Change Manager

**Change Manager Location: UK Flexible (hybrid role working between home and office) Contract Type: 12-month fixed term contract Hours per week: 35 Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 per annum (plus Inner London Weighting of £3,344 where applicable)

Could you work alongside business leads to support and engage people through an organisational transformation?

About this Opportunity…**

British Red Cross has embarked on an ambitious organisation-wide transformation, Fit for the Future. This aims to build a sustainable organisation capable of delivering British Red Cross’s strategy, in an increasingly challenging environment.

As a part of the People Experience Team, the Change Manager will be responsible for the people side of transformation for one or more workstreams within Fit for the Future.

You’ll work a longside business leads, sponsors, programme/project managers and, where appropriate, other specialists (e.g. internal communications or human resources).

You’ll take a lead on developing and delivering people-centred change management plans that enable staff and volunteers to understand, embrace, adopt, and sustain the changes we make.

This will include providing targeted support to directorates and teams across the organisation when they experience high impact change.

You’ll also contribute to improving how we manage change at British Red Cross, by helping to develop and deliver our organisational change strategy.

This role might be for you if you can…

Support business leads to analyse and devise strategies to proactively manage the people-related impacts of transformation.

Develop structured change management plans that are aligned to organisational change strategy, and tailored t o specific workstreams.

Manage delivery of change management activities, provide anecdotal and formal intelligence about issues and challenges, and respond positively and quickly to iterate change plans.

Advise, coach, and support leaders, managers, and programme/project management colleagues in all relevant aspects of change management to enable a line-led approach to change.

Plan and deliver transition support to embed programme/project/workstream outputs into ‘business as usual’.

Contribute to developing the organisational change strategy, and deliver activities as a part of it. For example, mobilising and managing a network of change leaders across the organisation to facilitate change with their teams.

Play an active role in strengthening the organisation’s change capability and maturity in change management.

(Please read the full Role Profile/ Job Description for more information about thi s vacancy including responsibilities and full person specification)

Closing date for applications is (23:59), Tuesday 23rd August 2022 with interviews anticipated to be held 2nd of September.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, including:

• 36 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• Up to 6% contributory pension
• Flexible working policy
• Genuine investment in your development

A little bit more about us…

The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country – we’re there when you need us.

Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.

Diversity is something we celebrate and we want you to be able to bring your authentic self to the Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusive environment, and a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.

In the British Red Cross we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place and are committed to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.

If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisation’s Code of Conduct, a copy of which you can find on our website.

The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).

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