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Interim HR Consultant (Change Management)Michael Page HR • Epsom, Surrey, UK
Interim HR Consultant (Change Management)

Interim HR Consultant (Change Management)

Michael Page HR • Epsom, Surrey, UK
5 days ago
Job type
  • Temporary
Job description

The Interim HR Consultant (Change Management) will play a senior role during a critical period of organisational change providing expert guidance on a transformation project.This temporary role, based in Sutton, requires a professional with a proven ability to deliver a change management project within an educational body.

Client Details

The organisation is a well-established entity within the education sector, committed to making a positive impact on the communities it serves. It operates as a medium-sized organisation, providing essential services and fostering a collaborative working environment.

Description

The Interim HR Consultant (Change Management) responsibilities will include:

Organisation Design & Leadership Restructuring

  • Lead the design, development and implementation of agreed organisational and senior leadership structures.
  • Oversee leadership transitions, including appointments, role changes and exits arising from approved decisions.

Strategic Change

  • Play a key role in shaping decisions on organisational design and senior leadership structures as part of the wider transformation programme.
  • Provide expert advice, insight and options to the CEO and COO, enabling informed, collective decision-making.
  • Convert agreed strategic direction into practical, deliverable and well-sequenced change activity.

Workforce Change, Consultation & Employee Relations

  • Lead and manage the end-to-end planning and delivery of consultation, redundancy, redeployment and appeals processes resulting from Executive and Board decisions.
  • Act as the senior operational lead for engagement with Trade Unions and staff representatives throughout the transformation process.

Governance, Risk & Assurance

  • Advise the CEO and COO on people-related risks associated with organisational change and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
  • Ensure robust governance, clear documentation and defensible audit trails across all transformation activity.

Profile

The ideal Interim HR Consultant (Change Management) should have:

  • Extensive experience operating at senior leadership level within complex, multi-stakeholder organisations
  • Demonstrated track record of contributing to and delivering large-scale organisational change and restructuring programmes
  • Strong expertise in employee relations, including leading Trade Union consultation and negotiation
  • Deep, practical understanding of UK employment law and workforce change governance frameworks
  • Proven experience working within the education and/or public sector
  • Highly credible advisor, able to influence and challenge effectively at the most senior levels
  • Sound judgement and strong analytical capability, particularly in complex, sensitive and ambiguous situations
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence and emotional intelligence to manage difficult conversations effectively
  • Collaborative leadership style, comfortable operating within shared accountability and matrixed environments

Job Offer

The successful Interim HR Consultant (Change Management) will receive:

  • Competitive daily rate of £400-£500 depending on experience
  • 6 month interim role based near Epsom
  • 5 days a week on site role with free on site parking
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