
Walsall Housing Group
Change and Adoption Lead
Job Description
Salary: £50,000 - 50,000 per year
Requirements:- Relevant experience or qualifications in change management, project delivery, organisational development, or related disciplines are desirable.
- Experience supporting adoption, embedding, stakeholder engagement, or business readiness activities within transformation or project environments.
- Experience supporting adoption and embedding activities that help teams transition successfully into new ways of working.
- Experience supporting benefits realisation, post implementation embedding, or transition into business-as-usual environments is desirable.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trust and influence at all levels.
- Experience in designing and delivering engagement and communication plans to support organisational change.
- Proven ability to identify resistance to change and develop strategies to overcome it effectively.
- Knowledge of training and support strategies to enable end-users to adopt new processes, systems, or behaviours.
- Strong organisational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple change activities simultaneously.
- Experience working collaboratively with project managers and cross-functional teams to align change initiatives with project goals.
- Analytical skills to monitor and evaluate the success of change efforts, using metrics and feedback to inform continuous improvement.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- A passion for driving positive change and embedding sustainable transformation across an organisation.
- Support the adoption and embedding of organisational, service and strategic change initiatives, ensuring successful uptake of change and benefits.
- Identify and address barriers to adoption, working collaboratively with project teams and stakeholders to mitigate risks and resolve issues.
- Support the monitoring and measurement of change adoption following implementation.
- Support the tracking and realisation of project benefits, ensuring intended outcomes are embedded into day-to-day operations.
- Work alongside Business Change Project Managers to embed adoption strategies into project plans.
- Design and deliver communication plans and materials that keep stakeholders informed and engaged.
- Coach and support Sponsors, managers, and stakeholders on good adoption practices and their role in embedding change successfully.
- Develop practical tools, templates, and guidance that support adoption activity and help improve change capability across the organisation.
- Facilitate workshops, focus groups and training sessions to support end-users in adopting new systems, processes and behaviours.
- Monitor and evaluate stakeholder feedback and adoption metrics to inform improvement activities.
- Act as a point of reference for adoption and embedding activity across the wider transformation portfolio.
- Contribute to governance and reporting activities by providing adoption, readiness and benefits insights.
- Promote a culture of collaboration and innovation, encouraging stakeholders to contribute to successful change efforts.
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We are recruiting a Change and Adoption Lead to join our Business Change team in Walsall, West Midlands. This is a full-time, permanent role of 37 hours per week, with a minimum of two days in the office. We offer a competitive salary of £51,597 - £54,730 per annum plus excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave plus Christmas shutdown, a defined benefit pension scheme, a health cash plan, and a range of shopping and leisure discounts. We are output focused and flexible, and we value autonomy, support, and agile ways of working that help our colleagues achieve a healthy work-life balance.
last updated 30 week of 2026
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Walsall Housing Group
Birchills
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