Business Change Consultant

3 month contract initially to work with a leading charity in the Midlands. You will be required in Birmingham 2 days a week and will act as a Business Change Consultant to support some key change initiatives. £650pd outside IR35

Purpose of the Role

We are seeking an experienced interim business change consultant to work across the organisation, ensuring the success of both technology and business change initiatives. The role will partner with project managers, delivery teams, and senior stakeholders to drive adoption, embed sustainable ways of working, and ensure that projects deliver their intended benefits.

The successful candidate will act as a leader of change across a complex, dispersed organisation, solving problems and enabling outcomes through structured change management and strong stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Work across the organisation to ensure technology and business changes are successfully embedded.
Build senior sponsorship and advocacy for change, ensuring ownership of the case for change.
Partner with project managers and teams to integrate change management with delivery.
Assess the impact of changes and user readiness, tailoring approaches to ensure adoption.
Lead or contribute to the change management team, maintaining strong relationships with client change counterparts and building effective change agent networks.
Develop and execute actionable change management plans, covering communications, stakeholder engagement, training, workforce transition, and change readiness.
Anticipate and mitigate risks or resistance, ensuring barriers to change are addressed proactively.
Manage and maintain communication channels such as forums, FAQs, and regular updates to key stakeholders involved or impacted in projects.
Provide mechanisms for user support through change implementation.
Establish and track measurement systems for adoption, utilisation, and proficiency, ensuring transition to business-as-usual ownership.
What You Will Bring

Senior-level experience in leading business and technology change initiatives.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, able to influence across all levels.
Outcome-focused mindset with proven ability to deliver results.
Pragmatic problem-solving skills, with creativity and flexibility in approach.
Experience working in complex and dispersed organisations.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under tight deadlines.
A rational and structured approach to business case development.
Accuracy in documentation and reporting.
Desirable Skills & Experience

Knowledge and practical application of organisational change management methodologies.
Experience of large-scale organisational change in client-facing or delivery environments.
Familiarity with Agile project/programme management methods and lifecycle stages.
Strong facilitation and planning skills, including running workshops, town halls, and virtual events.
Knowledge of collaborative communications platforms and their role in change delivery.
Sector experience within Care, Health, or Charity organisations.