Change Manager

Job Description

Our client who is a leader in the retail sector, is looking to recruit a Senior Change Manager working remotely, for a period of 12 months, paying up to £625 per day inside of IR35.Our client is going through an exciting period of change, with the technology team at the driving seat. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone with a passion for technology and change to support the transformation of their business through the deliveryof their multi-year transformation agenda.They have several projects in their pipeline that require dedicated business change support and are a key part of the transformation agenda, often with high profile sponsors and stakeholders. They are currently seeking a Senior Change Manager to supportone or more of these key projects within their pipeline.You will be responsible for supporting the adoption and embedding of the major change activities through the identification, planning and application of best practice change management. The primary responsibility will be creating and implementing changemanagement strategies and plans that maximise adoption and usage and minimise resistance and retain business performance.What is expected of the Senior Change ManagerThe focus of this role is to support the successful scoping and implementation of change initiatives across their transformation agenda.The Senior Change Manager will be responsible for:

• Change approach, planning and delivery for up to two projects requiring change support
• Conducting change impact analyses and assessing change readiness
• Gaining buy-in to all change management activities by providing pro-active and transparent stakeholder management both across the project team/s and with impacted colleagues
• Implementing our clients business change methodology across the business (project by project) by using their standardised best practice methods and tools, that fulfil the business needs and help stakeholders understand the value they bring and contributeto the project/s
• Creating and leading the comms. & engagement planning and execution for the project/s to ensure all investments in change activity are communicated effectively and that the business sees & understands the overall story for the change/s
• Developing and owning project microsites (SharePoint)
• Applying innovative, engaging and re-usable ways of articulating complex messages
• Supporting the design and delivery of training programs, working closely with key stakeholders and potentially third-party providers, to ensure the smooth delivery of all training requirements
• Proactively leading and collaborating with project and programme sponsors and senior stakeholders within the business
• Managing risks and overcoming issues that prevent the project/s from being successful

What we look for in a Senior Change Manager

• Change managementtheoretical and practical
• Stakeholder management
• Communication & engagement
• Training
• Facilitation skills
• Ability to work with ambiguity and uncertainty
• Ability to positively resolve conflict
• Influencing skills

• Networking skills, across multiple functions, business units, external stakeholders
• Highly resilient
• Flexible approach to changing priorities and timelines

• Desirable: (non-essential)
  • PROSCI or equivalent business change qualification
  • Professional Business Analysis qualification (ISEB or equivalent)
  • Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
  • Prince2 or Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)

What the Senior Change Manager will receive Up to £625 per day inside of IR35 Remote working Opportunity to add a leading retail brand to your portfolioInterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage,civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.