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Business Change Manager: Research Management and Infrastructure Programme
Business Improvement Unit
Salary from £50,606 to £58,505 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £65,157 pa inclusive of London allowance.
This is a fixed term appointment for 3 years
LSE is the leading global specialist social science institution with a long-standing research reputation. Our researchers are world-leading thinkers on critical issues. LSE 2030 will deliver a new strategic direction that will preserve and build on LSE’s status as a world-leading social science university that educates brilliant minds and creates knowledge that can transform global societies for a global impact.
The Research Management and Infrastructure Programme is a multi-year transformative programme that will underpin the delivery of the LSE 2030 strategy through Priority 2: Research for the World, providing strategic change to build an integrated infrastructure supported by robust systems, services and processes for researchers, professional services staff and management across the research and innovation lifecycle, enabling world-class research across the breadth of the social sciences.
As Business Change Manager, you will work in parallel with the programme team to shape, manage and deliver this transformational change. You will be responsible for the long-term management of all aspects of the change delivered by the Programme, in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders across the LSE community.
The successful candidate will:
· Understand the importance of supporting people through change and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
· Have experience of working with cross-functional teams across organisational boundaries and motivating them towards a common goal aligned with the organisation’s core values and strategic aims.
· Be a highly skilled communicator with a history of successful stakeholder engagement to build trusted partnerships.
· Have the ability to create, work to and adapt change plans to meet the needs of the programme and those impacted by the change.
LSE is a campus-based university and staff are expected to attend the London campus in fulfilling their role. For this particular role, the postholder will be required to attend campus periodically as and when required.
In return, we offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.
For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.
To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Cheryl Edwardes C.A.Edwardes@lse.ac.uk.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 22 July 2024 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.