Change Implementation Lead

TL;DR

Change Implementation Lead: Leading the implementation of change across a portfolio of initiatives with an accent on developing strategies, assessing impacts, and embedding new ways of working. Focus on coaching senior leaders, managing risks, and building organisational change capability.

Location: Hybrid in Manchester – minimum 2 days per week in the office. Offices across England.

Salary: £60,000 - £66,000

Company

hirify.global is an independent charity and the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK, marking over 10 million exam papers each year to advance education.

What you will do

• Lead planning and delivery of change implementation across multiple initiatives.
• Collaborate with business leaders to develop realistic implementation plans and deliverables like strategies, impact assessments, and training approaches.
• Coach leaders and teams to build change capability and confidence.
• Identify, manage implementation risks, and support decision-making.
• Track delivery, provide quality assurance, and represent change workstreams in governance forums.
• Contribute to the hirify.global-wide change implementation community of practice.

Requirements

• Strong practical experience leading change implementation in complex environments.
• Confidence applying change management tools in delivery settings.
• Experience working across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to influence, coach, and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading others, including matrix management.
• Pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset with emphasis on outcomes and people.

Culture & Benefits

• 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and December office closure.
• Pension with up to 11.5% employer contributions, private medical insurance.
• Extensive online learning platform, volunteering days, and network groups (LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, disAbility, empowering women, wellbeing, ethnic minority).
• Smart working model with flexibility.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and reasonable adjustments.

Hiring process

• Submit CV and cover letter outlining suitability.
• Applications close 23:59 on 5 May 2026.
• In-person interviews in Manchester week of 18 May: presentation on a topic plus questions on skills, values, and experience.
• All applications receive a written response.