About the job

Job summary

The role of the Business Change Manager is to proactively prepare the business for the impact of the changes being delivered by the project. The Business Change Manager provides a bridge between the project and the business users to ensure that activities are planned and completed to enable the business to implement the agreed change, minimise disruption, and realise the business benefits.

Within Dstl the role will focus upon championing business change within Digital, a part of Dstl’s Operations Division. The role will focus on utilising the Dstl Change Management Framework and following the methodology through the use of tools and processes based on best practice.

Dstl Digital provides the essential IT tools to enable the successful delivery of our science and technology for the benefit of Dstl’s customers. Digital delivers a wide range of tools and upgrades through our outsourced service provider, Sopra Steria Ltd.

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

We particularly welcome female and ethnic minority applicants and those from the LGBTQI community, as they are under-represented within Dstl at these levels.

Job description

These responsibilities are taken from the Project Delivery Complexity Framework (PDCF) and describe the career pathway for the Business Change Manager role.

• Leadership & Delivery – Provide visible and effective leadership, lead the business change management activity and work with the project manager to deliver the Business Case benefits and outcomes. Develop clear vision and standards and champion the use of best practice business change management standards, tools and processes. Build strong networks both internally and externally.
• Business Case – Lead on the change management elements of the Business Case.
• Change Products – Lead the creation of the required Business Change products for the project according to the Dstl Change Management Framework. Lead on engagement with key contacts. Ensure products are used appropriately by the Project Manager / the business.
• Change Planning – Establish and maintain the change plan for the project and provide input into the overall Project Plan.
• Business Readiness – Identify, qualify, and update the business readiness criteria before implementation. Report on the tracking of these to ‘approve/refuse’ go-live to the Project Manager.
• Benefits Management – Work in partnership with the Benefits Manager  and stakeholders to plan benefits realisation as part of Business Change across projects.
• Change Communication  – Lead on Business Change messaging, working closely with Communications Manager or take responsibility for communications. Provides content for communications relating to Business Change across project.
• Stakeholder Management – Identify, classify, and update stakeholder engagement plan. Lead stakeholder engagement on project to ensure it meets Business Change requirements. Point of contact for senior stakeholders.
• Guidance & Support – Provide direction and guidance to team, and support development of others. Lead Business Change activities across the project.

Person specification

We are looking for someone who has:
•    A strong desire to deliver outputs for Defence through Science and Technology and our Digital business change projects;
•    The ability to lead, influence and motivate a broad team to deliver exploitable project outputs;
•    The ability to manage and influence stakeholders to ensure project success.
•    Excellent communication skills

Leadership

As a leader in Defence you will help shape, role model and bring to life the ‘One Defence’ mindset that will enable us to deliver our vision and strategic objectives. Your leadership style must be inspiring, confident and empowering. Working at every level of our organisation to break down silos, unite teams and create a culture that is trusting, collaborative, innovative, diverse and inclusive. Enabling us to deliver with pace and agility through the skills, commitment and empowerment of our employees and military colleagues.

Important Information

Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.

This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

 

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,667, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £12,060 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

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

We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you.   

Sifting will take place week commencing the 22nd January 2024 with interviews to be arranged from the 5th February 202, these will be held at Porton Down, Salisbury SP4 0JQ

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.