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Change Manager Ref. 2298

Employer
MI6.
Location
London
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
22 Aug 2021

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Clearance Level
DV, SC, None / Undisclosed
Sector
Defence, Engineering
Job Type
Permanent
Because it's not just the spies who make a difference

MI6 is the UK's foreign human intelligence service. As the threat evolves, 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, they're helping us keep ahead of our adversaries. Now, to help us continue to adapt and grow, we're looking for the country's best Change Managers.

About the role

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

As our Change Manager you will either be assigned to a dedicated change programme, where it will be your job to ensure that the interests of our customers are met, or you will you'll be embedded into an area of MI6 experiencing complex and rapid change where you'll work with leaders to develop the change strategy.

When working in a programme, you will define and shape an environment in which the quality of delivery is prioritised and measured, managing a blended delivery team. You'll articulate the change and business analysis approach, and develop the benefits realisation strategy. Another key aspect of your role will be to de-conflict change priorities, and to actively manage and resolve risks and issues. Where requirements are particularly complex, you will lead change management and business analysis activities and interventions.

When working with a business you will assist our change business partners to develop change capability in your area, supporting leaders to anticipate and plan for change and deliver change initiatives coherently. By applying your professional knowledge and expertise, you'll ensure that changes meet the true business need. At the same time, you'll see that management of change is continuously improved. There'll also be the chance to collaborate with other business partners to make sure MI6's overarching change journey is efficient and successful.


About you

Qualified in Change Management or Business Analysis, you've worked in a variety of agile environments. You're familiar with a range of change and business analysis methodologies and frameworks, and you're 100% quality focussed. In short, you know what 'great' looks like, as well as how to lead and inspire a blended team to deliver. And crucially, you're comfortable influencing senior customers and stakeholders to support your plans, using your strong communication skills.

As well as persuading others of the value of robust change management, you'll be able to plan across both the short and medium-term. Highly organised, you enjoy problem-solving but know when to respond to an issue, and when to step back and trust others to decide the course of action.

Finally, it's important that you can generate energy and innovation by harnessing people's different perspectives, backgrounds, experiences, skills and ways of working. Inclusivity is our watchword at MI6.

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 in change management or business analysis.

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.

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