Business Readiness Lead

* 549903
* Closing at: Aug 1 2024 at 23:55 BST
About the Role

Base Location: Reading
Salary: £47,600 - £71,600 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: 15 month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The SSEN-Distribution business is undergoing a significant period of change, including a large-scale transformation programme known as The Bridge Programme. The Bridge Programme aims to ’rewire’ the entire end-to-end business to transform Distribution into a customer-centric, digitally-enabled, industry leader.
As Business Readiness Lead, you’ll ensure business change activities and deliverables are delivered on time, to quality and within budget. You’ll apply change methodology, support in determining benefits, assess progress, and ensure quality assurance across one or more projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply the required change methodology and ensure effective delivery of programs and projects.
- Ensure appropriate governance frameworks and quality assurance on all business change deliverables.
- Oversee the development of the business readiness assessment and collect, analyse and report business readiness results to leadership.
- Coordinate with Change Lead to monitor areas of low readiness and adapt change initiatives accordingly.
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships to ensure effective delivery of change and benefits realisation.
What do I need?

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:
- Significant experience in Business Change discipline with relevant qualifications or industry training preferred.
- Proficiency in Project Management methodologies (Agile/Waterfall/APMG) and experience working on cross-functional projects.
- Excellent organisational skills to support business readiness activities.
- Ability to identify and address barriers to readiness effectively.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of interacting with all levels of the organisation.
About our Business

SSEN Distribution powers 3.9 million homes and businesses in communities across central southern England and the north of Scotland. Our team of more than 4,200 highly skilled people keep customers connected to a safe and reliable supply of electricity whilst developing the flexible networks that are vital for the future. We power communities to thrive today and create a net-zero tomorrow. Why not join us and help power change, we’re looking for great people who love working with others to achieve great results. You’ll be empowered to make the right decisions for our customers and have the space to take accountability for the work you do. You’ll be working as part of a bigger team, enabling net-zero, so team work will be essential. As a part of our business, you become part of something bigger – an established company with a reputation for looking after our people, offering secure and rewarding roles where safety is our number one priority.
What’s in it for you?

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for ’Inclusion & Diversity at SSE’ to find out more.
What happens now?

All applications should be made online, and I’ll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.
If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Stacey on /
Before commencing your role with SSE, you’ll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.
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