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Head of Business Change Management |
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Bingley, West Yorkshire |
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116130993 |
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22/05/2012 (15:50) |
| Agency/Employer |
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HR Connexions |
Description
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Head of Business Change Management
Bingley, Bradford
Salary Negotiable
35 Hours per week
Established in 1967, our client is a leading independent publisher of global research with impact in business, society, public policy and education. With over 40 year's experience, they publish over 770 titles, comprising 284 journals, over 375 books and more than 120 book series as well as an extensive range of online products and services.
Our client is now seeking to appoint a Head of Business Change Management who will be responsible for providing a broad internal consultancy service based around the following value-add core services offerings of Strategy & Transformation, Business Change, Business Analysis, Business Process Management and Programme & Project Management.
THE ROLE
You will be responsible for enabling thought leadership and drive to result in positive outcomes that fully support & deliver our clients long term plan & strategic priorities.
Your responsibilities will include:
* As part of the senior management team, work with the Board of Directors to formulate strategies, plans, priorities and change initiatives to secure delivery of the Long Term Plan.
* Provide business change management leadership to and through programme governance bodies.
* Manage the effective delivery of business change management services to the company ? this includes value chain analysis, business process mapping and optimisation/re-engineering, change impact assessment and management, business systems analysis and requirements definition, identifying solution options and possible sourcing, progress tracking of change initiatives, change metrics and reporting, risk management and mitigation, and thought leadership with regards to effective implementation of change.
* Conduct full impact analyses of the changes required, including people, process, organization, technology and financial assessments working towards fully costed business cases. Present clear and compelling business cases to Sponsors and/or the Board based on advanced requirements gathering, strong impact analysis, clear definition of business needs and pragmatic value-adding solutions.
* Develop and maintain an enterprise systems architecture, identifying how business processes are delivered through associated application systems, together with the interfaces between them. Ensure that new solutions and enhancements are aligned with the enterprise systems architecture
* Ensure that all our clients business change management standards and processes are well defined, fit for purpose, kept up to date and properly applied (including process mapping, enterprise architecture, user acceptance testing, benefits realisation approaches, change management reporting) to improve business efficiency, effectiveness, consistency and quality of outcomes.
* Contribute to the development and delivery of the IT strategy and plans to underpin the business strategy. Ensure that IT management are kept informed about business changes and that the department is able to provide the infrastructure, systems and services required.
* Manage the Business Change team according to in house HR procedures and practices (e.g. training, learning, development and appraisals).
THE PERSON
You will be a highly self motivated individual who is passionate about making change happen, and you will be able to work from an initial high level brief and follow this through to give shape & structure to change initiatives.Strong project management knowledge, skills & experience would be an advantage as would experience of Lean, Six Sigma & BC/DE requirements & plans.
You will have a high level of people skills ? Leadership, Management, Listening, Influencing, as well as excellent communication skills both verbal and written.You will be a strong team player with the ability to present, varying your style & pace to suit the audience.You must be a creative thinker with problem solving abilities, able to negotiate & manage conflict and have a thorough understanding of the emotional stages of change and its proactive management.
If you wish to be considered for this superb opportunity click apply. You will be transferred to our online application form that will take no more than 5 minutes to complete. You must be eligible to work in the UK. You will receive an e-mail shortly after your application is made which you need to read and action to complete your application.
HR Connexions is an employment agency and operates as an equal opportunities employer.
People interested in this role may include: Business Change Managers, Change Managers, Lean Practitioners, Six Sigma Managers,
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