Change Manager

Change Manager

Location: Sheffield (Hybrid, 2 days in the office per week)
Contract Length: 6 Months

Are you passionate about driving transformation and making a real impact? Our client, a leader in the Utilities industry, is seeking a dynamic Change Manager to be at the forefront of change initiatives, ensuring that the people side of transformation is effectively addressed. If you're ready to help shape the future and empower teams, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do:

As a Change Manager, you will play a pivotal role in planning, managing, and executing change management activities for exciting digital products and services. Your responsibilities will include:

Change Delivery and Execution:

• Design and implement tailored change plans for various initiatives.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and support activities.
• Create user-facing materials and guidance documents to aid in the transition.
• Monitor and report on business readiness and adoption progress through feedback.
• Develop detailed change implementation plans, including timelines and risk management strategies.
• Stakeholder and User Engagement:
• Build and maintain strong relationships with product teams, end users, and business leaders.
• Ensure change messaging is clear, relevant, and timely.
• Advocate for user needs within product delivery and change decision-making.
• Identify and engage change champions and advocates within the organization.
• Listen to stakeholder concerns and manage expectations effectively.
• User Journey and Adoption Support:
• Map user journeys and assess impacts across various roles and processes.
• Prepare users for upcoming changes and address any resistance or concerns.
• Support teams and individuals during the transition, fostering smooth adoption.
• Engage in post-launch activities to embed change into business-as-usual.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through feedback cycles.
• Collaboration and Alignment:
• Partner closely with the Strategy, Transformation and Change Lead to align change delivery with organizational goals.
• Work with communications and project teams for coordinated execution.
• Elevate change maturity across teams through knowledge sharing and support.
• Collaborate with workforce strategy to identify training needs for smooth implementation.

What You Bring:

• Proven experience as a Business or Digital Change Manager, Change Analyst, or similar role.
• Relevant Change Management Qualifications (e.g., APMG, Lean 6-Sigma Green-Belt, Prosci).
• Strong understanding of stakeholder engagement, business readiness, and user adoption principles.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, empathy, and the ability to build strong relationships.
• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities.
• Experience with journey mapping or impact assessments is a plus.
• Outstanding organizational, project, and time management skills.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a transformative journey in the Utilities industry. You will work alongside passionate professionals who are committed to making a difference. If you're ready to take on this challenge and help embed change sustainably, we invite you to apply!

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're enthusiastic about driving change and making an impact, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today to join our client's team and help shape the future of their organization.

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