Senior Business Change Manager
| Posting date: | 26 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £45,413 to £57,422 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Southampton |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 3088625JF-R |
Summary
Are you an experienced Senior Business Change Manager with a knack for handling complex projects? Join our dynamic Business Change team within the IT Portfolio and be part of our resource pool, working on a variety of strategic projects. Current initiatives include CRM, ServiceNow, Windows 10 upgrades and the Digital Strategy.
What You’ll Do:
Focus on the people side of change, working with in partnership with the project manager, business analyst and sponsor to deliver long-term, strategically aligned outcomes.
Work across multiple campuses as well as from home.
Lead change impact assessments, recommend relevant change management interventions, assess business readiness, and implement associated change management strategies and plans, including engagement, training, and resistance management.
Play a key role in ensuring change initiatives meet objectives on time and within budget by increasing employee adoption and usage.
What You’ll Bring:
Extensive practical experience as a business change manager and a deep understanding of the critical role change management plays in the success of programme and project delivery.
Business change management qualifications/training undertaken.
A highly professional approach, with the ability to work proactively with staff at all levels, using a range of strategies to remove obstacles and support staff, resulting in positive and successful change.
Excellent communication skills, both direct and indirect, suitable for a wide cross-section of stakeholders.
The ability to select and utilise a range of change management tools and methodologies that match the project/programme needs.
Working at UoS:
Benefits and Work Environment:
We offer an occupational pension scheme, 30 days holiday, plus up to 6 University Closure Days, and 8 bank holidays (FTE). Our office is based in Southampton, with opportunities for regular flexible working and working from home upon agreement with your line manager.
We value work-life balance, reflected in our generous parental leave policy and participation in the Childcare Voucher Scheme. We welcome requests for part-time or flexible working arrangements and encourage applications from those who have had career breaks.
As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.
Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.
What You’ll Do:
Focus on the people side of change, working with in partnership with the project manager, business analyst and sponsor to deliver long-term, strategically aligned outcomes.
Work across multiple campuses as well as from home.
Lead change impact assessments, recommend relevant change management interventions, assess business readiness, and implement associated change management strategies and plans, including engagement, training, and resistance management.
Play a key role in ensuring change initiatives meet objectives on time and within budget by increasing employee adoption and usage.
What You’ll Bring:
Extensive practical experience as a business change manager and a deep understanding of the critical role change management plays in the success of programme and project delivery.
Business change management qualifications/training undertaken.
A highly professional approach, with the ability to work proactively with staff at all levels, using a range of strategies to remove obstacles and support staff, resulting in positive and successful change.
Excellent communication skills, both direct and indirect, suitable for a wide cross-section of stakeholders.
The ability to select and utilise a range of change management tools and methodologies that match the project/programme needs.
Working at UoS:
Benefits and Work Environment:
We offer an occupational pension scheme, 30 days holiday, plus up to 6 University Closure Days, and 8 bank holidays (FTE). Our office is based in Southampton, with opportunities for regular flexible working and working from home upon agreement with your line manager.
We value work-life balance, reflected in our generous parental leave policy and participation in the Childcare Voucher Scheme. We welcome requests for part-time or flexible working arrangements and encourage applications from those who have had career breaks.
As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.
Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.
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