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Please note this vacancy is only available to Birmingham City Council employees.

Programme & Change Manager - Waste
Permanent
Grade 6 - £54,495- £64,811
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week

We are looking for a Programme & Change Manager to lead the delivery of transformation programmes within Waste Services. You will design and implement change initiatives that improve service efficiency, customer experience, and outcomes for residents.

Key Responsibilities

Lead complex change and improvement programmes
Develop business cases, service design, and delivery plans
Ensure strong governance, risk, and stakeholder management
Drive service redesign and performance improvement
Manage programme resources, budgets, and teams

About You

Proven experience delivering large-scale change programmes
Strong stakeholder engagement and leadership skills
Experience of service redesign and transformation
Programme/Project/Change qualification (e.g. MSP, PRINCE2, Lean)
Understanding of local government challenges

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

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