Head of Business Change

Head of Business Change

Location: Based in Swindon, London, or Flexible

Salary: £72,670 - £78,562 per annum if London based, 5-10% less for other locations / 36 Hours Per Week / Permanent

Job type: Permanent

Ref: 14767

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places including Stonehenge, Dover Castle and the sites at Hadrian's Wall. It's a workplace like no other and we bring history to life for more than 10 million visitors each year.

The Head of Business Change reports to the Chief Financial Officer who manages all the central resources functions of the charity such as Finance, Procurement, IT, HR, Volunteering, Governance, Legal and Business Change.

Our Strategic Plan is transformational in helping us become a financially independent and an even more well-loved national charity, and the Business Change team is pivotal to the successful embedding of a portfolio of change initiatives underway across all parts of the charity. Through the management and deployment of people change methodologies, the business change team ensures that change projects (whether technology, strategic, EDI, sustainability, process or culture oriented) are successfully implemented and will lead to an improvement in workplace productivity and positivity.

This role could be based at any of our principal offices: Swindon, London, York or Bristol, or even home-based, with relatively frequent travel to our sites across the country.

We need someone who is a capable leader and who has a track record of managing a successful, inclusive and transformational change programme in a major and diverse organisation. With a solid understanding of how people adopt and adapt to change, knowing the best ways of overcoming barriers and bringing the workforce on the change journey will be second nature to the successful applicant.

This is a great opportunity to play a pivotal role in an organisation that is core to the national fabric.

To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter (no more than two sides of A4 please) addressing the job description, explaining why you feel your skills and experience make this the role for you.

We would be delighted to hear from you, if you would like to talk to us about this role before you apply, please contact Julie Swann via email, at [email removed - click apply for more details].

Everyone is welcome at English Heritage and we are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.

We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage. By joining English Heritage, you will be part of a charity that is already on an exciting journey to tell everyone's story.

You can find out more about us and what we do here, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/ here. Meet some of our People and hear about why they enjoy working with us here https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about-us/jobs/working-at-historic-places/.

You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our sites a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year.

Benefits include:

• The opportunity to progress your career within the heritage sector;
• Apprenticeship opportunities
• Subscriptions to professional bodies
• Free access to all English Heritage sites for you another adult and up to 6 children (under 18 in the family group)
• 25% discount in our shops and cafes;
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Shared Parental leave
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata rising to 28 days after 3 years, with the option to buy additional leave
• Matched pension contributions up to a maximum of 10% which can be paid via salary exchange or salary deduction
• Flexible hours

The closing date is midnight on Wednesday 15 March. For an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact [email removed - click apply for more details].

Closing date: 15/03/2023 23:59:59