Transformation And Change Lead

Lead the design, development and delivery of large-scale transformation programmes across allocated service areas, ensuring alignment with the Council's strategic priorities, corporate blueprint and target operating models. The role ensures effective allocation of Transformation & Change resources, drives consistent programme and project management standards, and provides expert leadership and advice to senior stakeholders to ensure successful, sustainable change., * Lead one or more complex transformation programmes, delivering organisational change in line with best practice and Council standards.

• Design programme approaches, including scope, phases, delivery methodology and benefits framework.
• Ensure compliance with change management processes, governance, reporting and quality assurance requirements.
• Deliver programme outcomes on time, within budget, and to defined quality standards.
• Plan, manage and monitor programme budgets (up to £10m), overseeing forecasting, expenditure and benefits realisation.
• Allocate programme and project resources effectively to agreed priorities.
• Provide recommendations to senior leaders on investment, resources, performance and strategic direction.
• Act as a strategic advisor to the Chief Executive, Directors and senior managers.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders at all levels to ensure engagement and support.
• Ensure service users' needs are reflected in programme design and delivery.
• Oversee risk, issue and dependency management across the programme portfolio.
• Support and guide project managers to ensure consistent and effective project delivery.
• Mentor, coach and support programme and project team members to develop capability and embed programme management best practice.
• Ensure the wellbeing and safe working of staff and service users.
• Promote and uphold equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility across all programme activity.
• Support environmental sustainability in Council operations and contracted services.
• Work within all relevant legislation, Council policies and information governance requirements.
• Undertake required learning and development, and perform any other duties appropriate to the grade., * Bi-Weekly Payments
• 37 Hours Per Week
• Hybrid Working

• MSP (Managing Successful Programmes) - Foundation & Practitioner.
• PRINCE2 - Foundation & Practitioner or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of large-scale business change and programme management methodologies.
• P3O Foundation.
• Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Project Server, Align, SharePoint or similar PPM systems.