Change Manager

On behalf of Government Commercial Agency , we are looking for a Change Manager (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract which is a hybrid role so does require 2 days a week in either the Liverpool, Birmingham or Newport offices

Government Commercial Agency (GCA) is the largest public procurement organisation in the UK.

As a trading fund and executive agency of the Cabinet Office, we implement procurement policy on behalf of the government.

We use the collective buying power of our customers and our commercial expertise to help public sector organisations achieve value for money and provide great outcomes for taxpayers.

The role of the Change Partner is to proactively prepare the business for the impact of the changes being delivered by the project.

Partnering with the Customer Experience Directorate, you will support a mix of cross-organisation projects and local change focussed on providing improved customer insights and expertise to deliver simpler, faster and better services to GCA customers. Your work will support our strategic priorities and help create an environment where people can navigate change with confidence .

As a Change Manager , your main responsibilities will be

- Lead the delivery of change management activity on strategic priority initiatives .
- Partner with Senior Responsible Officers and Directors early to shape change, challenge assumptions and ensure delivery plans reflect how change will land with our people.
- Design and deliver change interventions including change strategies, engagement, training and communication plans to support successful implementation.
- Develop tools, materials and change products that help projects to implement change effectively; including facilitating workshops and engagement sessions.
- Work cohesively with projects to ensure effective stakeholder engagement at all levels.
- Identify people and adoption risks early and work collaboratively to address them.
- Monitor progress and adapt change approaches based on feedback an, risk and delivery pressures.
- Coach senior leaders and project teams to strengthen change leadership capability and understanding of best practice change management .
- Support a culture where teams feel confident navigating change and contribute to the ongoing development of the Business Change approach and tools.

Essential Skills

- Extensive experience as a Change Manager within the public and/or private sector.
- Proven experience leading and delivering complex change programmes in a practical and outcome focused manner.
- Strong track record in developing and implementing change management plans and conducting impact assessments.
- Experience engaging and influencing a broad range of stakeholders, including those across multiple departments, to build effective partnerships and successfully deliver change across the organisation.

Qualifications

- APMG or Prosci qualification is a requirement for this role.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

At GCA, we actively support, promote, and celebrate our differences for the benefit of our employees, suppliers, and customers. GCA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. GCA believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, GCA encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates . Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, GCA welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".