Senior Change Partner (Maternity Cover)


Company:	Innovate UK
Salary:	£70,752 to £70,752 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Swindon, SN2 1FL
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 3 days remote
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	28 Oct 2026
Closing date:	11 Nov 2026

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Summary

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Partnering with senior leaders and team/s across Innovate UK to develop mature, authentic and collaborative relationships to assess change needs and develop tailored, high-quality change, communication and engagement strategies.

Improve the process of engagement and adoption of business change across the leaders and team/s you partner with and more broadly Innovate UK, collaborating with colleagues and senior stakeholders to support delivery of change.

Working with team/s to improve consistent engagement and adoption of business change across the organisation and aligning with/influencing of the overall UKRI approach.

Working collaboratively with other Change Business Partners and more broadly the Business Capability and Change team to continue to evolve change and adoption methodologies and practices, keeping them innovative and current.

Designing, baselining and tracking adoption and engagement for planned changes. Producing and delivering communications and engagement strategies and/or advise delivery team/s, checking actions are in place to drive adoption and engagements.

Developing a single roadmap for engagement and adoption of business change for the team/s you partner with, aligned with the organisational level roadmap to ensure change lands successfully creating minimum disruption for the organisation.

Work closely with Business Capability and Change Leadership team, Senior Business Change Partners, Delivery Leads, Workstream Leads and business owners to develop a compelling narrative around change and the overall story about the Innovate UK change journey.

Development of clear, meaningful, proportionate, compelling and high-quality communications which engage stakeholders and audiences at all levels.

Coaching at all levels of the organisation, including ELB and Director level on the practice of good change management and change leadership. Developing guidance that can be cascaded throughout the organisation.

Advising, mentoring, and challenging senior staff and stakeholders to ensure Business Change can deliver complex and disruptive change in the most effective ways.

Contribute to the development and evolution of frameworks to be used by Programme and Project Managers to drive increased engagement and provide smooth transition of change projects into BAU.

Work closely with Business Capability and Change Leadership, Senior Change Business Partners, Change Business Partners, Delivery Leads, Workstream Leads and business owners to develop a compelling narrative around change and the overall story about the Innovate UK change journey.

Supporting Programme and Project Managers in the co-ordination and production of engagement activities which drive effective adoption, smooth transition of change into BAU and ensuring benefit realisation.

Management of engagement and adoption channels, tools and techniques to support the delivery of business change, ensuring the channels of communication are complimentary and appropriate to the organisation’s needs.

Working across IUK with the aim of influencing and improving the Staff Survey results relating to Management of Change.

Managing Business Change Partners and resources as required including line management and budget.

This is not an exhaustive list and you might be encouraged to undertake any other duties across the wider directorate, commensurate with the Band and level of responsibility of this post, for which the post holder has the key experience and/or training.

Essential requirements

Shortlisting criteria (S) – Assessed at shortlisting (I) – Assessed at interview (S&I) – Assessed at both shortlisting and interview Person Specification: Experience & Qualifications: Essential – Change Management qualification or equivalent experience (S). Project Management or Continuous Improvement qualification or equivalent experience (S). Significant experience of and in-depth understanding of change and the implications of taking individuals, teams and organisations on a change journey (S&I). Proven ability to build and maintain mature and collaborative relationships with individuals and teams, particularly at senior/executive leadership level (S&I). Proven experience of leading and advising on change strategies and approaches specifically to support change programme goals (S&I). Extensive experience of developing, writing and editing high quality, engaging communications for a wide range of audiences and channels, with excellent knowledge of how to use different channels to maximise effectiveness (S&I). Exceptional verbal and written communications skills and the ability to translate complex information into clear and accessible messages (S&I). Strong organisational and project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines and stakeholders (S&I).

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