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About the Role The Business Change Manager will lead and embed change across complex programmes, ensuring successful adoption of new ways of working, systems, and processes. Operating in a sensitive, multi-stakeholder environment, the role is responsible for engaging internal and external partners - including government agencies, industry suppliers, and service personnel - to drive understanding, commitment, and benefits realisation. A central part of the role is ensuring effective, coordinated communication and stakeholder management, balancing operational priorities with organisational transformation goals. Key Responsibilities Change Leadership Lead the design, planning, and delivery of change initiatives across programmes and projects. Translate strategic objectives into practical, actionable change management plans. Assess organisational readiness, identify barriers to change, and develop mitigation strategies. Ensure benefits realisation and measurable outcomes aligned with programme objectives. Stakeholder Management Map, analyse, and manage a wide range of stakeholders, from senior military leadership to civilian staff, contractors, and partner organisations. Build trusted relationships and act as a key interface between programme teams and the operational community. Facilitate effective stakeholder governance, ensuring alignment across cross-functional teams and partner agencies. Provide regular updates and engagement materials tailored to each stakeholder group's needs and security sensitivities. Internal Communications Develop and execute internal communication strategies to ensure clarity, engagement, and consistent messaging across the organisation. Work with communications, HR, and leadership teams to cascade key messages effectively. Produce briefings, intranet content, leadership packs, and internal newsletters to support change awareness and adoption. Gather feedback and sentiment from staff to evaluate communication effectiveness and inform future engagement activities. External Communications Coordinate external communications related to programme change with partners, suppliers, and other government departments. Liaise with corporate communications and security teams to ensure all external messaging complies with communication protocols. Support the preparation of stakeholder briefings, public statements, and engagement with industry and regulatory bodies. Training and Capability Building Support the development of training plans and materials to help personnel adapt to new processes, technologies, or structures. Coach leaders and line managers to act as visible change champions across environments. Governance & Reporting Contribute to programme-level governance, reporting, and assurance activities. Track progress against change milestones and provide regular updates to senior leadership and programme boards. Skills & Experience Proven experience delivering complex business change in government, or similarly regulated environments. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience engaging across multiple organisational levels. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to technical, operational, and executive audiences. Demonstrable ability to operate within secure, politically sensitive, or classified environments. Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 18 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

Job Title: Lead Business Change Professional Location: Preston or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Circa £52,000 depending on experience and skills What you'll be doing: Develop and deliver business change collateral such as business change plans, change impact assessment, communications plan, stakeholder assessment and training plans for the project as part of a significant IT transformation programme of work Be responsible for business change delivery within a medium to large sized project, work package, or be supporting in delivering part of a complex change programme or business transformation plans, reporting the business benefit realisation Working with key stakeholders to agree the core project benefits and benefits management plan, including agreed KPIs to measure benefits have been met Setting up and facilitating a cohesive change network and change champion programme as part of a wider change adoption plan From the adoption of new technologies through to supporting the implementation of new systems or ways of working, this individual will ensure that business change management is consistently embedded, delivered and assured through appropriate and justified standard approaches across the project Your skills and experiences: Essential: Business Change experience and knowledge of Change Management theory and methodologies, processes, policies and procedures The ability to effectively carry out Business Change Management tasks of medium to high complexity and provide guidance in those areas Experience of managing change within enterprise-wide projects Proven experience influencing and stakeholder management experience APMG or other suitable Business Change Qualification such as PROSCI Desirable: Previous experience and exposure of carrying out and implementing change within an IT environment Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Business Change team: You will be joining an experienced change management office of Business Change and Business Analyst professionals, delivering end to end change management support and capability across enterprise technology projects. This is an opportunity to work within an IT enterprise-wide projects and programmes within Business Change. The role will work with multiple stakeholders across the IT enterprise-wide space, and you will help drive and implement new ways of working across Business Change within large complex business projects. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Closing Date: 13th November 2025 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. #LI-SH1 #LI-Hybrid

Job Title: Senior Business Change Professional Location: Preston or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role Salary: Circa £47,000 dependent on experience What you'll be doing: Support the development and delivery of business change collateral such as business change plans, change impact assessment, communications plan, stakeholder assessment and training plans for the project as part of an IT transformation programme of work Being responsible for business change delivery within a small to medium sized project and change actions, work package, or be supporting in delivering part of a moderate change programme or business transformation, reporting the business benefit realisation Working with key stakeholders to agree the core project benefits and benefits management plan, including agreed KPIs to measure benefits have been met Setting up and facilitating a cohesive change network and change champion programme as part of a wider change adoption plan From the adoption of new technologies through to supporting the implementation of new systems or ways of working, this individual will ensure that business change management is consistently embedded, delivered and assured through appropriate and justified standard approaches across the project Your skills and experiences: Essential: Business Change experience and knowledge of Change Management theory and methodologies, processes, policies and procedures The ability to effectively carry out Business Change Management tasks of small to medium complexity and provide guidance in those areas A proven track record of managing change within enterprise-wide IT projects Effective influencing and stakeholder management experience APMG or other suitable Business Change Qualification such as PROSCI at Practitioner level or equivalent experience Desirable: Degree educated Benefits: As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive. The Business Change team: You will be joining an experienced change management office of Business Change and Business Analyst professionals, delivering end to end change management support and capability across enterprise technology projects. This is an opportunity to work within a key enterprise-wide technology transformation project. You will work with multiple stakeholders globally and you will help drive and implement new ways of working across a large complex business. Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Closing Date: 12th November 2025 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. #LI-SH1 #LI-Hybrid

Application Support Analyst Our Client is looking to recruit an Application Support Analyst with at least 3 to 5 years 1 and 2 Line Support experience. Reporting to the Service Delivery Manager, the Application Support Analyst has primary responsibility for providing day to day operational support for the Application Portfolio, through the effective use and management of incident, requests and problems. ou will be responsible for the regular monitoring and maintenance of the application portfolio. You will be responsible for the change management process, ensuring that the all changes are managed in accordance with the appropriate policies and that they have an appropriate roll-back plan and are scheduled in conjunction with the SSC and 3 party suppliers as appropriate. Responsibilities Provide 2 and 3 line support for the application portfolio Monitor application systems, identifying performance trends and taking action when necessary to stop problems arising Liaise with 3 party suppliers, ensuring issues are escalated and dealt with as necessary and to SLA Own application/system documentation and the data repository that holds that information (i.e. SharePoint) Provide technical support to the application architect and project services as required for project deliverables Provide test support for new and enhanced systems/applications Responsible for Change Management process, ensuring that changes are managed, roll-back plans are in place and that they are appropriately scheduled and approved by CAB, liaising with Change Manager Owns Configuration Management process Responsible for scheduled maintenance and capacity planning Ensure that security, compliance and legislation is considered in all aspects of the role and associated processes Responsible for the development and maintenance of the data warehouse Run reports and conduct analysis in-line with Business/Management requirements Responsible for the provision of performance information, ensuring timely, accurate reports are provided to the necessary parties Work with the Application Architect and Project Services to ensure that data/information analysis and reporting is considered in the development of new and enhanced systems design to ensure consideration is given to the linking, matching and cleansing of data across systems. Experience Proven experience working in 2/3line support role Experience of working with ITIL processes within an organisation, in particular, incident, request, change and problem Management Experience working in a customer facing technical role Proven experience working with and managing 3 party suppliers Experience managing assets, both hardware and software The Client has offices in Peteborough. Salary for this role is £35K - £40K + Benefits. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability