Role: Head of Change REF 105408
Contract Length: Until 31/03/27
Location: Hybrid/Bristol - One day per week (Tuesday) on site
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: SC requested
Spinwell is recruiting for a Head of Change for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HEAD OF CHANGE
he Head of Change, Comms and Engagement will provide strategic leadership for stakeholder engagement, communications, business readiness and change adoption across the Journey to the Cloud (J2C) Commercial programme and wider Corporate Services Modernisation (CSM) portfolio.
As a senior leader within the J2C Commercial team, you will be accountable for developing and delivering the communications, engagement and business change strategy that supports the successful adoption of new digital services, processes and ways of working across Defence.
Working across CSM, Defence Functions, programme teams and delivery partners, you will ensure that user needs are understood, stakeholder voices are represented, and organisational impacts are effectively managed throughout the transformation lifecycle.
You will act as the senior communications, engagement and change lead for J2C Commercial, providing leadership, governance and assurance to ensure that business change activities are aligned, effective and support the successful delivery of programme outcomes.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE HEAD OF CHANGE
- Change Management experience
- Has worked on large scale transformation projects
- Leadership and strategic direction
- 5+ Years’ experience
- Senior project manager with proven experience delivering business change within complex digital transformation programmes, with clear accountability for planning, coordinating, and delivering change outcomes successfully.
- Proven ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders across organisational boundaries, including Senior Civil Service, military, and industry stakeholders.
- Successful track record of delivering digital projects or technology-enabled change in the UK public sector, ideally within Defence, Government Commercial Function, or wider central government environments.
- Strong practical understanding of change delivery methods, business readiness, stakeholder engagement, user adoption, and benefits realisation in a digital project environment.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distil complex information into clear, timely messaging for customers, senior leaders, and governance forums, and to maintain effective two-way engagement throughout delivery.
- Experience leading multiple workstreams and delivering outcomes through matrix teams and delivery partners, including direct accountability for managing and delivering the J2C Commercial Project Plan, milestones, dependencies, risks, and issues.
- Demonstrable experience establishing governance, reporting and assurance frameworks to support the successful delivery of digital projects, including clear reporting on progress against the J2C Commercial Project Plan, delivery confidence, risks, and customer engagement.
- Knowledge of Defence, Government Commercial Function, or wider Government transformation environments.
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