People Change Consultant

We are offering a unique opportunity for a dynamic People Change Consultant to join our local government client in Essex. This role presents a chance to significantly impact large-scale transformational work programmes, making it an exciting prospect for the right candidate.

Your role as a People Change Consultant is crucial in providing highly specialist change management expertise, advice, and guidance within our transformational work programmes. Starting immediately, your contributions will enable strategic aims and deliver the organisational plan.

Responsibility

As a Change Consultant, you will be a valued collaborative team member, working with other specialist teams, the broader People and Organisational Development and Transformation Delivery, and support to influence and shape change initiatives and programmes.

Qualification – Essential

• GCSE Grade (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics.
• Educated to degree level (RFQ Level 6) or equivalent by experience.
• With ongoing professional development, CIPD or Change Management, Prosci Practitioner, APMG Practitioner, Change Management Institute, etc. are desirable.
• Advanced –Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Social Media.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience Requirements - Criteria-to be Tested at Shortlisting

• Demonstrable knowledge of the critical factors in leading change and practical experience of applying project and programme management approaches, taking ownership for identifying risks and creating mitigation plans, evidence of delivering large-scale change on time and to quality and budget.
• Expert knowledge in Change Management frameworks, methodologies, approaches and toolkits – including Prosci and ADKAR.
• Knowledge and experience of organisational development theories successfully applied in complex environments or transformation programmes.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to tailor approaches to meet the needs of diverse audiences with differing levels of understanding, including creating engaging and tailored materials.
• Effective in engaging with partners and stakeholders, confident in managing multiple and conflicting stakeholder expectations.
• Planning, facilitating, and delivering stakeholder workshops, individual engagement, training, and coaching interventions.
• Experienced in managing change programmes and projects, developing business cases, identifying risks, and creating mitigation plans.
• Delivering change readiness, maturity, and impact assessments to develop integrated people change plans.
• Experienced in managing diverse workloads through prioritisation, remaining credible under pressure, and working effectively in ambiguous situations.

Essential Compliance Requirements

A pre-engagement screening is mandatory for this role. Please be prepared for this additional step in the application process.

Diamond Blaque Group, a leading public sector provider, is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.