Business Change Officer (Research Lifecycle Programme)

The University of Manchester is a truly global institution with a reputation for education and innovation that resonates across the world, offering a wide range of courses and boasting outstanding facilities in the centre of Manchester.

With 25 Nobel Prize winners among its current and former staff and students, it has a history of world firsts and brilliant discoveries. Manchester’s industrial and cultural heritage is mirrored by the achievements of some of the University’s most celebrated names.

The computer revolution started here in June 1948 when a machine built by Tom Kilburn and Sir Freddie Williams, known affectionately as ‘The Baby’, ran its first stored program. The celebrated wartime codebreaker Alan Turing worked on this computer during his time at Manchester.

The University is committed to world-class research, an outstanding learning and student experience and social responsibility in everything it does. 

About IT Services

IT Services at The University of Manchester is a vibrant and fast-moving department, we focus on delivering excellent customer service and quality services for our staff, students and researchers. 

Find out more about our organisation and values:

• IT Services: About us and ITS Practice Charter
• Benefits of working at The University of Manchester

The Research Lifecycle Programme

The Research Lifecycle Programme (RLP) is an ongoing five-year programme, comprising a group of 18 change projects that all support the goal of enabling The University of Manchester to be one of the top 25 research universities in the world.

The first phase RLP programme will conclude in July 2024. The second phase of RLP’s programme is just getting under way and will be a £25 million investment over 5 years.

The Programme will comprise 6 key themes:

• Research Experience.
• Open, Reproducible and Responsible Research.
• Research Computing and Data Platforms.
• Skills and Workforce Development.
• Research funding Lifecycle.
• Collaboration and partnerships.

The Role

This two-year fixed term role is designed for those who wish to gain experience in the field of change management. In this role you will be supporting the work of one of the Business Change Managers across multiple projects within the RLP.

The role is hands-on and requires the ability to develop and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders, within a large, complex organisation. You will work collaboratively with the research community, IT Services Staff, the University’s Strategic Change Office and other senior stakeholders to support the delivery of RLP’s projects.

Key responsibilities

Your key responsibilities and accountabilities will include:

• Delivering change management and organisational change across multiple projects.
• Stakeholder management across multiple audience groups.
• Analysing complex data to inform planning and the delivery of activity.
• Producing business readiness gap analysis and business readiness planning.
• Supporting the analysis, management, and ensuing requirements documentation is up to date.
• Supporting the project and programme management.
• Conducting impact and risk analysis.
• Cost benefit analysis.
• Guiding and supporting the research community and wider organisation through the implementation of the change programmes.

The person

The successful candidate will have the following background and experience:

• Relevant work experience.
• Educated to a degree standard.
• Experience of coordinating activities across multiple workstreams.
• Awareness of business processes used within Higher Education would be an advantage.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate competency in:

• Change management.
• Progress reporting.
• Project management.
• Stakeholder engagement.
• Familiarity with the process of risk management.

If you’d like the opportunity to work on a high-profile programme with significant impact, then we would be pleased to hear from you.

Your application: When addressing the person specification in your application for this role, please ensure you make reference to the specific experience and competencies listed above.

What can you expect in return
The University will actively foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and will seek to achieve true equality of opportunity for all members of its community.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.  All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.    

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Anthony Allen

Email: anthony.allen@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.