Transformational Change Manager

3 days ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Leeds Music Education Partnership Full time
Job Description

Job Title: Transformational Change Manager

Job Purpose: We are seeking an experienced Transformational Change Manager to join our team at Leeds Music Education Partnership. As a key member of our Children & Families Directorate, you will play a central role in the successful development and delivery of our transformation agenda.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and manage a significant, varied, and complex programme of change aligned to our directorate's transformation agenda, ensuring successful delivery.
  • Matrix management of multi-disciplinary project teams, identifying and planning for required resource within project programmes.
  • Provide support to teams, managers, and senior leaders, ensuring readiness for change.
  • Provide strategic and operational leadership across the directorate in change and transformation, with high-support, high-challenge.
  • Manage performance of the team across a range of agreed indicators and undertake management actions to improve performance as necessary.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives through contributing to cross-organisation projects and collaborative working with partners across the education sector.
  • Engage with partners and other stakeholders to gain agreement to, and ensure ongoing commitment to, delivering our change and transformation agenda.
  • Be aware of relevant legislation, guidance, policies, and interpret and apply them consistently.
  • Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities as necessary to ensure up-to-date knowledge and skills.
  • Be aware of and comply with Leeds Music Education Partnership policies and procedures, e.g., child protection, health, safety, and security, confidentiality, and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
  • Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse of equality and diversity.

Requirements:

  • Able to work flexibly across different work locations and areas as appropriate.
  • Strong leadership skills in the context of managing change and leading major projects.
  • Effective application of project management techniques and methodologies to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Excellent report writing skills, with the ability to present complex information succinctly.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across team and organisational boundaries.
  • Strong analytical skills, including the ability to gather, interpret, present data from a range of sources.

Essential Requirements:

  • Substantial experience of working within a programme and/or project management environment.
  • Of leading and managing projects involving partnership working across a variety of disciplines and professions.
  • Of supporting teams through both cultural and operational change to ensure effective service delivery.
  • Of working within a matrix management approach, between line manager, project managers, service managers, and other senior colleagues.

Behavioural & other Characteristics required:

  • Committed to continuous improvement.
  • Able to understand and observe Leeds Music Education Partnership Equality & Diversity Policies.
  • Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities to ensure up-to-date knowledge, skills, and continuous professional development.


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