Senior Change Manager

Grade UE08: £50,253 to £61,759 per annum

Strategic Change Service / Corporate Services Group

Full time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: for 2 years

2 Vacancies

The Opportunity

We are an expert team of professionals advising, coordinating, supporting and co-producing strategic initiatives and improvements in partnership with our colleges and services, and their constituent schools and departments. We are driven by a commitment to deliver positive outcomes that benefit those who work, study and partner with the University.

The service operates under a matrix management model with members of the service aligned to a capability team for their professional standards, development and line management, and deployed onto a strategic change programme/project for their strategic and operational delivery.

The role holder will be line managed by the Head of Change Management and will contribute both to the development and continuous improvement of the capability and to the operational management of programmes/projects.

The candidate will be aligned to a specific programme or project delivery and will be responsible for managing the activity that prepares and supports individuals/groups of individuals to adopt and sustain planned changes. You will also support programme or project sponsors and leads by planning and managing their activity required to support the change.

People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.

This post is full-time (35 hours per week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. Colleagues are expected to be in the office for at least 2 days per week with on-campus days aligned to service and delivery requirements.

We are recruiting for 2 x 2-year Fixed Term Contract (FTC) posts.

The salary for this post is £50,253 - £61,759  per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success

• Significant evidenced practical experience of either change management or working within a University in a business areas supporting people in the implementation and adoption of improvement projects.
• Experience of change management planning and delivery including approaches to managing change successfully.
• Experience of effective stakeholder management including building relationships, understanding concerns and managing expectations
• Strong engagement skills which support the development and implementation of people change.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills to plan and organise project change management activities.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision accurately and consistently to high standards
• Able to work effectively in a team and in partnership with stakeholders and develop positive working relationships.
• Resilience & adaptability to stay effective when priorities, timelines or stakeholder requirements change

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Application Information

Please submit a CV and Cover Letter by the closing date, ensuring your skills and experience are aligned with the job description and its essential criteria.

Within your cover letter, please outline why you are interested in the role and the skills you possess which apply to achieving success in the role.

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page  (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages  (opens new browser tab)

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 1 October 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interview dates to be confirmed.

**The interview will consist of a task or presentation, followed by a competency-based interview and should last no longer than 1 hour. You will be provided with details of the task or presentation if shortlisted for interview.