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On behalf of The Home Office, we are looking for a Business Change Manager (Inside IR35) for a contract which is running to the end of March 2026 which is a hybrid role, occasional travel to either the Croydon or Sheffield offices

The first duty of Government is to protect the public. Since 1782, the Home Office has led work to keep the country safe from those who seek to do it harm; in doing so, we make a vital contribution to HM Government’s plan for a stronger, fairer, outward-looking and united Britain.

The role is required to manage the Business Change & Communications responsibilities to support cross‑cutting delivery of the DSA Strategy 2030 Programme.

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

As a Business Change Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Work with the project leads to ensure there is a detailed plan, including all change activities as deemed necessary by the Business Change Manager, depending upon size and complexity of the change.
• Support the Benefits Manager to identify benefits and plan appropriate measures of success to support benefits realisation.
• Lead/support the development of relevant Business Change products (such as Stakeholder Management Plan, Change Impact Assessment or Business Readiness Assessment) as deemed necessary.
• Support the project leads in developing business readiness criteria, including undertaking a Change Impact Assessment to identify who is impacted and how; agreeing this with the customer and ensuring all mitigating actions are reflected within the final business readiness checklist.
• Provide and review content for communications relating to Business Change across the programme and/or projects and ensure requirements are reflected in the communications plan.
• Support the Business Change activity and work with the projects to deliver the business case benefits and outcomes.
• Support the Business Change Lead in the championing of the use of best practice Business Change standards, tools and processes.
• Undertake comprehensive stakeholder identification so we have a clear understanding of the different stakeholder groups and a targeted stakeholder management plan and communications plan that is responsive to their needs.

Essential Skills

• Strong experience across the full business change process within a busy central government department or team
• APMG business change and project management qualifications
• Strong experience and skillset across both people focus and IT business change
• Excellent communication skills
• Stakeholder engagement at all levels which does Include IT and project management
• Strong self starter with a pro active approach to all duties

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Home Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Home Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".