Summary: This role involves leading significant criminal justice reform initiatives by translating high-level policy into actionable change plans. The Change Project Manager will coordinate across various teams and stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of large-scale legislation. The position offers flexible working arrangements, primarily based in Westminster, with a focus on delivering structured plans and engaging with senior leaders. The role is classified as inside IR35 and offers a competitive day rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading project and change activity across multiple phases of a large reform programme.
- Turning high-level legislative and policy intent into clear, deliverable change plans.
- Building and maintaining structured delivery plans covering milestones, risks, dependencies and resources.
- Supporting the journey from early design through to formal approvals and governance.
- Acting as a central point of coordination across policy, digital and operational teams.
- Engaging with cross-government stakeholders to understand and manage reform impacts.
- Designing and running workshops to define process changes and operational requirements.
- Providing clarity and assurance to senior stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.
Key Skills:
- Strong background in programme, project or change management within complex organisations.
- Experience translating policy or legislative change into practical delivery activity.
- Confident stakeholder management across multiple teams and senior levels.
- Ability to bring structure to ambiguity and move work forward at pace.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Workshop design and facilitation experience.
Salary (Rate): £500 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
This role sits at the heart of major criminal justice reform, helping turn ambitious policy into real, workable change. You’ll be shaping how large-scale legislation lands operationally, bringing structure and momentum to a complex, high-profile programme.
Role Overview:
Location: Flexible working, primarily Westminster (around 2 days per week onsite)
Package: Up to £500 per day, Inside IR35
Industry: Public Sector / Criminal Justice
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Leading project and change activity across multiple phases of a large reform programme.
- Turning high-level legislative and policy intent into clear, deliverable change plans.
- Building and maintaining structured delivery plans covering milestones, risks, dependencies and resources.
- Supporting the journey from early design through to formal approvals and governance.
- Acting as a central point of coordination across policy, digital and operational teams.
- Engaging with cross-government stakeholders to understand and manage reform impacts.
- Designing and running workshops to define process changes and operational requirements.
- Providing clarity and assurance to senior stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.
Main Skills Needed:
- Strong background in programme, project or change management within complex organisations.
- Experience translating policy or legislative change into practical delivery activity.
- Confident stakeholder management across multiple teams and senior levels.
- Ability to bring structure to ambiguity and move work forward at pace.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Workshop design and facilitation experience.
What’s in It for You:
The chance to work on nationally significant criminal justice reform. High exposure to senior leaders and cross-government decision-makers. A role with real influence over how policy becomes operational reality. Flexible working arrangements alongside a central London base. Contract security at a competitive day rate inside IR35.
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