Project and Change Manager - Pay and Reward programme

• This role offers flexible working arrangements, including hybrid/flexible working.
• 30 days' annual leave (in addition to bank holidays).
• Location: County Hall, Taunton/Various
• Salary is £41,771 to £46,142 per annum
• A chance to be part of a forward-thinking team committed to improving lives.
• Fixed term until September 2027 - 37 hours a week.

We cannot offer sponsorship for this role. You must already have the right to work in the UK without needing visa sponsorship.

The Pay and Reward Programme is a major transformation project, reshaping how we reward and recognise our workforce. This role is an opportunity to step into a major programme, already in train, helping to shape the future of the organisation while accelerating your own professional growth.

We are looking for an exceptional Project and Change Manager who thrives in complex environments, enjoys working with senior stakeholders, is prepared to be hands on and is passionate about delivering meaningful organisational change.

This programme is fast paced, high-profile, and varied, ideal for someone looking to build a powerful career portfolio. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Support the Programme with a hands-on project management approach, with the end-to-end delivery of complex workstreams, managing all project documentation, reporting, governance processes, and contract management with external partner.
• Build strong collaborative relationships across all programme stakeholders, Services, Senior leaders, Trade Unions, External Partners, and a multi-disciplinary project team.
• Provide high quality risk management, budget monitoring, resource planning and ensure best practice in project management is championed throughout the programme.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Strong project and change management expertise in complex environments
• Experience working with multi-faceted teams and senior stakeholders
• Confidence leading transformation, managing risks, and navigating ambiguity
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence at all levels
• A proactive, flexible and relationship driven approach
• A recognised project management qualification (or equivalent experience/CPD)

Most importantly, you will be passionate about driving positive change, improving outcomes, and helping create a modern, fair, and effective Council.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more...

The salary for the role is Grade 9, ranging from £41,771 to £46,142 per annum.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Lauren Davis, lauren.davis1@somerset.gov.uk

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.