Work within the Transformation Team on strategic change initiatives
- Develop, own and implement change management approaches
- Convert approaches into a comprehensive change plan that includes communications, engagement and training needs to enable maximum adoption
- Provide regular and impactful updates, insights and recommendations using a range of tools
- Translate technical or complex transformation concepts into clear, accessible messaging
- Facilitate effective engagement sessions – workshops, briefings, market stalls – to support change awareness and buy‑in
- Support teams in developing the capability and confidence needed to operate new processes, systems or behaviours
- Partner with colleagues and stakeholders to coordinate change activitiesBuild strong networks across the business
- Create and maintain change artefacts – impact logs, readiness assessments, risk logs, stakeholder maps, Value Realisation Plan
- Live our values: Courage, Care, Delivery, Agility and Collaboration
Qualifications and Skills
We’re looking for potential, not perfection. The following experience and skills are desirable:
- Experience delivering end‑to‑end change or complex projects
- Skills in service design, process improvement or project management
- Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing, communication and storytelling skills
- Confidence with digital tools and problem solving
- Experience with analysis – process, gap or requirements
- Ability to develop others and take ownership when change isn’t landing
- Desirable familiarity with frameworks such as ADKAR, Scrum or Waterfall
Benefits
- Real project & transformation experience in a FTSE100 organisation
- £50,000 salary for the 12‑month placement
- A dedicated mentor to help you build commercial skills
- Flexible working and travel to office locations when collaboration is needed
- Access to our Employee Networks
- A Buddy from our Ex‑Military or Athlete communities
- For Service Leavers: the chance to begin placement during your final four resettlement weeks
Who the Programme Is For
- Military Service Leavers: leaving the Forces or within the 2‑year CTP window after service at application
- Elite Athletes: international competition experience and/or professional UK sports experience within the last 3 years
Application Process
Please upload one document (Word or PDF) that includes:
- Personal Statement (max 750 words). Tell us:
- Which placement role you’re applying for
- How your skills, experience, capabilities and personal qualities align to the role
- CV (max 2 pages). Highlight your:
- Transferable skills related to the role & your key achievements
- Qualifications
- Military or athletic experience
If you need any reasonable adjustments during the process, please let us know — we’re happy to support you.
Key Dates
- Application deadline: midnight Wednesday 1st July
- Screening Interviews – online – will take place in June – mid July
- Business Area Interviews – face to face: July and August at one of our office locations
- Placement start date: you must be able to start on Wednesday 30th September
Additional Information
If this placement isn’t the right fit, you can explore more opportunities at our career website. We’ll also be offering placements in March 2027, June 2027 and September 2027. The application process for March will likely open in November.
