Change & Engagement Manager

The Scout Association
We have an exciting opportunity for a Change & Engagement Manager to join our amazing team. Location: Gilwell Park, Chingford London (with Hybrid option) Salary: £43,963.85 Band F Level 3, inclusive outer London weighting & Market Supplement Term: Fixed-term Contract until September 2024 Working Hours: 35 hours per week We re Scouts and everyone s welcome here – all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright. About the Change & Engagement Manager Role: As our Change & Engagement Manager, you will particularly focus on engagement with the movement ensuring our volunteers are supported, with specific support put in place for volunteer leaders and managers, and ensuring feedback from volunteers is heard and responded to. You ll be working cross-functionally with staff and volunteers, providing the resources, tools and approach to support the adoption of changes. What we are looking for in our Change & Engagement Manager: Experience in design and delivery of learning, training and engagement Experience in delivering practical change with a variety of audiences, including volunteers or community members Experience of working with senior stakeholders to understand, manage and challenge their assumptions about change. Experience working in a matrix type environment, engaging with multiple sponsors and stakeholders. Significant experience as a team member delivering a successful large change programme involving multiple projects including digital or technology focussed projects. Experience working with a range of project management techniques across a complex transformation portfolio Experience in delivering change at a large and geographically dispersed scale (e.g. national, regional) Key responsibilities as our Change & Engagement Manager: Engaging with our volunteers, understanding their challenges and barriers and using this to shape our approach to change management Working with the communications team to develop change and engagement messages that are cohesive, clear and compelling Working with senior colleagues to plan engagement and change, especially end-user experience, engagement and training Leading engagement and consultation exercises to understand how the change will impact our volunteers Inputting into change planning for the organisation, working alongside PMO and other colleagues to integrate this into with project planning Working with the Senior Change Manager to further develop the change management framework and tools Helping embed change management principles, techniques and tools within the organisation with a focus on training and learning Any other accountabilities commensurate with the general level of responsibility of the job As our Change & Engagement Manager in return, we offer you: Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department Be proud to say you re part of a team with Investors in People (Gold) Plenty of opportunity for learning and development 25 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 28 days after two years, then increasing again to 32 days after five years Four extra days to look after your family when they need you Three extra days over Christmas We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer Maternity/Paternity Leave Flexible working hours Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits Study and volunteer leave Closing date: 11:59pm Monday 19 June 2023 Interviews will be held on w/c Monday 26 June 2023 Don t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click Apply now! The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds. Strictly no agencies