ACCA is committed to a workplace culture which is inclusive, diverse, human and connected.
We are currently recruiting a Change Manager on a full time (35 hours per week) 6 month fixed term contract basis.
The role sits within the Change team based from either our Glasgow or London office with hybrid working available.
You will be a key member of the Change team with responsibility for leading the planning, coordination and delivery of change activities across complex transformation initiatives.
You will support large-scale business transformation and provide leadership and coaching to Change Analysts.
The Job:
Reporting to the Head of Change, on a day to day basis you will be involved in:
- Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of business change activities across one or more complex transformation initiatives
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Develop and maintain integrated change delivery plans aligned to programme milestones and delivery schedules
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Lead the planning and facilitation of impact assessments workshops, ensuring people impacts are identified, assessed and validated
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Develop and maintain workstream business readiness plans ensuring activities are coordinated across multiple teams
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Work collaboratively with Programme stakeholders and business leads as well as other transformation team colleagues
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Develop and coordinate stakeholder engagement approaches across business areas, building strong working relationships and maintaining stakeholder confidence throughout delivery
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Coordinate operational readiness activities, ensuring business teams, support functions and operational areas are prepared to successfully adopt new ways of working
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Contribute to the development of change management methodologies, standards and templates and best practice across the organisation
The Person
We're looking for someone who has:
Essential
- Has significant experience leading business change activities within complex transformation programmes or large-scale organisational change initiatives
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Demonstrates strong leadership skills with the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, priorities and stakeholder simultaneously
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Has extensive experience leading readiness planning, organisational adoption and change implementation activities
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Has experience planning and facilitating workshops, impact assessments and business readiness sessions with a broad range of stakeholders
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Can analyse complex business change and translate it into practical change and readiness activities
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Had excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility at all organisational levels
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Can confidently engage with senior leaders, Programme Managers, Business Analysts and operational teams to drive delivery
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Demonstrates strong planning, organisation and programme coordination skills within complex delivery environments
Desirable
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Experience supporting large-scale transformation business change
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Experience leading organisational readiness or business adoption activities
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Knowledge of organisational change management principles, methodologies and frameworks (e.g., Prosci ADKAR or similar)
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Experience using collaboration tools such as MS Teams, Jira, Confluence, Miro or similar
We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and offer a competitive benefits package to help you do this. We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool to our employees.
We are committed to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a real commitment to ensuring the inclusion and well-being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life.
For more information on ACCA, your journey as a candidate and the benefits of working with ACCA please visit our Work for Us page here https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/about-us/work-for-us.html.
