Change Manager

Change Manager - Central Government Location: London, Bristol or Manchester Working Pattern: Largely remote, with no minimum onsite requirement Day Rate: £600 per day, Inside IR35 Contract: 6 months Client: Central Government The Opportunity We are looking for an experienced Change Manager to join a Central Government client within a small, close-knit digital transformation team.

This is a business change-focused position, working across digital services, policy, funding, assurance and approvals. The focus is on helping government departments adopt new processes, services and ways of working rather than managing large-scale IT transformation or technology rollout programmes.

You will work closely with programme leads, service owners, product and delivery teams, finance and digital leaders, and assurance functions to ensure departments are prepared for change and that new approaches become embedded into day-to-day working.

Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain practical change, implementation and adoption plans aligned to programme priorities. Assess the impact of change across business processes, governance, roles and users. Determine departmental readiness and agree the actions required to successfully implement change.

Build strong stakeholder relationships, secure senior sponsorship and develop networks of change champions. Work across finance, digital, commercial and assurance teams to identify and resolve barriers to adoption. Coordinate the onboarding and adoption of new digital services and processes.

Define readiness criteria, responsibilities, training and support requirements. Translate complex policy, process and technical changes into clear, practical actions for different audiences. Develop communications, guidance, training and supporting materials.

Work collaboratively with product, service design and user research teams, ensuring feedback informs future improvements. Track adoption, readiness, risks and benefits, escalating issues where appropriate. Use data and stakeholder feedback to understand whether change is being successfully adopted.

Develop reusable guidance and onboarding materials that allow teams to operate with progressively less central support. Essential Skills & Experience We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate: Strong experience delivering business change involving new processes, digital services or organisational ways of working.

Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills, including engagement with senior stakeholders. The ability to quickly build rapport and influence people across complex organisations. Experience conducting change impact assessments across processes, governance, roles and users.

Experience planning implementation and assessing business readiness. Ability to translate complex policy or technical information into clear actions for different audiences. Expe...

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