Change Officer

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Change Management team as a Change Officer, working within Digital Strategy & Business Value.

Salary: Up to £44,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)

• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%

• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime

• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days

• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements

• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments

• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

The opportunity:

Reporting to the UK Change Manager, you will work directly with the Programme Leads, Programme Managers and Stakeholder communities to support the implementation of Change deliverables.

Your primary focus will be to work with virtual teams to deliver communications and engagement activities. This includes digital content management for the Change Management team, the department and the Programmes we support. You will manage digital content, community updates, translations, videos and much more. You bring new ideas to the team on ways to effectively engage and empower stakeholders with information they can act on.

You will also directly support the UK Change Manager with governance activities related to ways of working, knowledge management and team events.

Learning in role, you will develop to support wider Change Management activities throughout the programme lifecycle. This could include workshop support, training planning or impact assessments as examples.

Working within an international team, there is opportunity to travel; and you should be open to cultural difference and accepting of other ways of working.

The role requires a strong ability to collaborate and communicate openly. You must be able to build rapport and be an active listener - willing to understand others and disseminate needs into actions. You will need to bring a proactive and organised mindset, and be willing to work as part of a collective. This is a great opportunity to step into a new discipline where training will be provided, and opportunities presented.

Core responsibilities will include:

Communication & Engagement:

• Intranet / News Articles / Directorate Communications / Bulletins / Communities / Roadshows / Videos

• Coordinating content creation

• English language proof reading

• Graphics and branding coordination

• Organising content translations

• Requesting approvals

• Loading and publishing content

• Communication distribution list administration

Governance:

• Supporting the evolution of the Change Management Playbook and associated tools and templates

• Supporting UK team knowledge management (SharePoint)

• Supporting UK team events and administration

Growth in role may include:

Change Management:

• Supporting employee engagement through forums, workshops and meetings

• Supporting a Change networks to build support from engagement to adoption

• Supporting adoption by organising training, working with Programme and Change leads to define, solution and deliver training (in coordination with the L&C)

• Monitoring change management actions and measuring their effectiveness using appropriate indicators

• Supporting KPI definition and monitoring

• Supporting business handover and sustainment activities

What we’re looking for from you:

• Passion and proactivity - driving consistency, timeliness and engagement

• Integrity and ownership - being organised, open and proactive with tasking

• Commitment and action – taking ownership and driving delivery to completion

• Integrity and compliance – ensuring adherence to company brand guidelines, working alongside internal communications, branding and graphics teams

• Collaboration and team spirit – building trust with SMEs, business owners and content creators

• Inclusivity and accountability – ensuring governance, process and approvals are adhered to

If you are passionate about helping organisations and people successfully navigate change, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a short covering statement outlining your suitability for the role.

Our company:

Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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