We're recruiting for a Head of Change to join the team! This role can be based from anywhere in the UK.
You'll be responsible for shaping and embedding the business change function across our Field Metering business ensuring consistency and alignment in the business and the wider MGroup Energy Division. You'll be accountable for the development and delivery of a significant portfolio of change initiatives and capital investment projects as well as leading a change function consisting of Project Managers, Product Owners and CI Analysts.
We're looking for someone who has a track record of managing successful, inclusive and transformational cultural change programmes in a diverse organisation, providing strong leadership to a growing business change team. Working with key stakeholders across the business, you'll help to inform business cases, identify and track benefits and risks, and provide visibility of the change landscape across Metering so that informed decisions on priorities for investment can be made.
Reporting into the Managing Director - Metering.
What you'll be doing:
Responsible for the successful delivery of a range of strategic change projects that form part of the Change Portfolio, led by Executives and Senior Leaders from across the business.
Develop and implement change strategies that align with MGroup Energy Division and wider business.
Directing the production of business cases for specific initiatives and investments.
Development and ongoing ownership of change backlog, priorities and sequencing.
Resolution of resourcing/prioritisation challenges relating to project delivery
Align appropriate technical, functional and business resource to enable delivery of change programmes in an effective and strategic manner
Risk and issues management and contingency planning
Working with Project Managers, Product Owners and CI resources to identify additional change opportunity
Facilitate post implementation evaluation of benefits and lessons learned including establishing appropriate metrics and reporting
Measure success of change activities by reference to a set of change KPIs
Support growth in change capability within the business
Encourage and facilitate business improvement initiatives and continuous improvement mindset
Assess effectiveness of change management activities and refine approach as appropriate
Work with a range of senior stakeholders and colleagues at all levels to bring about effective change, building support for change and minimising resistance.
Build relationships across different teams, business units and divisions to deliver organisational change.
Promote best practice and methodologies for the management of change including development of project management methods for business change, process review and the support of people through change.
Direct and facilitate workshops and interventions designed to engage and develop others in relevant practices, and to scope future change initiatives.
Undertake other duties as may be reasonably requested and that are commensurate with the nature and grade of the post including the Project Management of key strategic and capital investment projects & programmes
Plan the workload of the team to delivery programmes and projects effectively, on time, within budget and at the required high level quality standard.
What we need from you:
10+ years in change management delivery, with a strong understanding of business change management methodologies and best practices
Open to travelling
Experience in delivering large scale change initiatives
Data driven
Experience working in a services organisation
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Challenges the status quo and seeks to find new ways of working
What we offer:
25 days annual leave
Car Scheme
Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity leave
Pension Scheme
Life Assurance
Access to employee assistance programmes
Online GP Service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Discounts with national retailers
Morrison Data Services value diversity and encourage people from all backgrounds and communities to apply, our teams individual life experiences are part of what makes us great and we commit to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all.
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