Job Title: Business Design and Change Manager
Location: Norwich
Salary: £43,470 to £47,454 pa (Grade L)
Job type: Full Time, Fixed term contract for two years.
Location – County Hall, Norwich (With flexible working)
Our transformation agenda in Norfolk Children’s Service is succeeding for children and young people. With a track record of successful projects and further large scale change underway, this is an opportunity to be part of our highly skilled team with the focus to drive forward transformation at pace.
Now is a fantastic moment to join our team;
- you have the support from and direct access to our senior leaders who are open to new ideas and people who think differently
- we have a substantial investment fund to deploy and a mandate to make change happen
- you would be joining a strong transformation team with a great reputation, where we will invest in your development
- there are major programmes in place with significant momentum, but also substantial scope to develop new schemes, projects and concepts from the ground up
As a Business Design and Change Manager, you will challenge the status quo and generate ideas through insight across Norfolk County Council and externally, using facilitation and innovation tools to prompt the flow of ideas and generate positivity about change.
You will convert ideas into ambitious proposals to formulate strong, evidence based and robust business cases, with confidence in the idea to secure sign off. You will build squads that will drive development and delivery and will initiate handover to business as usual at the optimum time.
Appropriate challenge and support to senior managers, business and workstream leads is a key part of this role. And you will coach colleagues in business design and change techniques to develop a transformational culture and ethos in children’s services.
With a track record of change management and leadership, you’ll evidence your creativity in developing new solutions, applying concepts from one area to another and making it happen. As a strong communicator and influencer, you’ll build energy around the agenda with financial acumen to understand financial triggers in a complex organisation.
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
Public or private sector – you’ll be the ideas person with exceptional change and transformation skills. You’ll have the intellectual curiosity to systematically change outcomes for children and young people.
Closing date: 09 October 2022
Interviews to be held w/c 17 Oct 2022
Target start date Dec 2022 / Jan 2023
About us
We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.
We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.
We provide a high-quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.
We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.
