HEAD OF BUSINESS ADOPTION


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LA International Computer Consultants Ltd

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23rd July 2021

Location

England

Salary/Rate

£900 - £1000

Type

Contract

Start Date

ASAP (12 months +)

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Our Client is urgently looking for a HEAD OF BUSINESS ADOPTION

12-Months contract initially

Contract inside of IR35

What I'll be doing - your accountabilities:

*Lead and develop the Change Management team to build capability and quality in change management, ensuring the business adoption team act as the conscience of our programme, and that we land change that 'sticks' and deliver with certainty.

*Change management/business adoption strategy, best practice and principles. Develop, own and continually improve the Change Management handbook and toolkit, including incorporation of lessons learned. Ensure their usage and review completed tools. Ensure key principles are captured and built into the individual change programme approaches. Keep status of projects up-to-date, ensure action items are document and resolved, and provide updates to leadership as needed

*Drive and operationalise change management process to ensure adoption of the changes required, including

oStakeholder matrix/personas engagement/management

oChange and business impact assessment, business adoption strategy and delivery and business readiness management and support for the business roll-out plan

oEnsure the change is embedded into BAU and sustained, and transition training, change and communications materials to the business teams and BAU post go-live

oEmbedded benefits delivery and realisation

*Partner with CFU/CU and Group Finance to ensure appropriate knowledge sharing, and identify & mitigate roadblocks to success

*Ensure alignment of all change management communications to strategic plan and corporate messages. Agree key messages with executive stakeholders as appropriate and ensure these are built into communications planning with consistency and strategic context across programmes and projects.

*Lead engagement with Training and Internal Communications to ensure alignment of change management solutions to corporate standards and group messages. Engage HR and other programmes for successful end to end delivery and adoption of well managed change

*Responsible for building and maintaining strong senior manager level relationships both internally and externally as applicable. Building on existing networks and developing relevant contacts throughout the organisation.

*Lead the design, engagement and ongoing management of a Change Network including CFU/CU Change Champions and Change Management teams.

Skills required for the job

Provide detailed information on any qualifications, technical expertise or security clearance that you will need for the job. (See example statements below).

*Significant, diverse experience in leading business transformation teams, including application of recognised methodologies and toolkits, qualified change manager (e.g. APMG) and/or 8+ years' experience of working within a Change Management function of a large organisation, supporting business critical projects.

*Stakeholder focussed: Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills with strong change management skills, particularly in understanding stakeholder engagement principles and practices

*Matrix working: Comfortable working on a large programme where activities are managed according to a matrix structure. Able to work collaboratively and manage the time of their team to meet project deliverables. Able to challenge others and deal with resistance to change to meet defined Programme objectives. Open, transparent, confident, collaborative & proactive and can work with ambiguity and challenge

*Leading our people: proven people management skills with the ability to motivate, develop and manage in a complex environment. Experienced in building expertise and capability within a programme. Lead both people and project work, and interact with varying levels of management

*Story-telling with data: strong skills in building the case for change, drawing on data and analytical techniques, and communicating this to business audiences. Advanced writing skills and the ability to synthesize system information and business processes into materials for a variety of technical and non-technical audiences

*Business acumen: Knowledgeable in business strategy and the drivers of organisational performance, including people drivers of performance and financial literacy (e.g. business KPIs, business cases)

Experience you would be expected to have:

MANDATORY

*Experience in leading change and business adoption, with knowledge of building change management strategies, tools and their application.

*Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and interpersonal skills. Comfortable dealing with challenge and conflict using influencing and empathy skills to resolve conflicts.

*Ability to build and manage relationships at all levels and across varying functions of the organization

*Experience of working in a Finance organisation, with knowledge/understanding of the Tower process activities and associated interdependencies

*Experienced in converting complex finance systems / processes into easily digestible collateral for decision making and engagement purposes

*Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations

PREFERRED

*Senior Management and Leadership including during times of major restructuring and transformation

*High attention to departmental reputation with a proactive and flexible attitude in line with BT values.

LA International Computer Consultants Ltd is an HMG Approved Consultancy and operates as an IT & Engineering Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency, depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International Computer Consultants Ltd (Recruiter Awards for Excellence - Best IT, Best Public Sector & Gold Awards) and the most prestigious award, that any business can receive, won in consecutive years, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade;

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