Business Change Partner

Crown Commercial Service

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Reference number

374227

Salary

£56,031 - £62,261

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Grade 7

Band 5

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Human Resources

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Location

Birmingham, Liverpool, Newport (Gwent)

About the job

Job summary

Are you passionate about guiding people through change? Do you excel at helping teams to embrace new ways of working and enhancing their capabilities? Join us as a Business Change Partner and drive impactful people focused change across CCS.

The Role:

As a Business Change Partner, you will facilitate and manage the people side of change of strategic projects. Working with senior leaders you will champion effective and well-executed change management practices across CCS. Your efforts will support our strategic goals and drive an inclusive work environment.

HR Directorate overview:

As the HR directorate, we recognise our people are our biggest asset. We are responsible for the people strategy which prioritises:

recruitment and retention
inclusion and diversity
change management
employee wellbeing
learning and development
reward and recognition
workplace services

Performance management, writing policies, ensuring we offer a competitive pay and benefits package, recruitment and learning and development are just some of the work streams the HR team are involved in.

We partner with our people so that together we can maximise our strategic contributions, foster an engaging culture and make CCS a great place to work.

Team Summary:

You will join a dedicated team of change professionals, working together with projects and leaders to implement strategic change. Our team is committed to excellence in delivery, ensuring that change is managed effectively and sustainably across CCS.

Job description

Key Accountabilities:

develop and implement change management strategies for elaborate projects, aligning with organisational goals and our values.
partner strategically with directorates to apprehend and assist their unique change needs and create tailored interventions
design and implement communication and engagement strategies to enhance clarity and support for change
work with project leaders to integrate change management into broader project plans,
work cohesively with projects to ensure effective stakeholder mapping and engagement at all levels
identify people-related risks and business impacts, working collaboratively to develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful outcomes
deliver targeted workshops and training to build resilience and readiness; ensuring all levels of the organisation are prepared for the upcoming change
monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of change interventions, adapting strategies to enhance future efforts
champion a culture of continuous personal and organisational growth, ensuring all employees are assisted through change
provide ongoing consultation and advice on best practice change management, tools, and approaches

Person specification

Essential Criteria (to be assessed on application):

demonstrated ability in handling complex change initiatives, developing strategies that effectively engage diverse stakeholder groups
strong leadership skills, capable of guiding, influencing and engaging stakeholders at all levels
experience in managing multiple projects, navigating difficulties and prioritising effectively
Strong communication skills, adept at building relationships and setting clear expectations
proven ability in enhancing change capability through upskilling, coaching and promoting best practice
change management qualification(s), and/or significant equivalent experience

Desirable Criteria:

Implementing comprehensive change management in a public sector or government environment

In the event of a high number of applications, the desirable criteria will be used as a second sift.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Changing and Improving
Working Together
Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Application of change management methods and stakeholder engagement

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £56,031, Crown Commercial Service contributes £16,232 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

What we will offer you:

Competitive salary
Generous pension scheme
A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus
Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location
Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6)
Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank holidays

Explore fully how we will reward your work. Want to make a difference? Find out more about the rewarding work that we do in our candidate pack. The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.

We want to make our recruitment process accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you, please contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Working flexibly, delivering outcomes

CCS is a flexible business with a smarter working model where our colleagues benefit from a mix of home and office working. Successful candidates are expected to work from one of the office locations listed. Our current office attendance approach requires a minimum of 26 days per quarter (approx 2 days per week, which may be subject to change) in CCS office locations or off site meetings with suppliers, customers, partners, networking / industry events. This is pro rata for those who work part time. Our smarter working principles mean that our people have the advantage of both office and offsite based collaboration and learning, as well as working from home. This way of working allows us to honour our commitment to being a responsible business, offer flexibility and better work life balance as well as ensuring we deliver our business with confidence and in accordance with our CCS values.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

To find out more about our recruitment process please click here

Please note: Applicants can make use of artificial intelligence but the information presented at application must be factual.

A reserve list may be held for up to 6 months, which the Civil Service may use to fill future suitably similar vacancies across government for candidates who are considered appointable following interview.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : The Recruitment Team
Email : recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email : recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Further information

Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact recruitment@crowncommercial.gov.uk in the first instance.
If you remain unsatisfied with the response you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk

https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/careers-with-ccs