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Business Change Manager

Employer
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Location
Aberdeen, Belfast, Beverley, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, Southampton
Salary
£38,654
Closing date
24 Jan 2022

Job Details

About the job

Summary

We welcome applications from all communities and we don’t discriminate against any identity. We’re interested to hear from you, regardless of your background.

Do you love driving continuous improvement and championing change?

Are you a strong communicator with the ability to influence at all levels across a wide range of stakeholders?

Would you like to make a difference as part of a high-profile Programme shaping the future of how the MCA and wider Department for Transport operates?

If so, we'd love to hear from you!

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government's maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.

Safer lives, Safer ships, Cleaner seas.

Our vision is to be the best maritime safety organisation in the world.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport.

Job description

It’s an exciting time to be part of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) in this new role as the Business Change Manager working as part of the Future of Shared Services (FoSS) Programme.

The implementation of the FoSS Programme will replace the existing system, processes, and contractual arrangements for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) as part of a Department for Transport (DfT) wide initiative. It will transition the Department for Transport (DfT), and its agencies, to a modernised Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform, impacting 18,000 people across 5 different organisations within the public sector.

The new system and service provision will introduce more flexible ways of working to access personal, financial or HR information. It will allow MCA to requisition goods and services, pay suppliers and staff, meet statutory obligations, improve reporting analysis and decision making by providing insight, and is integral to MCA meeting a range of objectives. FoSS will have an impact on every person within MCA - how we pay volunteers, how business processes are delivered and how we are perceived by customers and suppliers

Click here to find out more about how the FoSS programme will revolutionise working for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. You’ll hear from staff currently working on FoSS and learn how your contribution could make a huge impact to MCA’s mission of Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas.

Reporting directly to the Head of FoSS Implementation, the Business Change Manager (BCM) will be the 'business side' bridge between the programme and business operations and is responsible for defining the FoSS programme benefits, developing the approach and assessing progress to turn the benefits into reality.

The Business Change Manager will work across all functions promoting cultural change and preparing business areas across the MCA for transition to new ways of working. Engaging with a wide and varied range of stakeholders, this dynamic role will allow the successful candidate to lead the organisation though change, helping individuals to understand and embrace the modernised systems.

The role will have high exposure across the diverse workforce and presents a fantastic opportunity to take the lead on transition management and development of a Change Ambassador Programme within the agency to deliver successful and measurable benefits, really making a difference.

This role can be based at any of the MCA office locations listed, however, if not based in Southampton there will be a requirement to travel to this office, estimated at 1-2 times per month. At present we are operating a hybrid working approach due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation. Details of this arrangement will be discussed further with your line manager.

This role will involve some occasional travel with the possibility of overnight stays.
 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leading the change management for MCA and representing the agency and the programme at internal and external meetings and forums.
• Identifying, defining and tracking the benefits and outcomes required of the programme and identifying strategies to ensure benefits realisation remains on track.
• Establishing and implementing the mechanisms by which benefits can be delivered and measured.
• Taking the lead on transition management, ensuring that business as usual is maintained during the transition and the changes are effectively integrated into the business.
• Preparing affected business areas for transition to new ways of working.

For an in-depth insight into the role, please refer to the Role Profile attached to this advert.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have experience of business change management and related techniques and excellent communication and influencing skills, allowing you to engage with stakeholders at all levels across the organisation to articulate messages and sell the programme vision. You will be a strong advocate for change and continuous improvement and be enthusiastic in your approach to promote and encourage others to embrace and champion transformation.

Building brilliant working relationship quickly is pivotal to you and you excel at working effectively and collaboratively with both internal and external colleagues to achieve successful results.

You should be highly organised and adaptable with the ability to balance priorities. You are proactive and confident with a can-do attitude and an eagerness to learn. We are looking for someone who is comfortable using systems, approachable and keen to share knowledge which will be key in supporting staff transition to a new system and MCA volunteers as they transition to using self service for the first time.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Changing and Improving
  • Leadership
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Company

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom working to prevent the loss of lives at sea and is responsible for implementing British and international maritime law and safety policy. It is also responsible for land based search and rescue helicopter operations from 2015.

Its responsibilities include coordinating search and rescue (SAR) on the coastline and at sea through His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG), ensuring that ships meet international and UK safety standards, monitoring and preventing coastal water pollution and testing and issuing Merchant Navy Certificates of Competency (licences) for ships' officers and crew to STCW requirements The organisation is led by Virginia McVea, its Chief Executive, who took up post in February 2023.The MCA are chiefly responsible for the syllabus and national training standards issued by the Merchant Navy Training Board (based at the UK Chamber of Shipping).

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