Head of Business Change
6 months ago
Deliver great value for residents. Get great prospects for your career.
We’re always looking for better ways of doing things. How can we make the most of our resources? Increase efficiency, digitise and improve ways of working? Create new spaces our residents want to spend time in? These are just some of the things you could be looking at when you join us. You’re going to have a big impact on what we do, so you’ll be trusted to take ownership of your work. You’ll have time to immerse yourself in the organisation. To deliver better today. And to create a better tomorrow.
Because we’re Bracknell Forest
What it’s like working in our team
The Business Change team operates in a fast-paced environment, delivering programmes and projects which have a deep and substantial impact on all areas of the Council and on the way in which the public access services.
We are a talented, supportive and friendly team, working together to achieve ambitious goals which will help us to deliver the best results for residents.
You will be supported to carry out the following duties, responsibilities and training
- To be the Council’s operational expert lead on portfolio and programme management and the delivery of sustained change across the Council with the ability to coach and develop these skills in others.
- Lead on managing the planning, implementation and tracking of the Council’s business change programme ensuring the business and strategic goals of the programme are met, driving, and sustaining momentum in delivering improvements for customers, savings and non-financial benefits.
- Advise and support senior managers to enable them to lead and direct the programme and project activity they are accountable for delivering.
The benefits you will experience are
- An inclusive and social working environment.
- Flexible and home-based working opportunities including a flexi-time scheme.
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Regular opportunities for development.
- A great office location next to travel links and the regenerated town centre.
- Internal sports and social club opportunities.
- Discounted leisure centre and gym membership.
- Supermarket discount.
- An interest free loan for a rail season ticket.
What we’re looking for
A highly skilled business change programme manager; a strategic thinker who leads with enthusiasm, positivity, determination, and resilience. You should have significant knowledge and demonstrable experience of leading and managing change portfolios/programmes in a complex multi-functional organisation, ideally in a political environment.
Interview date
19th and 22nd March
Want to ask us a question?
For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role. Please contact:
Name: Abby Thomas
Job Title: Assistant Director: Chief Executive’s Office
Phone Number: 01344 353307
Bracknell Forest Council is recognised as a Disability Confident Employer, working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let us know if you need any adjustments at any point during the recruitment process.
As part of the Council’s ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date if a suitable redeployee is identified.
No agencies please.
Equal Opportunities
**Salary**: £64,761.00-£70,071.00 per year
**Benefits**:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Casual dress
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Transport links
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bracknell, RG12 1JD
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