Business Change Manager at Home Office, Remote/London, 9 Months, £Contract Rate

The first duty of Government is to protect the public. Since 1782, the Home Office has led work to keep the country safe from those who seek to do it harm; in doing so, we make a vital contribution to HM Government's plan for a stronger, fairer, outward-looking and united Britain.

The Home Office covers three systems Homeland Security, Public Safety and Borders, and Immigration and Citizenship. These systems work collaboratively to deliver our cross-cutting priorities, whilst providing increasingly efficient and secure services for the public. These are difficult areas that can rapidly change in the global environment we work in - this makes us one of the most exciting and stimulating government departments in which to work.

As a Business Change Manager, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Prepare the business for the impact of changes being delivered by the project, from concept to execution and review.
• Provide a bridge between the project and the business users to ensure change impacts are identified and activities are planned and completed.
• Manage the business change activity and work with the Project Manager to deliver the Business Case benefits and outcomes.
• Lead on engagement with senior stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver clear, timely communications to support change adoption, including briefing notes, stakeholder updates, newsletters, presentations, and leadership talking points, ensuring messages are consistent, accessible, and tailored to different audiences.
• Support internal events including Away Days, Show & Tells and All Staff briefings.

Essential:

• Proven ability to prepare and support business areas through end xe2 to xe2 end change, from initial concept through implementation to post xe2 delivery review, ensuring readiness and sustained adoption.
• Experience acting as a key interface between project teams and business users, identifying change impacts and ensuring appropriate change activities are planned and delivered.
• Demonstrated capability to manage business change activity and of engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, building trust and securing buy xe2 in to drive successful change adoption.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience developing and delivering clear, timely, and audience xe2 appropriate communications (e.g. briefings, updates, presentations, leadership messaging) to support change initiatives.
• Experience supporting and coordinating internal engagement activities and events (e.g. All Staff briefings, Show & Tells, Away Days) to reinforce messaging and embed change.
• SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Home Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Home Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.