We're looking for an experienced Change Manager to join our growing Transformation & Projects team at Burges Salmon, working on a hybrid basis from our Bristol office. You will be joining us at an exciting time as we expand our team and continue to look for innovative ways to improve our internal processes and client offering; this role forms a key part of the journey.

Working alongside our Change Team Manager, Transformation & Projects Coordinator and wider team, you will play a key role in steering the firm through periods of change, implementing change management methodologies to minimise disruption and drive adoption. You will have every opportunity to make an impact, supporting on exciting projects in our growing portfolio, ranging from IT, business change and legal service delivery projects.

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver change programmes or workstreams aligned with business needs.
• Develop and refine change management methodologies and tools.
• Conduct change impact and readiness assessments.
• Manage change plans: communication, training, resistance management, and coaching.
• Collaborate with SMEs in Digital Learning, Marketing, Technology, Innovation, and Communications.
• Design and manage coaching approaches, including Champions programmes.
• Facilitate workshops on resistance management and benefits realisation.
• Engage with stakeholders to foster a collaborative environment.
• Monitor and report on change initiatives, making necessary adjustments.
• Promote the benefits of change and address resistance.
• Measure benefits post-deployment, focusing on adoption, proficiency, utilisation, and ROI.
• Assist the Change Team Manager in developing our overall change strategy and approach

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience in change management, ideally in professional services.
• Strong understanding of change management principles and best practices.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work under pressure.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Prosci, APMG) are desirable.

About Burges Salmon

Our six core values – Ambition, Collaboration, Commitment, Fairness, Quality and Respect - are at the heart of everything we do and help to shape our unique culture. As well as high quality work and exciting development opportunities, we offer our people a professional, friendly and sociable working environment with a real sense of community.

A full overview of all the benefits of working at Burges Salmon can be found on the ‘working at Burges Salmon' section of our careers page.

We are delighted to have been named RollOnFriday's 'Best Law Firm to Work At' 2024, for the third year in a row, and also named as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2023 for the second year running.  Our commitment to excellence has recently been recognised by the IIP, which awarded us Platinum certification for investment in people.

It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We're committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.

If you have any questions regarding the role or the interview process, please contact Sophie Russell (Resourcing Advisor) at Sophie.Russell@burges-salmon.com

This advert will close to applications on 21 August