Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Combination of office based (County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA) and home working 

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker 

Salary: £46,404 - £50,865 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 hours 

Contract Type: Fixed term (24 month contract)

Closing Date: 03 May 2024

Interview Date(s): 16th & 17th May 2024

Are you a flexible, dynamic team player who is passionate about driving evidence based, sustainable change? If so why not come and work with us!  

About the Role

LCC's Transformation Unit is looking for Change Managers to join the team to work on a range of projects, programmes and change initiatives across the authority. These temporary roles will discover and identify opportunities for people and practice-based change, work collaboratively with senior organisational leaders to design approaches to change implementation which address financial and wider strategic change objectives, and support the delivery of change through applying appropriate change management processes and tools. We are looking for experienced change professionals, with a proven track record, skills and experience to support us in the delivery of this crucial work. If you're a talented professional who can drive real change, has innovative ideas and experience working in and around projects, we want to hear from you. 

About You

To apply for this post, you must have the following skills and experience:

• Qualification in project or change management, and educated to degree level or with equivalent demonstrable experience in delivering service change and business improvement  
• Experience of successfully motivating groups of stakeholders to embrace change and managing them through change, working across team and organisational boundaries to quickly establish open and honest relationships to drive the pace and quality of delivery, and influencing stakeholders at operational and senior management levels 
• Excellent understanding of project management methodology, approaches and standards, and experience of managing complex change initiatives or projects to these standards. This will include preparation of plans and management of agreed milestones, targets, budgets, benefits and quality standards, risks and issues, and preparation of audience-appropriate progress updates 
• Able to understand, analyse and draw conclusions from complex data sets and to solve problems in uncertain and unfamiliar situations 
• Knowledge of the public sector environment and strategic drivers for transformation and change in local government. A working knowledge of adult social care would be an advantage. 

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

We have moved to a flexible hybrid remote/office working arrangement within the Transformation Unit. Successful candidates will need to be able to attend County Hall in Glenfield, Leicestershire as required by the needs of the project or programme they are working on.  

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Collis Smith, Change Lead

Telephone: 0116 305 1513

Email: Collis.Smith@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home. 

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council is a Stonewall Top 100, Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.

Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
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