Change Analyst x2 in Cirencester

Are you ready to chart your own career path? With our refreshed strategy, we’re building on our rich heritage and transforming our business to be more scalable and efficient, unlocking the capabilities needed for future success. This includes significantly investing in technology, streamlining the way we work and creating an environment where colleagues feel engaged, empowered and accountable; where they can show up, speak up and perform - because we believe in the difference our work makes.

At a glance:

• Location: Cirencester Office
• Workplace Type: Hybrid
• Employment Type: Permanent
• Seniority: Associate

The role:

The Change Initiation team are responsible for the effective initiation of change across the organisation. The primary objective of the Change Analyst role is to help support the change initiation process by ensuring change requests are assessed, analysed and managed through the initiation process appropriately.

You’ll engage with a range of internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers in establishing the scope of the change request, its rationale, timescales involved, risks, benefits and funding required. This role would suit candidates with experience as Business Analysts, PMO or from similar Change Analyst roles.

What you’ll be doing:

• You’ll identify and document high level requirements relating to change requests in sufficient detail to allow a full impact assessment to be conducted.
• Work with stakeholders across the business to fully understand their needs and requirements, including scope, rationale, timescales and funding, under the direction of senior members of the team.
• Clarify, and articulate accurately, all aspects of the change to aid wider understanding across SJP, including:

• Identifying scope and scale of the change or project.
• Estimating cost, time and resource requirements.
• Evaluating risks, benefits and priority of change.

Essential Criteria:

• Experience gained from within a Change, Business Analysis, PMO or similar role.
• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key contacts across SJP and with third-party suppliers.
• Ability to effectively multi-task, working on several different and unrelated initiatives at any one time.
• Excellent process-driven and analytical skills.
• Lateral thinker; an ability to identify problems and find solutions.
• Self-motivated with the initiative to work independently.
• Desire to expand abilities into more complex analysis, planning, problem solving and stakeholder management activities, under the direction of more senior change analysts.
• Experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint essential.
• Experience of SharePoint, Power BI, Atlassian Jira desirable.

What’s in it for you?

We reward you for the work you do, whether that’s through our discretionary annual bonus scheme that reflects both personal and company performance, competitive annual leave allowance (28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days), or online rewards platform with a variety of discounts. We also have benefits to support whatever stage of life you are in, including:

• Competitive parental leave (26 weeks full pay)
• Private medical insurance (optional taxable benefit)
• 10% non-contributory pension (increasing with length of service)

Reasonable Adjustments:

We’re an equal opportunities employer and want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive for all. If you require reasonable adjustment(s) at any stage please let us know by emailing us. Research tells us that applicants (especially those from underrepresented groups) can be put off from applying for a role if they do not meet all the criteria or have been on an extended career-break. If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you tick every box.