Senior Change Manager

Job Description

Are you passionate about helping people embrace change and realise the benefits of digital transformation? The Senior Change Manager is a key specialist role within the Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS), responsible for shaping, leading and embedding strategic change across digital projects, programmes and value streams. Working closely with Members and staff of both Houses, as well as colleagues across PDS, you will apply recognised change management methodologies to successfully deliver and sustain digital transformation initiatives, including the introduction of new technologies and services. You will ensure that users remain at the heart of every change, helping individuals and teams adopt new ways of working with confidence. This is a varied and rewarding role, offering the opportunity to collaborate with teams across Parliament, engage with a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior and high-profile figures, and gain unique insight into how Parliament operates. The role also includes line management responsibilities, providing leadership and support to members of the team. What You Need If you have strong team building and people management skills with the ability to lead and develop a diverse team, ensuring resources are organised appropriately and effectively while upholding the values of equality, diversity, and inclusion, we'd love to hear from you. You'll also bring: Demonstrable ability to develop and successfully implement Change Management strategies and plans (based on Change Management methodologies) across the lifecycle of a large/complex programme or project, including embedding the change. Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills, with experience of building and maintaining strong relationships with colleagues and diverse groups of stakeholders at all levels, ensuring a good understanding of their needs and challenges. Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively, demonstrating excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and deliver results within often tight and competing deadlines. Ability to manage people effectively, with experience of setting realistic objectives, monitoring performance, giving feedback, and supporting development using a coaching approach. Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and their practical implementation The ability to pass security clearance, backed by the right to work in the UK About The Team The Digital Delivery team is a new function in the Parliamentary Digital Service, bringing together the capabilities needed from across PDS to form lean, collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams that manage the full lifecycle of our products. Organised into Value Streams that align with Parliament's business capabilities, our work reflects the breadth of Parliament's impact. The teams formed around our products work with an agile mindset, embodying our vision of: 'Working with integrity to deliver high quality outcomes at pace. Doing our best work together, to empower a modern Parliament'. About Us UK Parliament is steeped in history and tradition. It is an important part of UK life, and we need to ensure as many people as possible can engage with its work. This is why we are at the start of a huge transformation programme powered by technology. The Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) works with the House of Commons and the House of Lords with all their IT and digital needs. We are here to realise the digital ambitions of a modern Parliament and welcome you to join us in building a digital democracy. Our Package In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to: generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 days in addition to bank holidays generous maternity pay policy up to 6 months full pay enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27% on-site gym, nursery, catering, post office, travel office and GP flexible options including hybrid working and family friendly policies How To Apply Please make sure you're clear on the requirements of the role these can be found in the Job Description. To apply you will need to upload an anonymised copy of your CV demonstrating your experience and provide written statements (maximum of 500 words) to outline your experience for Criterion 1,2 and 3. Our application process is anonymous, Please do not include any personal information on your CV that could identify you. This includes the filename. Our Culture For our people, we provide an amazing opportunity to bring their talents to an institution that sits right at the heart of society in the UK. We are helping to change UK Parliament and strengthen democracy. What matters here is your potential for growth and your commitment to playing your part in our ongoing success. We are passionate about providing an environment which promotes inclusion, diversity and equality. Regardless of your age, gender, ethnicity, beliefs or any of the other things that make you, you. We welcome applications from people who feel under-represented in the workforce. This includes those who may feel disadvantaged because of their socioeconomic circumstances. TPBN1_UKTJ