27237 - Change Manager
Overview
The role of Change Manager is based at the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG). The Public Guardian’s responsibilities include registering lasting powers of attorney, supervising the work of attorneys and deputies and protecting people who lack the capacity to make decisions for themselves.
This role will be vital in the delivery of the OPG's transformational activity ensuring appropriate change management activities are considered throughout.
The successful candidate will lead on work to understand the change management requirements of the organisation, implementing and designing change management practices. The role will provide support across key areas of transformation, working alongside project delivery to ensure business changes are coordinated and meet strategic goals.
They will work collaboratively with wider Change management colleagues from across MoJ and the wider civil service to share best practise and role model the skills needed across organisation.
Job Description, Duties and Responsibilities –
Responsibilities may include any of the following:
Design and delivery of change management to support and enable transformation:
- Strategic planning for change management to support transformation within key service areas
- Managing key dependencies across transformation service areas to ensure delivery of change that meets vision
- Working with project delivery and programme sponsors to ensure people/change management is planned alongside programme/projects
- Championing the employee journey throughout transformation ensuring the appropriate training, communications and engagement materials are available to support implementation
- Supporting the development of a change narrative and case for change
- Leading activity to monitor the outcomes of change initiatives and support benefits realisation
- Delivering change readiness and impact assessments to support project/programme delivery
Development of a change management centre of excellence:
- Demonstrating a working knowledge of change management tools and techniques in helping to manage and deliver change
- Developing a change management toolkit utilising best practice tools and techniques
- Working with the L&D teams to help to develop and implement a learning proposition that meets organisational need
- Having oversight of the delivery of Change management coaching and learning
- Creating materials and learning to develop change management capability within the organisation
- Developing working relationships with Change management leaders from across MoJ and the wider civil service
Change Managers are expected to display a commitment to change management and championing best practice. All those appointed to new roles in OPG must be wholeheartedly committed to these principles and evidence this in their application.
Strong leadership is a critical element of this role, as is the ability to prioritise and manage a workload, present recommendations and make effective decisions.
As a Change Manager within OPG the jobholder must provide clear direction and focus, visibly championing the people elements of the programme changes.
The Senior Leadership Team expects all leaders within OPG to operate in a culture of openness and honesty, demonstrating a commitment to change through involvement and empowerment, and by delivering results.
There is the potential for line management in the future of this role.
Skills & Qualifications
Essential
- Experience working in a change management function
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Excellent stakeholder relationship skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Results focused and able to work under pressure.
Highly Desirable
- Professional qualification in Change management or membership of a relevant body
- Experience of working in a transformational environment
- Understanding of programme management
- Experience/understanding in agile delivery methodology
Application process
Candidates will be expected to provide a CV (2 pages of A4 maximum) plus a supporting statement of no more than 1000 words capturing evidence of the following Civil Service Behaviours:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Interview process
Interviews will be undertaken using strength based analysis based on the above Civil Service Behaviours.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Flexible working hours
The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices.
Benefits
The MoJ offers a range of benefits:
Annual Leave
Generous allowances for paid holiday starting at 25 days per year, and rising as your service increases. There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Pension
The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
Training
The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
Support
- A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
- Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits,retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
- For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers
- Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
- Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.
Networks
The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.
There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:
- You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
- You were studying abroad
- You were living overseas with parents
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We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.
Application form stage assessments
Interview stage assessments
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Redeployment Interview Scheme
Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.
MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
· UK nationals
· nationals of the Republic of Ireland
· nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
· individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
· Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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This Vacancy is closed to applications.