Senior Change and Delivery Officer - Waverley Court

Job Description

Corporate Services

Senior Change and Delivery Officer - fixed term for 1 year
Waverley Court

Salary: £42,717 - £50,550
Hours: 36 per week

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Strategic Change and Delivery team, working to deliver high priority programmes that support the implementation of the Council’s Business Plan and Medium Term Financial Plan

We are looking for people who have a passion for change, who enjoy a fast-paced project management environment and wants to be part of change and transformation in the public sector, improving services for the people of Edinburgh.

An experienced project and / or change manager, you will work as part of a team to develop, manage and implement high profile projects. You will be responsible for all aspects of project management, will be outcome focused and will maintain excellent relationships with stakeholders, We are looking for candidates with experience of:

• building robust business cases to support the need for and viability of change

• building and managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

• planning and organisation to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget

• communicating well at all levels in writing and in person and being able to analyse and distil complex information for a variety of audiences.

• Managing and supporting change within programmes of work Should you have any queries about these roles please contact lindsay.robertson5@edinburgh.gov.uk

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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