Eden Brown Synergy are working with a Public Sector Organisation within Essex, who require an experienced People Change Consultant to join their expanding team. This is a fixed term, full time position for 12 months and the role is mostly working from home, with the Department only needing the right candidate to work on-site for specific meetings every month.

This role will provide highly specialist change management expertise, advice, guidance, and challenge within large and transformational programmes of work, enabling the council to achieve its strategic aims and deliver our organisation plan. The Change Consultant will work collaboratively with other specialist teams, wider People and Organisational Development and Transformation Delivery & Support to influence and shape change initiatives and programmes. Using proven change management frameworks, tools and resources the role holder will drive the right change outcomes across various transformation programmes to drive maximum business benefit, minimise resistance and effectively embed change.

Key duties:

• Provide highly specialist subject matter expertise, thought leadership, practical advice, and guidance to programme and functional leadership teams, ensuring alignment between change initiatives and programme outcomes
• Manage highly complex and difficult conversations Present, explain, motivate, engage, influence, persuade and challenge at all levels. Embed a relational and people-centred approach to change by fostering a culture of challenge, support, and values-led change and transformation
• Deliver practical and impactful change solutions by transforming complex concepts, leveraging innovative thinking to lead change initiatives effectively, ensuring successful outcomes and continuous improvement
• Support in creation and implementation of impactful change management strategies, including stakeholder engagement, communications, change impact and readiness assessments, training, and transitioning to BAU, to support complex and transformational change
• Work closely with key organisational leaders and stakeholders to analyse and manage the organisation-wide change landscape, ensuring effective prioritisation and management of change
• Evaluate the impact of change initiatives, measuring key performance indicators and providing recommendations for continuous improvement and refinement of organisational processes
• Develop and drive the organisations change capability strategy by coaching and mentoring leaders and role-modelling continuous learning and development, demonstrating leadership and organisational behaviours, and whole system change leadership
• Regularly update knowledge and skills to meet the evolving standards set by the CIPD at standards level of Chartered Membership or above. Integrate the CIPD profession map and its framework into all actions, including participation in continuous professional development activities and ensuring that ECC's HR practices and strategies are in accordance with the CIPDs professional standards and ethical guidelines
• Actively participate in the development and continuation of communities of change practice and networks to share best practices, ensuring a cohesive approach to change and employee experience across the organisation
• Meet specific individual and shared targets and objectives as defined annually within the performance management framework

An educated to degree level (RFQ Level 6) or equivalent by experience CIPD or Change Management qualification (such as Prosci Practitioner, APMG Practitioner, Change Management Institute, etc) is desirable for this role and the salary can range between £47,621 to £56,025 per annum. Likewise the organisation are looking for someone to join the team in October 2024 onwards.

If you would be keen to find out more information, please do contact Jamie McConnell on 07385 391646 or on email -

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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