Programme Communications and Change Manager… at Barclays · London

Programme Communications and Change Manager (Vice President) - 12 Months Secondment Location: Canary Wharf, 1 Churchill Place Job Description Purpose of the role To support the organisation, achieve its strategic objectives by the identification of business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities. Accountabilities Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation. Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities. Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations. Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions. Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions. Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget. Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope. Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation. Vice President Expectations To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.. If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.. If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.. OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.. Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment. Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda. Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies. Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions. Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes. Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave. Join us at Barclays as a Programme Communications and Change Manager, where youwillsupport the delivery ofhigh-impact programmeswithinthe Organisation Simplification initiative,a workstream within an ambitiousstrategic programme (Catalyst)to drive efficiency, commercial impact and enhanced customer,clientand colleague experiences. In this role you willlead thechange management planning and communication of the people changesdelivered by the programme, ensuring successful adoptionacross multiple projects, includingtarget operating model delivery,organisationchange andriskgovernancestreamlining. To be successful as aProgramme Communications and Change Manager, you should have experience with: Developing and executing a comprehensive change strategy in a large-scale transformation in Financial Services. Developing and managing a change management plan. Integrating cultural changeinterventions intothe overarching programme plan. Partnering with HRthrough consultation processes. Creating a comms strategy and plan for the programme. Creatingstrategic and operational communications forlargeprogrammes(Leadership briefings, programmeupdates,change announcementsetc). Both communicating and embedding change. Some other highly valued skills may include: Familiarity withpractical usage ofchange management methodologies (e.g. ADKAR). Experience of Target Operating Model delivery programmes. Experience ofHR-led transformation programmes Adept atco-ordinatingdisparate sources of information under time pressure. You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as Risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology—as well as job-specific technical skills including change management,written and verbal communication,planning andstakeholder management. This role can be based from our  Londonor Glasgow office. Additional Locations: Glasgow Campus