Change Manager

As part of the Forestry Commission (FC), Forest Services (FS) are the Government's forestry experts. We advise nationally and locally on how to unlock the full potential of woodlands and support the forestry sector to protect, improve and expand England’s valuable woodland assets, ensuring that they continue to provide benefits to people, the environment and the economy.

The Business Transformation team within Forest Services is responsible for driving transformational change and continual business improvement. It includes teams of change and project management professionals alongside development teams (teams of business analysis professionals headed up by development managers).

We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced change professionals to help us develop and implement business transformation projects, from developing new systems and processes, to improving our ways of working. We encourage applications from those with experience of supporting IT and systems change, as well as broader cultural and transformational change.

Purpose of the job

The Change Manager role supports the delivery of business transformation projects across Forest Services, undertaking change management activities which enable staff and stakeholders to embrace new ways of working. The role works closely with colleagues in project management, business analysis, and delivery teams, to deliver high quality projects which help to achieve our organisational vision: more and better protected trees and woodlands that deliver for society, the climate, nature and a greener economy – for today and for future generations.

Your key work areas will consist of:

• Facilitating and delivering change activities at all stages of the project life cycle, from vision, through to readiness, training, benefits realisation and close
• Managing a range of change projects, identifying dependencies and ensuring that changes are understood, implemented and embedded as business as usual
• Gathering information about projects being delivered across the organisation, to help us better coordinate, assess, and prioritise organisational change
• Supporting rollout/implementation of Change Management tools and templates, to ensure a consistent approach across the organisation
• Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, building and maintaining good working relationships to help meet forestry objectives
• Helping to promote cross-team working through effective engagement with teams outside of your immediate work area