Business Change Manager

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p></p><div><strong>Business Change Manager- x2 opportunities available on a 2-year Fixed Term Contract/Secondment Basis</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The University of Oxford is renowned globally as a world-class centre of excellence, offering a stimulating work environment. Our research addresses critical global challenges, from reducing carbon emissions to developing vaccines during pandemics.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>We have two exciting opportunities to join our IT Services Department as a Business Change Manager. These positions offer hybrid working options.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About IT Services</strong></div><br> <div>IT Services is crucial in ensuring the University has the reliable, high-performing IT facilities necessary to support teaching, learning, research, and administration. We value and recognize our contributions and those of others, fostering a culture of belonging and collaboration.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>Role Overview</strong></div><br> <div>As a Business Change Manager, you will ensure that the impact of change initiatives across the collegiate University is understood by all stakeholders. You will support staff and students in adopting new ways of working by identifying, embedding, and sustaining changes to business processes, job roles, organisational structures, systems, and technology.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>What We Offer</strong></div><br> <div>We genuinely care about our employees&#8217; wellbeing, reflected in our comprehensive benefits, including:</div><br> <ul><br> <li>An excellent contributory pension scheme</li><br> <li>38 days of annual leave</li><br> <li>A range of childcare services</li><br> <li>Family leave schemes</li><br> <li>Cycle loan scheme</li><br> <li>Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans</li><br> <li>Membership to various social and sports clubs</li><br> </ul><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About the role</strong></div><br> <div>The Business Change Manager reports to the Head of Business Change within the Programme and Projects Delivery Group (PPDG) of IT Services. PPDG delivers IT projects that bring significant business benefits through enhanced technology and improved processes.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>These roles focus primarily on the Technology Portfolio, which includes modernising technologies and delivering wide-reaching programmes like Shared Infrastructure Services, Identity, and Data programmes.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Effective business change management is crucial to building stakeholder engagement, ensuring coherent and positive change processes, and avoiding disruption.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About You</strong></div><br> <ul><br> <li><strong>Experience</strong>: Demonstrable experience as a Business Change Manager on complex projects with diverse stakeholders.</li><br> <li><strong>Skills</strong>: Ability to manage complex situations, maintain project focus, and apply change methodologies effectively.</li><br> <li><strong>Interpersonal Skills</strong>: Excellent interpersonal skills and experience in communications planning and delivery to support change initiatives.</li><br> <li><strong>Desirable</strong>: Experience in higher education or similar non-commercial organizations, with an understanding of university management structures, politics, and culture (preferred but not essential).</li><br> </ul><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Join us in making a significant impact on the University of Oxford&#8217;s future through effective business change management.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>Application Process</strong></div><br> <div>You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The <strong>closing date</strong> for applications is <strong>12 noon on Monday 24 June.</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>Interviews</strong> will take place on the <strong>week commencing 1 July&#160;</strong>and will take place in person in Central Oxford.</div> </div>