Organisational Change Partner

Overview

This vacancy is open to all Civil Service employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) who were appointed on merit following a fair and open competition; or were appointed to a permanent post through an exception in the Civil Service Commissioners' rules.

We are currently looking for an Organisational Change Partner to join our Strategic Programme Delivery Team within the Strategy group.

This is a full-time opportunity, on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027. Internal move, temporary promotion or loans will be considered. The role will be based at 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4PU.

Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites.

We are implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month onsite to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs and can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder of time worked remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly.

Who are we?

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhances and improves the health of millions of people every day through the regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.

Strategic Programme Delivery oversees governance and performance of programmes and projects delivering strategic change for the Agency, ensuring compliance to standards and best practice for programme and project delivery. The team manages service transformation execution, change, delivery performance, financial performance, benefits and risk performance, and ensures projects realise the benefits of a new Future Operating Model. It drives modernisation, automation and risk proportionality, and develops capability to deliver a culture of continuous improvement while aligning with the agency's strategic change objectives.

What's the role?

The role will drive the people-related transition to and embedding of strategic projects and programmes, including roles, capabilities and ways of working. The role will support the Head of Strategic Change to ensure all Agency colleagues understand the change journey, the reasons for change and what change means for them. It will also involve managing change impacts and the process to transition from the current to the future state through embedding behaviour change.

Key responsibilities:

• Change Management - Drives the sustainable and human-centric change management approach, including planning, managing and embedding change by engaging with all impacted business groups and stakeholder levels across the Agency
• Stakeholder Management - Manages stakeholder groups across the Agency (including senior stakeholders and disengaged groups) to support human-centric change management and develop strategic relationships
• Culture Change - Works with the Head of Strategic Change to support positive culture change through targeted interventions across the whole system
• Organisation Change - Drives the change aspect of organisational change activity to improve processes, measures and accountabilities to optimise ways of working and enable business results

Who are we looking for?

Oursuccessful candidate will demonstrate the following.

• Change Management - A demonstrable record of applying change management theory and skills, with the ability to lead change across projects involving cross-organisational and external teams, anticipating risks and delivering high standard of customer service
• Working Together - Collaboration skills to build productive relationships with senior colleagues across the network to achieve shared objectives
• Communicating and Influencing - Excellent written and oral communication, with the ability to influence and challenge at all levels
• Developing Self and Others - A confident self-starter who can operate independently, manage priorities and also work within a team
• Stakeholder Management - Experience of engaging and supporting senior stakeholders in making evidence-based decisions

Person Specification

Method of assessment: A = Application, T = Test, I = Interview, P = Presentation

Behaviour Criteria:

• Working Together - Demonstrate collaboration skills across functions to achieve objectives (I)
• Communicating and Influencing - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (I)
• Developing Self and Others - Self-starter who can operate independently and also work in a team (I)

Experience Criteria:

• Stakeholder Management - Experience engaging senior stakeholders in evidence-based decisions (A, I)

Technical Criteria:

• Change Management - Demonstrable ability to lead change across projects with cross-organisational teams (A, P)

Strengths Criteria

• Organiser - Planning and preparedness with focus on time and productivity (I)
• Challenger - Brings fresh perspectives and considers multiple viewpoints (I)
• Adaptable - Flexible and adaptable to change

If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification.

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The selection process

We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates. Online application, including questions based on Behaviour, Experience and Technical Success Profiles. Ensure all application questions are completed in full; applications may not be considered if any responses are left blank. Our applications are CV blind, and Hiring Managers will not access CVs when reviewing applications. Presentations, interviews and other assessments follow with information provided at the stage.

In the instance of high applications, an initial sift may be based on the lead criterion of Change Management.

Closing date: 1st March 2026. Shortlisting from 2nd March 2026. Interview date from 17th March 2026.

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Closing notes on eligibility: Applicants will be assessed against UK immigration requirements and Civil Service nationality rules. Some roles require vaccinations or health surveillance. See the job for full details.