Change Delivery Manager

Job introduction

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About the role

At West Northamptonshire Council, we're committed to creating modern, efficient and customer-focused services that make a real difference to our residents and communities. As a Change Delivery Manager, you'll play a key role in leading the delivery of complex technical programmes and projects across our Digital, Technology & Innovation service, helping to drive transformation and innovation across the organisation. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced delivery professional looking to influence how technology-enabled change is delivered across the Council and our partner organisations. Working within our Digital, Data & Technology leadership team, you'll help shape delivery approaches, strengthen capability and ensure projects consistently deliver value, quality and measurable outcomes. 

Whether you're already leading complex programmes or looking to take the next step in your career, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact while working on projects that support organisational transformation and improve services for residents across West

Additional information

You’re an experienced programme or delivery leader with a strong track record of successfully delivering complex technology, systems and data projects. You have experience leading multidisciplinary teams and are comfortable operating within large, complex environments where stakeholder management, prioritisation and strategic thinking are critical. 

You bring excellent communication, influencing and leadership skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility at all levels of an organisation. You’re confident managing competing priorities, navigating complexity and driving teams towards successful outcomes while maintaining a strong focus on quality, value for money and customer experience.

You'll have a strong understanding of project delivery frameworks, service improvement and change management methodologies, together with a passion for continuous improvement and innovation. Most importantly, you'll share our THRIVE values and our ambition to deliver exceptional services through technology, transformation and collaboration

Company information

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. 

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

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