Head of Transformation
£73,082, plus excellent benefits
Walsall, West Midlands - Hybrid working - Minimum two days in office
Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week
Closing Date: 21 June 2024
Interview Date: 2 July 2024 (Stage 1), 11 July 2024 (Stage 2)
Are you ready to lead a transformational journey with one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024? We are seeking an exceptional Head of Transformation to spearhead our ambitious transformational programme.
As a proud member of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, we are committed to creating an inclusive and dynamic workplace culture. Our dedication to excellence extends beyond providing quality housing solutions; we strive to empower our employees to make a meaningful impact in our communities.
Ready to Lead the Way?
If you are a dynamic leader with a passion for driving transformational change, we want to hear from you! Join us in shaping the future of housing and making a positive difference in the lives of individuals and communities.
As the Head of Transformation, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our organisation. Leading a dedicated team, you will oversee the development and implementation of large-scale strategic transformation initiatives aimed at enhancing data-driven decisions, forward thinking services, making places, sustainable futures, social justice-transforming lives, work and workplace of the future.
Responsibilities include:
- Planning the transformation: Define the financial and non-financial vision, objectives and impact of portfolio activity supporting senior stakeholders in structuring and defining initiatives.
- Develop and execute a transformational roadmap identifying key dependencies to realise the organisations strategic objectives.
- Lead and manage a team of transformation programme and project experts, maximising their impact and ensuring robust development and delivery of transformation initiatives across a portfolio.
- Lead change management efforts to ensure seamless transition and adoption of new products, processes, technologies, and ways of working across the organisation.
We're looking for someone who has:
- A degree level qualification or demonstrable experience of leading numerous complex multi-stream transformation programmes from concept stage through to delivery.
- Qualified in a relevant project management discipline such as Prince2, APM, PMI or equivalent.
- A proven track record of successfully leading numerous complex multi-stream transformational programmes from concept stage through to delivery in a fast-paced environment and leading and delivering large scale transformation activities to enhance customer experience to time and budget.
- A strong strategic mindset with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans.
- Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams towards common goals.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, capable of influencing at all levels of the organisation.
- Passion for driving innovation and continuous improvement, with a focus on delivering exceptional results.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
What's in it for you?
whg are output focused, flexible and believe in giving colleagues the right balance of autonomy and support to enable them to work to their full potential. Working for whg will mean you will receive:
- A competitive salary
- 27 days annual leave (plus three days for Christmas shut down)
- Access to the annual leave purchase scheme
- Access to a choice of two great pension schemes
- A health cash plan
- Access to a car leasing scheme
- A range of shopping and leisure discounts
- Access to learning and development opportunities
- The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment