Head of Strategic Change & Enterprise Value Management Office (eVMO)

Pensions Regulator

Hybrid

Expires: Expiring in less than 2 weeks

Full time

£89,930 per year

Job summary

Lead TPR’s eVMO, Business Change, Delivery, and Business Architecture and Analysis professions.
Personally, and through the team, championing and driving best practice in value management and business change across TPR, advising and partnering EDs and other senior leaders in effective outcome-focused delivery of change that enhance regulatory impact, efficiency, stakeholder confidence and connect strategic planning, investment and delivery
Establishing and realising value management propositions for TPRs strategic and organisation-wide change, driving the prioritisation of initiatives based on strategic value, organisational capacity and urgency.
Planning for and providing a cross-TPR change capability the embeds change resources where they are needed across TPR, to support value added delivery of business plans and corporate priorities. Support the strategic embedding of change resources across TPR, ensuring the right capabilities are in place at the right time to enable effective delivery, build organisational resilience, and sustain momentum across priority initiatives
Building constructive, hands-on and trusted relationships with TPR’s senior leadership team
Facilitating directorate transformation planning across key senior stakeholders to ensure alignment of plans and identification of internal dependencies to address ‘hot spots’ and enhance delivery
Partnering with Finance and Corporate Planning to develop benefits realisation strategies with accountable executives, including means of measuring and reporting
Managing a high performing team through effective recruitment, training, coaching, mentoring, and objective & KPI setting. Taking the lead in all matters regarding the management of the team and ensure the team structure, roles and services align with changing business needs
Responsibility for the career development and performance of some Hybrid Delivery & Architecture, Design & Analysis staff

Job description

Lead and curate our partnering expertise (eVMO, Business Change, Delivery, and Business Architecture and Analysis) into the business and ensure transformation & change initiatives have defined and measurable benefits and align with organisational and regulatory priorities.
Ensure strong, outcome-focused partnerships with Executive Directors and senior leaders to drive collaborative delivery of change initiatives that enhance regulatory impact, operational efficiency, and stakeholder confidence—ensuring seamless alignment between strategic planning, investment decisions, and execution
Driving and delivering best practice in value management, delivery and business change across TPR, advising and partnering EDs and other senior leaders in effective delivery of change that enhance regulatory impact, efficiency, stakeholder confidence and connect strategic planning, investment and delivery
Actively drive prioritisation of initiatives based on strategic value, organisational capacity, and urgency. Ensure prioritisation decisions are transparent, evidence-based, and continuously reviewed to maintain delivery momentum and maximise impact
Develop and execute sourcing strategies to build robust talent pipelines across the key business functions, collaborating with leadership to assess capability gaps and build tailored solutions and development plans
Support the strategic embedding of change resources across TPR, ensuring the right capabilities are in place at the right time to enable effective delivery, build organisational resilience, and sustain momentum across priority initiatives
Ensuring the coordination of business change across TPR, providing assurance to the CEO, COO, Delivery Assurance Committee and Executive Committee on the delivery progress of change and realisation of value and benefits.
Support the Director with the strategic leadership to plan and maintain an effective strategic change management capability to support and enhance effective change and realisation of value.
Establish and embed enterprise value management practices and frameworks that enable transparent decision-making, resource allocation, and performance tracking
Drive a culture of continuous improvement and evidence-based value creation, enabling the regulator to adapt effectively to a dynamic external environment.

Person specification

Proven experience in leading complex strategic business change that span multiple functions or the whole organisation
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, able to translate data and complexity into clear insights and recommendations
Demonstrable success in designing and embedding enterprise change or value management office, driving improved decision-making and delivery confidence
Strong leadership skills, with the ability to influence and build trust with senior stakeholders, Board members, and external partners.
Excellent programme and portfolio management skills, balancing strategic ambition with operational delivery
Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with a track record at engaging effectively at all levels.
Experience in shaping organisational culture and capability around change leadership, benefits realisation, and value delivery
Head of profession and community of practice for specialist change management professions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £89,930, Pensions Regulator contributes £26,052 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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Selection process details

Applications to be shortlisted between 9th and 11th of March. First stage interview to be held from Friday 13th March (subject to availability) and be up to 75 minutes in length. Second stage to be after 16th March and up to 45 minutes in length.

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Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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£89,930 per year