Business Readiness Manager / Change Manager X3
City of London- 3 days per week onsite in the office
£65,000 - £95,000 + comprehensive benefits
Keywords: Change Manager AND Business Readiness OR Business Acceptance
We are building a brand new Enterprise Change capability of PM's, BA's and PMO. As part of this new change function delivering enterprise change projects across multiple business lines, we are looking for three experienced Change Managers to join the team.
As part of the change management team you will play a key part in building and maturing all elements of the change practice with a key focus on business readiness and acceptance. The nature of the work will be a mix of hands on delivery within projects and consultative support.
You will provide training needs analysis and communications support to PM's on a project needs basis, and assure business colleagues are ready to accept the change and leverage the benefits.
We are looking for candidates to have significant, hands-on, Change Management experience in a diverse range of projects and programmes, within complex stakeholder environments (BAU internal resources to third party clients, across multiple business lines).
Key Responsibilities:
* Support the defining/refining of the Change Management Framework.
* Partnering with project managers, business leaders and Sponsors, to ensure that Change Management is built into thinking, planning and delivery.
* Working with project managers to identify change impacts, highlighting risks/constraints/dependencies to project success.
* Creating a detailed understanding of all the stakeholders impacted by specific change.
* Working with project and business teams to identify and manage anticipated resistance to change, and facilitate the transition to new ways of working.
* Agree and assure the Business Readiness approach with project and business teams, leveraging our Business Readiness Framework.
* Provide support with regards to Business Readiness elements, for example training approach, communication plan, UAT, post-go-live activities.
* Education, awareness and training around Change Management to the change team and across the business through formal and informal learning activities, such as lunch and learn or e-learning modules
Skills and Experience Specification:
* Financial Services or Insurance sector experience is highly desirable.
* Proven experience within Change Management, and particularly Business Readiness activities, within projects and organisations, driving positive demonstrable outcomes.
* Able to influence others and achieve common goals. Confident managing conflicts.
* Capable of working well as part of a team as well as independently, coaching and supporting project team members as needed.
* Able to multitask and capable of simultaneously supporting multiple projects with different deadlines.
* Strong working knowledge in diverse areas of Change Management (for ex. communication and training).
* Relevant Change Management qualifications such as Prosci, CCMP, AIM etc and practical experience of applying change frameworks.
For more information about these fantastic opportunities to join a new capability at the beginning of its formation, where you can help grow and mature with the capability, please get in touch today with your latest copy of your CV.