Bupa UK
People Change Manager

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Job Description
People Change Manager - Fixed Term
Location: Manchester M50 3SP or Leeds LS5 3BF
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – up to 2 days per week on-site in the office
Contract Duration: Fixed Term 6 months
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £54,700 - £68,300 Depending On Experience
Job Grade: C16
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The Role
This is a critical role within the People Planning & Transformation team, supporting the delivery of strategic transformation activity across BGIUK.
- You’ll lead and manage people workstreams associated with workforce transformation, mergers and acquisitions, divestments, outsourcing, insourcing, restructures and other strategic change initiatives.
- You’ll provide end-to-end programme and project leadership to ensure transformation activity is delivered effectively, safely and in line with business objectives and employment legislation.
- Alongside programme delivery responsibilities, you’ll act as an internal consultant, using workforce, operational and financial data to generate insight, support organisation design decisions, assess commercial and employment risks, and inform business case development.
- Working closely with People Directors, Senior People Business Partners, Finance, Employment Law and business leaders, you’ll translate strategic objectives into practical implementation plans, ensuring both the people and commercial aspects of change are fully considered.
The role requires strong commercial awareness, excellent analytical capabilities and a solid understanding of organisational change, employment law and workforce transformation.
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Key Responsibilities
- Strategic transformation delivery
- Mergers, Acquisitions and workforce transactions
- Data analytics, Insight and Business Analysis
- Business Case Development and Risk Assessment
- Employee Relations and Consultation
- Governance and Continuous Improvement
You
- Extensive, demonstrable relevant experience.
- Experience delivering organisational change, workforce transformation or strategic people programmes.
- Strong business analysis and analytical capability.
- Experience building workforce models, business cases and impact assessments.
- Good understanding of UK employment legislation, organisational change and consultation processes.
- Practical experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, outsourcing, insourcing, TUPE transfers or restructures.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders.
- Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
- Advanced Excel capability, including modelling, scenario analysis and interpretation of large datasets.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong commercial acumen and business awareness.
Benefits


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Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
You’ll Receive The Following Benefits And More:
- 25 days holiday pro rata, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
- An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
- Various other benefits and online discounts
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Time Type
Full time
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Locations: Bupa Place, Kirkstall Forge
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