About the job

Job summary

We're looking for an Associate Business Change Manager to join our team!

Would you like to work in a constantly evolving space?

Are you passionate about driving effective business change?

If you are ready to make a significant impact, we want to hear from you!

This is a fixed term appointment for 18 months.

This vacancy is part time (20 hours).

Job description

In the position of Associate Business Change Manager you will:

• Lead on business change activity and work with the project to support delivery of the business case benefits and outcomes.
• Champion the use of best practice and provide expert advice for team members and project community.
• Assess and understand the impact on stakeholders to improve the likelihood of their adoption of the change.
• Support the Project Manager in preparing and updating the change management elements of the business case.
• Provide input into creation of required Business Change products.
• Supports the engagement of relevant business/end users during this process.
• Seek out and forge meaningful working relationships with colleagues to support implementation of change projects.

We offer you:

• A chance to work in a high-performing team at the leading edge of government digital communication and service design.
• Experience working on some of the biggest projects in government, including rail reform, and zero emission and self-driving vehicles.
• An excellent learning and development programme, acknowledged as one of the best across government.
• Opportunities for flexible working and a commitment to a healthy work life balance.
• A competitive remuneration package.

Please see the attached Role Profile for further information.

Person specification

We are seeking an Associate Business Change Manager who is confident, resilient and focused; someone who brings a robust understanding of change management principles, methodologies, and tools. In this role, you will leverage your recent practical experience to apply these methodologies and techniques to both business and people change within our organisation. 

To thrive in this role you will have excellent active listening skills and a proven ability to articulate messages clearly to diverse audiences. Familiarity with project management approaches, especially Agile delivery, and excellent written communication skills will further enable you to thrive in our dynamic environment. 

Additional Information 

A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance. 

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits.

This includes:

• A generous annual leave entitlement.
• Attractive pension options with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Flexible working.
• Good career development opportunities.
• A variety of career paths.
• Inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport 

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

How to Apply 

When considering applying please look at how your experience relates to the role, and within your CV and Personal Statement (1000 word) please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following: 

• Working within the change management profession and have worked on or supported the delivery of a variety of change projects.
• Working with a range of stakeholders including senior leaders and communicating various messages both verbally and in writing.
• Writing communications for large audiences and the ability to the tone of communications based on the message and audience.
• Working in a Project environment.

Sift & Interview Dates 

The sift is due to take place from 9th July 2024.

Interviews are due to take place from 24th July 2024.

This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview. 

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates. 

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include: 

• An interview.
• A presentation.

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. 

For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This post is offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) basis to complete a finite piece of work. However, there could be potential of permanency.   

Permanent Civil Servants will not be expected to change their employment status from permanent to fixed term appointment. OGD applicants will be appointed on inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan agreement. (Remove for external campaigns).

Internal applicants will be appointed on inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan agreement. The expectation is that you will return to your previous post at the end of the loan period, which will need to be agreed with your line manager in advance.    

If you're employed by a non-departmental public body (NDPB) by moving jobs this will involve a change of employer and you may break the statutory rules on continuity of employment. 

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.

Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

Pre-employment Checking

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.