Change Manager

The Planning, Performance and Strategic Change (PPSC) department is a relatively new function, created to help deliver the ambitious University Strategy. We wish to appoint two Change Managers - as part of the team, you will have the exciting opportunity to help shape and influence the change and project management approach across the University.

The Change Manager is fundamental to enabling the University to embed strategic changes, driven by its ambitious Strategy 2036. This exciting, wide-ranging, influential and highly visible role consists of two key elements:

• Hands-on change management leadership across strategic projects and programmes
• Embedding change management practices across the institution, helping the University develop its change capability

As part of the PPSC department, you will work with colleagues to plan, coordinate and deliver strategic change projects as well as provide ad-hoc consultancy support to non-strategic projects. This will include leading project team(s), driving and monitoring progress and reporting through governance boards, and integrating with formal external governance bodies and engagement groups.

You will need to build strong relationships and provide change management support across the University, working closely with PPSC senior leads, Directors/Heads of Academic and Professional Services Departments, and other colleagues.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• A strong understanding of change management and a proven track record in successfully influencing change
• Comfortable working in ambiguity, helping to bring structure, clarity and direction to complex change initiatives
• The ability to tailor and develop approaches to change according to the environment impacted
• Experience of designing and delivering training
• An understanding of project management
• Strong influencing, negotiating and communication skills
• The ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders
• A collaborative approach that ensures a positive working environment

Being part of the department, you will collaborate closely with our team of project managers and business analysts on strategic project delivery, and work closely with our strategy, planning and performance and insights teams. Candidates with transferable skills and a clear demonstration of the right ways of working are encouraged to apply.

We currently have two opportunities for full-time roles; one open-ended (permanent) and one fixed term for a period of 2 years. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ben Miller, Lead Change Manager. Contact details are available via the apply button.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university.

We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader, and an autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

We're continually expanding our benefits package and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

We're committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship, and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.