Change Manager

Your new company

We are currently supporting a major public sector organisation through a significant finance transformation programme at a pivotal stage. You will be helping to shape and support the rollout and adoption of a new cloud-based financial system. You'll bring structure, momentum, and strategic thinking to complex change programmes.

Your new role

We need a change manager with strong transformation experience, excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to work across complex stakeholder environments.You'll be facilitating workshops, coordinating training and adoption activity, managing change impacts and risks, and ensuring teams are fully prepared for go-live and transition into BAU support.This role would suit someone who thrives in complex transformational environments, enjoys building strong stakeholder relationships, and is passionate about delivering meaningful organisational change.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience leading organisational change and business readiness activities
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement capability
• Experience delivering communications, workshops, and adoption initiatives
• Ability to manage resistance and support behavioural change
• Experience working alongside Project Managers, Business Analysts, and wider delivery teams
• Strong organisational and planning skills with a structured delivery approach
• Confidence working independently while collaborating effectively across teams
• Experience within public sector or regulated environments
• Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Strong MS Office, Teams, and SharePoint skills

Desirable experience includes:

• Finance systems or ERP transformation experience
• Exposure to finance functions, terminology, or processes
• Experience developing stakeholder management plans and adoption KPIs
• Familiarity with change governance frameworks and structured delivery methodologies
• Relevant change management or organisational development qualifications/certifications

What you'll get in return

• The opportunity to work on a large-scale finance transformation programme
• Exposure to complex organisational change initiatives
• A collaborative and experienced project delivery environment
• Hybrid working arrangements
• The chance to influence strategic change across multiple business areas
• Long-term contract potential
• Competitive daily rate
• A role where you can make a tangible and lasting impact

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