Because it's not just the spies who make a difference

MI6 is the UK's foreign intelligence service. As threats evolve, so must we. The curiosity, insight and intuition of our people play a critical part in this, helping us to adapt. Together, our team create efficiencies, new approaches and technology, so we can stay ahead of our adversaries. Now, to help us grow further, we're looking for the country's best Change Leads.

About the role

Change has become the new normal and that makes it an exciting time to join us.

As a Change Lead, you'll act as the conscience within the project, programme or value stream, putting people (rather than process or technology) at the heart of change.

In short, it's all about understanding and meeting the real needs of our customers inside and outside of MI6. Not only will you validate the case for change, but you'll also ensure this is communicated in a compelling way, to the right audiences through the right channels. Making people aware of the benefits of change is vital, so you'll develop and implement a robust benefits realisation plan. Throughout, you'll ensure our stakeholders are engaged, ready to play their part in the process of change and prepared to adopt new ways of working.

About you

Qualified to Practitioner level in Change Management, you'll have a proven track record of delivering success. You bring experience of working to agile methodologies and in end-to-end change management, ideally within differing environments. Familiar with a range of change management tools and frameworks, you're confident about choosing the combinations that deliver the best results. Your approach is structured and you're 100% quality focussed.

It's also important you're approachable and quick to connect with different business and stakeholder groups. You thrive on engaging positively with all sorts of people with different backgrounds, approaches and perspectives. That includes more junior colleagues, whom you'll mentor and nurture. The key is to share knowledge, guide and increase their understanding.

What we'll offer you

Working in MI6 will give you challenge, inspiration and a real sense of purpose to your work. You'll be enabled and supported to make a real difference in a truly unique environment.

We take learning very seriously here, so you'll benefit from a broad range of development opportunities from innovation to language classes. From the moment you join, you'll be supported to understand what we do and how we do it, including how we operate overseas. We support flexible working and encourage a healthy work/life balance. We also value professional skills and offer an additional allowance that reflects the importance we place on change management skills and qualifications.

Benefits

• 25 days paid annual leave (rising to 30 days after 5 years service) and 10.5 public and privilege holidays
• Flexible working opportunities
• Shared Parental and Adoption leave
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Excellent pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised gym, restaurant and coffee bar

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As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. This is known as Offer of an interview. To secure an interview for this vacancy, the minimum criteria is being qualified to practitioner level in change management.

Recruitment Process

Eligibility questions - you'll answer a number of questions based on the requirements for the role.

Initial form - you'll create a personal account and complete our equal opportunities monitoring questions. If you do not feel comfortable completing equal opportunities monitoring, there is a 'prefer not to say' option for each question.

Application form - you'll be asked to complete an application which will cover relevant experience, your motivation for applying, job specific questions and some competency questions.

To process your application, it is essential that you provide all the information requested in the application form. Our recruitment team will complete an application sift and successful applicants will be invited to the next stage which is currently a telephone interview.

Telephone interview - this interview should last approximately 45 minutes and will check that you have the potential skills and motivation to work for MI6.

Assessment centre - this will take place at our recruitment building. This day will further explore that you have the potential skills and motivation to join MI6 via a series of interviews and a scenario-based question.

Security interview - this interview will take place in Central London and is an important part of the selection process. It's an interview to explore your life and experiences, and it's not a competency or capability-based interview. We have taken appropriate measures to ensure that our buildings are COVID secure and this interview will take place in line with current government guidance around social distancing and COVID procedures.

Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process in order to progress to the next and your application may take around 4 - 6 months to process.

Our roles are as individual as you are. Find out more and apply via our website.

At MI6 diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodiverse conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce.

To be eligible to apply, you must be a British Citizen. One of your parents must be a British Citizen or must have one of the nationalities or citizenships from one of the following: British Overseas Territory, British Subject, British National (Overseas), British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person, citizenship of a country in the Commonwealth, citizenship of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), or citizenship of the United States of America (USA). If deceased, they should have had such citizenship or nationality before death. If you hold dual nationality, of which one component is British, you will nonetheless be considered. If successful, you will not normally be required to give up your non-British citizenship but, as a condition of your employment or secondment, MI6 may impose restrictions on your postings, work travel and/or general use of that nationality. Candidates must normally have been resident in the UK for seven out of the last ten years. This is particularly important if you were born outside the UK. Each case will be carefully considered on its own facts. You can apply at the age of 17 years and 6 months, if successful you will not be offered a start date prior to your 18th birthday. Discretion is vital. You should not discuss your application, other than with your partner or a close family member. Please note, you should only launch your application from within the UK. If you are based overseas, you should wait until you visit the UK to launch an application. Applying from outside of the UK will impact on our ability to progress your application. Further information on our eligibility criteria can be found on the Applying section.