Senior Change Manager – 24 month fixed term contract
Up to £66,000 + excellent benefits (Work Level 5)
Manchester city centre (hybrid working) -  In this role you’ll work in a hybrid way – splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy)

We’re looking for a Senior Change Manager to join our Transformation Design team in Manchester, where you’ll play a vital role in shaping our large-scale transformation projects. Your expertise will help us navigate change effectively and sustainably, ensuring that our initiatives not only meet deadlines and budgets but also resonate with our people.

In this role, you’ll be the guiding force for our stakeholders, helping them through transitions with empathy and clarity. Your collaboration with senior leaders will be essential as you help them understand the broader impact of change, empowering them to lead their teams with confidence. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful difference in our organisation and thrive in a dynamic environment, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll do

• Work closely with teams across the wider business to identify colleagues impacted by changes
• Develop and implement change management strategies, plans and readiness assessments
• Coach colleagues of all levels of seniority to help them effectively lead their teams through change
• Collaborate with our training and development and communication experts to provide colleagues with the knowledge and information they’ll need to make the relevant change
• Monitor progress and evaluate the effectiveness of our change management strategy, making any adjustments as necessary

This role would suit people who have

• Significant experience providing change management support to SAP initatives
• Significant experience of managing large-scale and complex change initiatives
• Knowledge and experience of PROSCI / ADKAR change management methodologies and tools
• Good relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and challenge people inclusively
• Good communication skills with the ability to translate intricate and complex information to non-technical audiences

Why Co-op?

If you can help us attract the people we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You’ll also get:

• Private healthcare
• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.  

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. 

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. 

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate. 

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process. 

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.