Business Change Lead

Job Description

Job title: Business Change Lead

Location: Warton – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £54,793+ depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the Business Change Team within the organisation, providing thought leadership, coaching and development
• Conduct Business Change activities including: Business Change Complexity Assessment, Health checks, Impact Assessments and Business/Change Readiness Assessments as identified
• Identifying, assessing and supporting the management of risks arising from the Business Change activities
• Liaising with the sector/function change network to ensure there is a continued understanding of the changes to be delivered.
• Conducting Training Needs Analysis and collaborating with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop and deliver training (where appropriate) 
• Proactively monitoring the progress of, and provide the required reporting for, Business Change activities and provide insightful recommendations
• Supporting a robust Business Readiness process to ensure the change can land effectively
• Developing communication plans and producing appropriate and engaging communication materials that are adapted to suit different audiences in the business and persona types
• Working collaboratively across the workstreams and with the sectors to ensure the appropriate Business Change activities are taking place and are effective in supporting successful programme outcomes

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Must have successfully delivered Transformation or Business Change within similar size / complex organisations
• Good understanding and experience, including delivery, of Business Change
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders effectively and manage complex and diverse scenarios, focusing on high quality and delivery through others even in high pressured, time critical situations
• Ability to think analytically, to resolve problems and to identify solutions and causes

Desirable:

• Experience in coaching and supporting leaders through Business Change
• PMDY or Change Management qualification or equivalent experience

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Business Change Centre of Excellence team:

We are the Business Change Centre of Excellence, we are a trusted partner to teams within and beyond Air in support of their change, improvement or transformation goals. We take a structured, repeatable and adaptable approach to Change that recognises people are at the heart of everything we do. We use a unique combination of Business Analysis, User Centred Design and Business Change capability to drive innovative solutions at pace, delivered through small multi-disciplined feature teams.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 17^th December 2024

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.