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Job Description
Head of Change
Salary: £71,193 - £82,275 per annum
Grade I
Permanent Contract
37 Hours per Week
Just imagine...
Imagine being able to make a significant, lasting difference and drive real change that will enable future generations to thrive. The central Change Programme Team here at Thurrock Council is evolving and offers an opportunity to do just that. We are now looking for a select group of dynamic and driven individuals who can help us achieve our ambitious objectives.
The Head of Change will play a pivotal role in the journey ahead.
Leading a multi-skilled and diverse team, you will inspire and guide through a complex period of modernisation. Empowering the team to deliver change, ensuring they have the right resources and support to land high-quality outcomes with stakeholders across the council will be key to your shared success. You will exhibit and role model our desired behaviours, visibly acting as a champion for continuous improvement and fostering a learning environment.
In addition to exemplary leadership, stakeholder and team management is at the heart of this role. You will need to build strong relationships with ease, ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and co-creation that result in demonstrable achievements and benefits being realised.
As a senior leader, you will also need to ensure corporate oversight to guarantee the change programme runs in complete alignment with our strategic vision and corporate plan to deliver a new operating model. This will be underpinned by solid governance across the portfolio and your ability to smoothly coordinate and control risks, actions, issues, and decisions across the landscape.
What we are looking for in summary:
* Significant experience of leading, developing and delivering complex change
* Proven ability to lead a high performing change team
* Senior stakeholder management capability
* Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills
* The ability to convert vision into plans and overcome challenges and problems with ease
* A track record of realising benefits
* Local Government / Public sector experience is desirable but not essential
What's in it for you:
This is a rare and exciting opportunity in an organisation that is committed to delivering better services for its residents, communities, and staff. You will be part of a supportive and dynamic team and have access to a range of benefits.
* Generous annual leave entitlement - 25 days rising to 30 after 5 years' service.
* Career average pension scheme
* Relocation packages
* Interest-free loans for green travel such as bikes or public transport season tickets
* Salary sacrifice schemes such as childcare vouchers and cycle to work schemes
* Maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave above the statutory minimum
* Employee assistance programme to provide support to employees both at and outside of work
* Flexible working to help balance work and personal life including job sharing, part-time working and home working
* Buying additional annual leave
* Career break scheme for up to 2 years
* Wide range of courses to support employee development
* Discounted rates for national restaurants, retailers, attractions and experience days
* Discounts with local suppliers including cycle, beauty and fashion stores, restaurants, estate agents and driving schools
* 24-hour health advice and support
We also offer a hybrid working set-up, our office is just a 2-minute walk from the train station with rapid links in and out of Central London.
What are you waiting for?
Advert Closing Date:
* Redeployment Only: 12th September 2024
* Internal and External Applications: 13th October 2024
Interview Date: TBC
To view the Job Profile and Person Specification please follow the link below:
Download Job Profile (PDF Document)
About Us
Why Thurrock?
Working at Thurrock Council gives you the opportunity to join an organisation that is changing at pace, one where you can make a real difference to the lives of the people we serve.
Thurrock Council is moving towards a new community leadership approach which involves linking with local partners and communities as we shape our improvement for the years ahead.
This is an exciting time to join us, to shape the future success of our changing organisation and to have a positive influence on our borough.
Staff benefits
We offer lots of staff benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement and hybrid working. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Thurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification.
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