Change Manager - Active SC

Up to £550 per day - Inside IR35

London / Primarily Remote

6 months

My client is an instantly recognisable consultancy who require a Change Manager with Active SC Clearance to join a business-critical programme for an end client within the Public Sector ASAP.

Key Requirements:

• Proven commercial working as a Change Manager within the Public Sector.
• Active SC Clearance.
• Proven experience personally owning delivery outputs (named artefacts).
• The ability to identify affected engineering groups, analyse what will change for them, and outline practical implications.
• Skilled in producing delivery-aligned adoption plans (readiness, comms, training, support) that enable real behavioural uptake, not just documentation.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to create clear, audience-specific messaging, maintain a consistent narrative/brand, and run structured comms campaigns aligned to delivery rhythms.
• Capable of building relationships across engineering communities, keeping stakeholders informed, involved, and connected throughout delivery.
• Experience running sessions (briefings, show-and-tells, working groups) and managing feedback loops to support iteration and improvement.
• Comfortable operating in 3-month cycles and 2-3 week sprint cadences, aligning comms/adoption activity to delivery increments.
• Strong organisational skills to manage actions, dependencies, SMEs and ensure comms/adoption work progresses on time.

Nice to have:

• Immediate availability.

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