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Joint Transformation Officer | Surrey | May 2026

Waverley Borough Council

Surrey£43,434 to £46,665 per annumFull Time37 hours
Surrey Waverley is an ambitious council with a strong commitment to delivering high‑quality services and continuous improvement. As part of this commitment, we are recruiting a Transformation Officer to strengthen transformation, service improvement, finalising collaboration and preparation for Local Government Reorganisation. This role is employed by Waverley Borough Council but working across both Waverley and Guildford Borough Councils. This post offers a unique opportunity to design, develop and deliver business transformation and improvement projects in the council’s Collaboration, Service Improvement and Transformation functions. You will use project management methodologies to put processes in place and explain to stakeholders how processes work. You will demonstrate a consistent and considered approach that confidently helps change projects move from concepts to completion helping with each step of those journeys. You will bring excellent communication skills, a customer‑focused and agile approach , and the ability to drive service improvement across a complex operational environment working with multiple services. You will guide, advise on and support business improvement, transformation and completion of collaboration projects to ensure they are on schedule and will deliver in terms of outputs and timescales. This is an exciting opportunity to embed review methodologies and mechanisms and make a real difference for residents by supporting services through collaboration, transformation and service improvement. Local Government Reorganisation will provide an overarching focus in all of your work as we move towards vesting day for West Surrey. Apply now and help shape the future of Waverley. The closing date for application is 9am on the 15th June and we anticipate interviews being held w/c 22 nd June In return for your valued contribution, we can offer you a competitive benefits package which includes hybrid working and agile working policies, training and development opportunities, generous annual leave and flexi time, free onsite parking, an employee assistance scheme and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. You can find out more about working at Waverley and our benefits by visiting - Working at Waverley Borough Council | Waverley Borough Council The district is home to many different people, and we want our workforce to reflect our diverse local communities. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences - we are a Disability Confident employer and appoint on merit. You can find out more about this scheme and check your eligibility here We are proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving or ex-members of the armed forces and their partners. We offer an interview scheme for serving and ex-military forces members when they meet the essential criteria for the role. You can find out more about this scheme and check your eligibility here Please note we do not accept applications after the stated closing time and right to work in the UK will be checked as part of the interview process.