Business Change Manager, MoD, up to £510/day

The Ministry of Defence are seeking a Business Change Manager to join them in Corsham.

Team: Ministry of Defence|MOD Core|JFC|Director Information Systems Services

Initial contracts will run until 20/03/2021 and offer a rate up to £510/day.

IR35 STATUS: Inside IR35. This engagement has been assessed by the public body as Inside IR35 legislation. Candidates would be required to operate through an umbrella company on this engagement.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 02/11/2020 at 15:00

This role requires Active SC (Security Check) clearance. Applicants require active SC clearance or the willingness to go through clearance before starting on site. Candidates with current clearance will be preferred.

The Role

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

provides a bridge between the project and the business users to ensure that activities are planned and completed to enable the business to implement the agreed change and

realise the business benefits.

Main Responsibilities

• Leadership & Delivery – Lead on business change activity and work with the project to support delivery of the Business Case benefits and outcomes. Champion the use of best practice and provide expert advice for team members and project community.
• Business Case – Support the Project Manager in preparing and updating the change management elements of the Business Case.
• Change Products – Support the Project Manager to create the required Business Change products. Leads on engagement with key contacts. Ensures products are fit for purpose.
• Change Planning – Establish and maintain the change plan for a specific area of responsibility.
• Business Readiness – Identify, qualify, and update the business readiness criteria across area of responsibility before implementation. Supports the tracking of these to ‘approve/refuse’ go-live.
• Benefits Management – Support the Benefits Manager, Project Manager and stakeholders to identify and leverage benefits. Considers Benefits Management in all Business Change activities.
• Change Communication – Work with Stakeholder Manager and Project Manager to create and maintain communications plan as it relates to Business Change messaging. Provides content for communications relating to Business Change across area of responsibility.
• Stakeholder Management – Identify and classify stakeholders, ensures their inclusion in stakeholder engagement plan. Point of contact for larger pool / more senior stakeholders.
• Guidance & Support – Provide direction and guidance to team. Lead Business Change activities across area of responsibility.

Skills and Experience

• Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner
• APMG Change Management Practitioner
• APM Practitioner Qualification
• Suitable for an individual with relevant skills and experience or could be a progression from PMO, previous Business Change Management or other Project role.

Candidate Eligibility

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK, this role will not offer Visa sponsorship. Tier 2 – General visas are cannot be accepted. This role requires that candidates be willing to undergo BPSS (DS) Baseline Personnel Security Standard (with a Disclosure Scotland).

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