Transformation Programme People Readiness Manager (18 month FTC)

How you'll help us live our purpose
We've been helping our members save for their future and buy their own home since 1875. Join us and you'll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation. It's a purpose that drives everything we do. And you can play your part too – we're looking for a People Readiness Manager, to join our Core Transformation programme's Business Readiness team.
How you'll make a difference
Working in partnership with another People Readiness Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in preparing colleagues and leaders for a safe programme launch, building the confidence and capability to embrace change and embed new ways of working.
You'll turn complex change impacts into clear, actionable readiness plans, with a focus on capability, learning, role readiness and organisational effectiveness. Connecting communications, engagement, training, adoption and knowledge management with operating model impacts and resource needs, you'll align owners, milestones and dependencies into a joined-up approach. You'll equip leaders and change champions to guide their teams through change, looking beyond individual workstreams to ensure colleagues and the wider organisation are ready to succeed.
What will you bring to the role?

Strong experience supporting people readiness, communications, engagement, training or change adoption in a complex change environment, with a broad understanding of organisational readiness for go-live.
Able to translate programme change impacts - including people, capability, roles and operating model changes - into clear audience needs, readiness risks and practical communications, training and business preparation plans.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, credible with senior business stakeholders and confident leading through a matrix.
Confident applying change management principles to plan readiness interventions.
Able to shape concise, human and credible learning support and guidance for colleague, leader, customer-facing and business audiences, with enough knowledge to challenge and assure SME's (this is not an L&D or organisation design role).
Analytical skills with good understanding of readiness evidence, colleague sentiment, engagement insight, training needs, capability assessment, adoption measurement and knowledge management; using insight to address gaps, escalate risks and support BAU handover.
Highly organised, delivery-focused and pragmatic.

And in return, you'll get the best from us:

Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office
Annual bonus of up to 12% 
Matched pension contributions up to 10% 
26 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme  
Colleague Mortgage and Saver products 
2 days' volunteering per year

We'll give you a place to belong with the support to learn, develop and shape a meaningful career.
Why choose us?
Our business is centred around our people. Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do, as shown by our Inclusive Employers Gold accreditation in 2023 and 2025. We're committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.
You'll be joining a truly purpose-focused culture which helped us win the Leading with Purpose award at the 2023 Business Culture Awards. This recognises how we've embedded our purpose with our colleagues, and the actions we've taken to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.
Why wait? Apply now
We'd love to hear from you. But don't wait around - we may close the advert early and we'd hate for you to miss out.
We're devoted to creating a culture and workplace that is representative of the communities we serve. If you'd like to work with us but are unsure if you meet the full criteria for a role, please contact the recruiter so we can find out more about your skills and experience. We're committed to supporting you to be at your best - to discuss any reasonable adjustments we could make, please contact us on careers@leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk.
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