Business Change Lead

Job Description

Job Title: Business Change Lead

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

Salary: Up to £45,000 commensurate with skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead on elements of continuous improvement and business change initiatives across Maritime Services
• Support the end-to-end implementation of initiatives from business case development, delivery and BAU
• Stakeholder engagement and ongoing management, including communications via a variety of channels
• Solution management activities ranging from listening forums to facilitating workshops, including impact assessment analysis and gaining approvals
• Monitor the realisation of benefits and support health checks
• Ensure viable and sustainable solutions are developed that consider process, systems, and people dynamics
• Work collaboratively with other lines of business and teams promoting a continuous improvement culture, ensuring that results are achieved, and consistent focus is given to providing a positive experience for our employees through change.
• Undertake training needs analysis, resulting in the coordination, delivery of training and awareness sessions
• Collect, analyse, report and provide feedback on performance metrics for Continuous Improvement activities and Learning from Experience data

Your Skills and Experiences:

• Experience of working in a change environment or transformation team, delivering business improvements and /or experience in coaching and supporting teams/leaders through Business Change
• Must be proficient in engaging and communicating with stakeholders across all levels of the business in a variety of mediums, including different approaches to best suit environment and culture
• Data literate – logical, analytical and practical problem-solving skills
• Qualifications in Business Change ie CMI Change Management Practitioner (accredited by APMG) or equivalent (e.g. PROSCI), Continuous Improvement ie Lean Practitioner, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or relevant industry-based experience

The Continuous Improvement Team:

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join the Continuous Improvement (CI) Team which sits within the Transformation and Change team in Maritime Services (MS). As a Business Change Professional, you will be collaborating across the business to deliver end to end improvement and business change initiatives including identifying opportunities, helping solve problems, motivating teams to embrace change and creating buy-in and deliver impactful change. 

This role will offer you the chance to really develop your career in business change and improvement, we will also support you with additional learning and qualifications to help you further your career. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about change and improving the environment we work in and to be part of making a real difference

Flexible Working Statement:

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

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.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 24th January 2025

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.