Change Programme Lead (Operational Services)
| Posting date: | 03 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £41,934 to £46,945 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 September 2025 |
| Location: | Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Huntingdonshire District Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC) is passionate about providing high-quality services to our communities, residents and businesses. This means we must employ and retain the most talented and dedicated people.
Situated within the heart of the Cambridge-Peterborough Growth Area, Huntingdonshire is a beautiful district that boasts thriving market towns and many attractive villages, each with its own identity. We are an innovative and forward-thinking local authority whose residents are at the heart of our decision-making.
At HDC we want to employ staff who embody our icare values (Inspiring, Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Enterprising), all of which support our ultimate purpose of putting our customers first.
Job details
About the role
The Change Programme Lead (Operational Services) role will be responsible for driving continuous improvement and innovative transformation across frontline services, ensuring efficient, responsive, and high-performing delivery for residents and stakeholders, with a clear focus on achieving better outcomes for the communities we serve.
The role leads change programs, embeds best practices and harnesses data insights to implement system improvements, working closely with operational teams, service managers and internal and external partners.
By championing smarter working, fostering collaboration, and promoting a culture of innovation, the postholder supports the Council's corporate priorities and iCare values, delivering cleaner, greener and more effective public services that make a real difference to residents across Huntingdonshire.
About you
The ideal candidate is a proactive and adaptable change management professional with Lean Six Sigma and project management qualifications, strong analytical and communication skills, and proven experience driving service improvements within complex operational environments.
Comfortable with data analysis, process mapping and engaging with diverse stakeholders, this person thrives on collaboration, embraces innovation and exemplifies HDC’s iCare Values to help deliver better outcomes for Huntingdonshire’s residents.
Highly organised and flexible, the candidate can manage competing priorities, travel as needed and support teams through challenging change initiatives with a clear focus on making a positive impact for the community.
An offer of employment is conditional upon having the right to work in the UK. Huntingdonshire District Council does not hold a Sponsorship Licence and is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or take over sponsorship for any role.
Apply
Does this sound like the opportunity for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you. To apply for this position, please complete the application form.
The closing date is 9am on 26 September 2025 and interviews will be held the week commencing 6 October 2025.
However, this is a rolling campaign and we'll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and will close the advert early should we receive suitable applications, so please don't delay in applying!
For many of our roles (where it is possible) we are currently working remotely and anticipate in the future returning to a hybrid office model on a flexible basis. This will still include work from home and flexi-time opportunities in order to provide a good work life balance whilst still ensuring that teams benefit from in person interaction. Candidates should therefore be within commutable distance of our offices in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire or able to attend meetings as required if further afield.
Should you have any additional questions regarding submitting an application, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@huntingdonshire.gov.uk.
Please note that the official closing date is as above, and will be the correct date. Some third-party websites may have different dates. Please refer to the HDC website for the official closing date to ensure you do not miss out on applying.
Working for the council
As an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity and are supportive employers, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee-led environment.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work-life balance.
Situated within the heart of the Cambridge-Peterborough Growth Area, Huntingdonshire is a beautiful district that boasts thriving market towns and many attractive villages, each with its own identity. We are an innovative and forward-thinking local authority whose residents are at the heart of our decision-making.
At HDC we want to employ staff who embody our icare values (Inspiring, Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful, Enterprising), all of which support our ultimate purpose of putting our customers first.
Job details
About the role
The Change Programme Lead (Operational Services) role will be responsible for driving continuous improvement and innovative transformation across frontline services, ensuring efficient, responsive, and high-performing delivery for residents and stakeholders, with a clear focus on achieving better outcomes for the communities we serve.
The role leads change programs, embeds best practices and harnesses data insights to implement system improvements, working closely with operational teams, service managers and internal and external partners.
By championing smarter working, fostering collaboration, and promoting a culture of innovation, the postholder supports the Council's corporate priorities and iCare values, delivering cleaner, greener and more effective public services that make a real difference to residents across Huntingdonshire.
About you
The ideal candidate is a proactive and adaptable change management professional with Lean Six Sigma and project management qualifications, strong analytical and communication skills, and proven experience driving service improvements within complex operational environments.
Comfortable with data analysis, process mapping and engaging with diverse stakeholders, this person thrives on collaboration, embraces innovation and exemplifies HDC’s iCare Values to help deliver better outcomes for Huntingdonshire’s residents.
Highly organised and flexible, the candidate can manage competing priorities, travel as needed and support teams through challenging change initiatives with a clear focus on making a positive impact for the community.
An offer of employment is conditional upon having the right to work in the UK. Huntingdonshire District Council does not hold a Sponsorship Licence and is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or take over sponsorship for any role.
Apply
Does this sound like the opportunity for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you. To apply for this position, please complete the application form.
The closing date is 9am on 26 September 2025 and interviews will be held the week commencing 6 October 2025.
However, this is a rolling campaign and we'll be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and will close the advert early should we receive suitable applications, so please don't delay in applying!
For many of our roles (where it is possible) we are currently working remotely and anticipate in the future returning to a hybrid office model on a flexible basis. This will still include work from home and flexi-time opportunities in order to provide a good work life balance whilst still ensuring that teams benefit from in person interaction. Candidates should therefore be within commutable distance of our offices in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire or able to attend meetings as required if further afield.
Should you have any additional questions regarding submitting an application, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@huntingdonshire.gov.uk.
Please note that the official closing date is as above, and will be the correct date. Some third-party websites may have different dates. Please refer to the HDC website for the official closing date to ensure you do not miss out on applying.
Working for the council
As an employer who values diversity of thought, we seek to employ candidates from a range of backgrounds in order to make our organisation more innovative. We are seeking candidates who are looking for their next career opportunity and are supportive employers, enabling our staff to work in an environment that produces high standards of work in an employee-led environment.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our recruitment and along with our values we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment, where diversity is valued and there is equality of opportunity. We therefore welcome applications from all sections of the community and we offer a range of benefits, including flexitime, to encourage a work-life balance.
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