Change Officer

Staffordshire County Council is delivering ambitious change to improve outcomes for residents and communities across the county.

Our Change Team supports services to plan and deliver projects, service improvements and transformation work. We also provide a PMO function, helping the organisation track progress, manage risks and report clearly to senior decision‑making boards, including the QPI Board.

We’re looking for a permanent Change Officer who enjoys working across different projects, organising information, supporting delivery and helping teams turn plans into action.

You don’t need to have worked in local government before. If you’re organised, collaborative, curious and comfortable working with people and data, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a hybrid role, based in Stafford, with a mix of home and office working.

We have 2x posts available - 1x 37hrs permanent and 1x 37hrs fixed term until 30th September 2027.

In this role you'll:

• Support the day‑to‑day delivery of change and project activity
• Maintain project plans, logs, actions and reporting information
• Contribute to PMO activity, including progress and exception reporting for the QPI Board
• Support meetings and workshops, sometimes helping to facilitate sessions
• Analyse information and data to support decision‑making
• Track risks, issues and benefits and escalating when needed
• Prepare clear reports and presentations for different audiences
• Work positively with stakeholders across services

(PMO = Project Management Office; QPI Board = a senior forum overseeing quality, performance and improvement)

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience supporting projects, service improvement or change activity
• Is comfortable working with information, data and reports
• Is a clear communicator with good written and verbal skills
• Is well organised and able to manage competing priorities
• Is confident using Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Are able to build positive working relationships
• Enjoys working as part of a team and supporting delivery

Transferable skills are welcomed.

For more information about these vacancies, please contact Kirsty Alldread, Senior Change Manager, on kirsty.alldread@staffordshire.gov.uk or 07988 611345.

Interview will be held - Wednesday 27th / Thursday 28th May.

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.