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Innovation Manager
Norfolk County Council —Norwich
- £46,000 - £82,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
10d
Connected Innovation Hubs Manager
Norfolk County Council —Norwich
- £34,000 - £48,227 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Travel
- Budgeting
- Communication skills
- Employee discount
- Gym membership
2d
Committee Officer
Norwich City Council —Norwich
- £26,824 - £29,064 a year
- Weekend availability
- Hybrid work
- Research
- Administrative experience
- Continuous improvement
- Annual leave
9d
Sales Manager
BarrattDevelopments —Norwich
- Weekend availability
- Customer service
- Computer literacy
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Contracts Manager Energy
Knights Brown —Norwich
- Business development
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
Team Administration Officer (AHPEC)
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust —Hellesdon
- £32,073 - £39,043 a year
- Full-time
- Writing skills
- Human resources
- Computer skills
12d
Business Development Manager
Virgin Wines —Norwich
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- Salesforce
- Data analysis skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Logistics Team Leader - ASO Norwich
Lotus UK Manufacturing —Norwich
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Forklift
Snr Account Manager/Customer Success Manager
Ignite Insurance Systems —Norwich
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Life insurance
3d
Snr Account Manager/Customer Success Manager
Verisk —Norwich
- Full-time
- Annual leave
- Life insurance
6d
Administration Support - Receptionist
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust —Norwich
- £25,272 a year
- Full-time
- Oracle
- Research
- Administrative experience
- Annual leave
10d
Sales & Business Development Manager
Exheat —Watton
- Full-time
- CRM software
- Business development
- Presentation skills
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Graduate Quantity Surveyor or Employers Agent - Norwich or Cambridge
AECOM —Norwich
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Writing skills
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
Senior Mental Health Occupational Therapist
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust —Norwich
- £39,959 - £48,117 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
13d
Trainee Account Manager
Marsh —Norwich
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Customer service
- Communication skills
2d
Therapeutic Childcare Worker
Silver Birch Care Holdings —Acle
- £26,364.00 - £29,304.60 a year
- Part-time
- Childcare
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount

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Innovation Manager

Norfolk County Council -
Norwich

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Job details

Full-time | Fixed term contract
£46,000 - £82,000 a year
10 days ago

Benefits

Company pension
Employee discount
Gym membership
Car scheme

Qualifications

Facilitation
Report writing
Report generation
Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Change management
Stakeholder coordination
Continuous improvement
Partnership building
User research
Workshop facilitation experience
Stakeholder management

Full job description

Make a difference through innovation, insight and service transformation.

Are you passionate about improving public services and helping organisations tackle complex challenges?

We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Innovation Manager to provide maternity cover within our Business Change & Innovation Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of transformation activity, supporting major service redesign programmes and helping teams across the organisation develop innovative, evidence-based solutions that improve outcomes for residents and staff.

About the role

As an Innovation Manager, you will lead and support discovery and design activities that help shape organisational change. Working with colleagues from across the council and partner organisations, you will bring together insight, research, service design and facilitation techniques to understand problems, identify opportunities and develop practical solutions.

You will work on complex transformation programmes, helping teams to:

Understand resident, customer and staff needs
Map services, processes and user journeys
Facilitate workshops and co-design activities
Analyse and synthesise research and insight
Develop and test new approaches and service improvements
Support learning and evaluation
Build capability in innovation and continuous improvement

The role requires someone who is comfortable working in ambiguity, engaging a wide range of stakeholders and helping teams move from problems to practical action.

Key responsibilities

Lead discovery and service design activities for strategic programmes and projects.
Plan and facilitate workshops, stakeholder engagement sessions and co-production activities.
Conduct qualitative research and insight gathering to understand challenges and opportunities.
Develop visual maps, frameworks and tools that support decision-making and shared understanding.
Support teams to test, learn and evaluate new approaches.
Produce clear reports, recommendations and presentations for a range of audiences.
Build strong relationships across services, communities and partner organisations.

About you

We are looking for someone who can combine curiosity, empathy and analytical thinking to help solve complex problems.

You will have experience in one or more of the following areas:

Innovation and service improvement

Human-centred design or service design
Organisational development
Business change and transformation
User research and insight
Community development and engagement
Learning and development

You will also be able to demonstrate:

Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
Excellent communication and facilitation abilities
Experience working across organisational boundaries
The ability to synthesise complex information into clear recommendations
A collaborative and reflective approach

What you'll gain

This role offers a unique opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of innovation and transformation programmes, influencing services that support residents and communities. You'll join a supportive team that values curiosity, learning, experimentation and collaboration.

Whether your background is in service design, research, change management, organisational development or innovation, this is a chance to apply your expertise to meaningful public sector challenges while developing your skills and professional network.

If you would like to find out more about the role, discuss the opportunity, or have any questions before applying, please contact Chris Baker, Senior Innovation and Business Change Manager , via email: [email protected] or Telephone: 01603 729252 for an informal conversation.

We welcome enquiries from anyone interested in learning more about the position and the team.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement
Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
Financial benefits such as:
- ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
- Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for all internal and external vacancies via myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 26 August 2026 23:59

All other applicants closing date: 02 September 2026 23:59

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.

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Innovation Manager

Connected Innovation Hubs Manager

Committee Officer

Sales Manager

Contracts Manager Energy

Team Administration Officer (AHPEC)

Business Development Manager

Logistics Team Leader - ASO Norwich

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Snr Account Manager/Customer Success Manager

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Sales & Business Development Manager

Graduate Quantity Surveyor or Employers Agent - Norwich or Cambridge

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