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On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Engagement and Change Manager  Inside IR35 for a 12 months contract based Hybrid 1-2 days a week in Bristol

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

The MOD is one of the biggest public procurement organisations in Europe and the single largest customer for UK industry. It currently manages approximately £20 billion of spend on capital investments in equipment and infrastructure every year. Over the next decade the MOD is committed to spending over £190 billion on equipment and support. The MOD’s customers include both the armed forces and national security agencies, and it has a diverse range of requirements, including military fighting vehicles, education services, nuclear submarines and facilities management.

The MOD’s aim is to provide its armed forces with the best capabilities to enable them to protect the UK’s security and advance national interests, both now and in the long term.

To do this the MOD has an annual budget of almost £53 billion and a workforce comprising 197,000 people. of which 54,000 are civilians working for the UK MOD.

The work really matters; the MOD offers a range of engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services they provide, in many locations across the UK. We support teams working in HR, Primary Health Care, Corporate Services, and many others.

As a Engagement and Change Manager , your main responsibilities will:

• Play a critical role in enabling the successful delivery of the Defence Supply Chain Capability Programme (DSCCP) by supporting change management, communications and engagement activity across the Supply Chain Directorate (SCD). The role will ensure that complex, multi strand change is clearly articulated, understood and embedded across Defence and with key external stakeholders.
• Be responsible for developing and delivering an integrated change, communications both internal and exeternal and engagement approach across the full DSCCP and BAU portfolio, working closely with programme leadership, delivery teams and directorate leads. This will include translating strategic intent into clear, compelling narratives; coordinating messaging across multiple change initiatives; and ensuring consistent, timely and high impact communications aligned to programme milestones and decision points.
• Require strong engagement with senior leaders, programme boards and stakeholders across Defence, enabling informed decision making and building confidence in the programme’s direction and delivery. The Business Change Manager will act as a central coordinating point for change activity, supporting effective governance, managing dependencies, and ensuring alignment across workstreams.
• Focus be on building change capability across the organisation supporting leaders and teams to adopt new ways of working, embed new capabilities and sustain long term behavioural change. The role demands a delivery focused mindset, operating confidently in ambiguity, proactively managing risks and issues, and maintaining momentum across a high profile, complex transformation programme.

Essential:

• Exceptional stakeholder management, confidently engaging a wide range of internal and external stakeholders across diverse teams and organisational levels in large complex programmes
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly, persuasively and with impact.
• Proven experience operating within large, complex programmes, including strategic communications, narrative development and aligning messaging across multiple workstreams.
• Behaviour change expertise, capable of driving adoption, influencing mindsets and supporting sustained behavioural shifts across teams and organisations.

Desirable:

• Experience in defence

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 MOD 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 MOD 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.