Business Change Manager
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Business Change Manager
- Job Location: 92-96 Westgate Street
- Salary: £52,413 - £54,495 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Fixed Term
- Duration: 18 months
- Closing Date: 08/10/2025
- Job Requisition Number: 12614
- This post is not open to job share
Are you an experienced Change Manager who is passionate about digital innovation, creative use of technology and making a difference?
Do you want to join a team that is dedicated to ensuring that Gloucestershire County Council utilises technology in the best way possible? If so, read on...
About the Team & Role
You will be joining the Digital Innovation team, part of the Digital & ICT service who deliver and support technology solutions for the officers and councillors of Gloucestershire County Council (including the Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service, NHS partners, schools and other services that work with the organisation). The Digital Innovation team includes the Digital & ICT projects management office, technical specialists, developers and the business communications/engagement team. We work alongside our colleagues in IT Service Management, Infrastructure and Security.
This role is fully funded and allocated to the education case management transformation programme and will be reporting into the Programme Manager.
As Business Change Manager you will be responsible for ensuring change initiatives meet objectives on time and on budget by increasing employee adoption and usage. You will focus on the people side of change, including changes to business processes, systems and technology, job roles and organisation structures. Your primary responsibility will be creating and implementing change management strategies and plans that maximise employee adoption and usage and minimise resistance. You will work to drive faster adoption, higher ultimate utilisation of and proficiency with the changes that impact employees. These improvements will increase benefit realization, value creation, ROI and the achievement of results and outcomes.
This role is fixed term for 18 months (with possibility for extension)
About You
Our ideal candidate will ideally have change management experience, ideally in a project or programme environment, with a proven record of influencing stakeholders at all levels. You should be able to clearly articulate your ideas, concepts and technical details to non-technical stakeholders, effectively collaborate with team members and other departments and be able to adjust to new challenges quickly, sometimes managing multiple areas of focus simultaneously.
About Us
For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
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An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year
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Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
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Career development and qualification opportunities
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Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
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Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
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Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
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An in-house Occupational Health service
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Employee discount scheme
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Cycle to Work scheme
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Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
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Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network
How to Apply
If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference, then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Chris Bridem via email Chris.Briden@Gloucestershire.gov.uk
Closing date 08/10/2025
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing 20/10/2025
Please read the job profile which provides further information on the experience and attributes sought of our ideal candidate. The Digital & ICT service support the Council’s Agile working policy and expect team members to work a minimum of two days per their working week in the office, which is based in central Gloucester, and to attend 'in person' meetings as and when required. New starters will be required to come into the office more often during their induction.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
Business Change Manager - Job Profile
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.