Change Manager


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£59,816 to £59,816 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Southampton
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	1 Oct 2026
Closing date:	9 Oct 2026

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Summary

Can you lead business change activity for a high-profile programme that will shape how HM Coastguard coordinates emergency response?

Do you have the stakeholder engagement skills to bring operational users, programme teams and external partners together around complex change?

Have you gathered and managed requirements within a project or programme environment with an understanding of Command and Control in emergency services?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a Change Manager for the Command and Control Programme to support one of HM Coastguard’s major programme priorities: procuring and delivering a new Command and Control platform. HM Coastguard is the operational arm of the MCA, responsible for search and rescue, pollution response, vessel traffic management, maritime safety, maritime security, and emergency and disaster management. Working within the HMCG Commercial and Programme Delivery Team, you will help ensure operational colleagues and wider stakeholders are engaged, prepared and supported through change, enabling the programme to deliver intended outcomes, value for money and lasting benefits.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at: Maritime and Coastguard Agency - Department for Transport Careers

As the Change Manager for the Command and Control Programme, you will be the embedded HMCG representative within the programme team, acting as the bridge between the programme and business users. You will lead business readiness, change communications, stakeholder engagement and benefits management, while supporting requirements development, business cases and procurement activity for this critical operational capability.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

Providing visible and effective leadership for business change management activity across the programme.

Working with programme and project managers to support delivery of business case benefits and outcomes.

Leading the development and use of change management products, tools and roadmaps.

Identifying, qualifying and monitoring business readiness criteria before programme implementation.

Engaging internal and external stakeholders to support adoption of change with minimal impact on service delivery.

Leading business change messaging in partnership with the Communications Manager.

Supporting requirements capture, programme scope definition, business cases and procurement exercises.

Providing direction, guidance and support to colleagues and contribute to the development of others.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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