Business Change Manager

Business Change Manager

Posted 4 days ago by Venesky Brown

Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Summary: Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organization in Edinburgh/Inverness, is seeking a Business Change Manager for a contract until August 17, 2026. The role involves planning and implementing business change activities and maximizing the uptake of new capabilities within the organization. The position requires a strong track record in driving business change and effective stakeholder engagement. The working arrangement is hybrid, with at least one day per week in the office.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Planning and implementing a series of business change activities in relation to one or more projects within the Portfolio.
  • Working with business colleagues to maximize the uptake of new capabilities in the business once delivered.
  • Managing the realization of benefits from business change initiatives.

Key Skills:

  • A strong track record (minimum five years) of driving a business change programme to deliver transformative organisational change.
  • Experience of benefits realisation management.
  • Experience of effectively engaging stakeholders across all levels in the organisation.
  • Experience of collaborating effectively across multiple teams.
  • The ability to resolve conflict that may arise between teams/individuals.
  • Outstanding written, verbal and digital communication skills.
  • A recognised change management qualification or equivalent experience in change management methods, techniques and tools.
  • In-depth knowledge and experience of using various tools (management and collaboration tools) to help drive projects and programmes forward.
  • Experience of managing and delivering projects with a strong commercial element (e.g., development of new commercial models) and capable of interacting with external suppliers.
  • Experience to select the most appropriate and effective approach to business change management for the relevant project context.
  • Experience of developing and/or commissioning effective business change products (e.g., change plans, communication plans, digital communications, workshops/roadshows, end-user training programmes).
  • Experience of business change in a public sector environment (desirable).
  • Proficient in business analysis, and articulation of business process improvements, as it pertains to identification of business benefits (desirable).
  • Experience of working in a similar environment (desirable).
  • Experience of contributing to, refining and maintaining the different perspectives of a Blueprint or Target Operating Model (TOM) (desirable).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Edinburgh

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh/Inverness, is currently looking to recruit a Business Change Manager for a contract until 17th August 2026 on a rate of up to £600/day (Outside IR35). The working hours for this role is 3 days per week with at least one day per week in the office.

Responsibilities:

  • This interim worker will be responsible for planning and implementing a series of business change activities in relation to one or more projects within the Portfolio.
  • They will work with business colleagues to maximise the uptake of new capabilities in the business once they have been delivered and be responsible for managing the realisation of benefits.

Essential Skills:

  • A strong track record (minimum five years) of driving a business change programme to deliver transformative organisational change.
  • Experience of benefits realisation management.
  • Experience of effectively engaging stakeholders across all levels in the organisation.
  • Experience of collaborating effectively across multiple teams.
  • The ability to resolve conflict that may arise between teams / individuals.
  • Outstanding written, verbal and digital communication skills.
  • A recognised change management qualification or equivalent experience in change management methods, techniques and tools.
  • In-depth knowledge and experience of using various tools (management and collaboration tools) to help drive projects and programmes forward.
  • Experience of managing and delivering projects with a strong commercial element (e.g., development of new commercial models) and capable of interacting with external suppliers.
  • Experience to select the most appropriate and effective approach to business change management for the relevant project context.
  • Experience of developing and/or commissioning effective business change products (e.g., change plans, communication plans, digital communications, workshops/roadshows, end-user training programmes).

Desirable Skills:

  • Experience of business change in a public sector environment.
  • Proficient in business analysis, and articulation of business process improvements, as it pertains to identification of business benefits.
  • Experience of working in a similar environment.
  • Experience of contributing to, refining and maintaining the different perspectives of a Blueprint or Target Operating Model (TOM).

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