Change and Transformation Project Manager (KTP Associate)

Duties of the post

The Change and Transformation Manager will lead and deliver the KTP project. The duties of the post will include:

• Undertaking full induction into post, building strong working relationships with colleagues within HCT and UoE.
• Convene and attend Local Management Committee (LMC) meetings and other working groups with stakeholders as required.
• Producing research and project plans, business cases, strategy reports and delivering mini projects
• Undertaking research into relevant topics and key literature, analysing qualitative and quantitative data, and writing up and communicating results.
• Engaging with external organisations (other than HCT and UoE) as required, such as advocacy and service user groups, universities, NHS, UKHSA, and His Majesty’s Prison Service.
• Embedding knowledge, training and upskilling HCT staff.
• Participating in academic and/or industrial conferences and other events, to disseminate and present research outcomes to the wider community.
• Acting as project lead, progressing the project and ensuring milestones are met in a timely manner.
• Convening and attending Local Management Committee meetings for the project and other working groups with stakeholders as required.

These duties are a guide to the work that the post holder will initially be required to undertake. They may be changed from time to time to meet changing circumstances.

Key requirements

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Humanities/Social Sciences (Essential)
• Postgraduate degree in Organisational Strategy, Change Management/Leadership, Diversification Strategy or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience (Desirable)

Experience/Knowledge

• Knowledge of strategic thinking, business strategy and organisational transformation
• Skilled in the practical application of project management methodologies.
• Ability to build strong relationships and influence effectively across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in conducting research, including reviewing and synthesising research, project evaluation and writing report.
• Demonstrated capacity to apply transparent, analytical, and systematic problem-solving approaches.
• Proficient in core IT applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Skills/Attributes

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – verbal and written
• Proven ability to research and produce detailed reports to tight deadlines.
• Empathetic with the ability to actively listen
• Analytical assessment of issues
• Resilient and grounded under pressure
• Creditable and reliable
• Persuasive and influential
• Ability to apply project management methodologies to plan and organise projects, and work independently to meet project timelines
• Able to build partnerships with multiple and diverse stakeholders
• Able to work empathically, ethically and inclusively with people with lived experience of marginalisation, for example people with experience of addiction, mental health issues, homelessness, the criminal justice system.
• Able to effectively manage budgets and resources

Benefits

As a KTP Associate, the post will offer the following benefits:

• A personal development budget of a total of £5,000 (exclusive of salary).
• Management training and mentoring by an Innovate UK KTP Adviser.
• An interesting and challenging role, with exposure to a variety of stakeholders.
• Full access to university resources to complete the project.
• World-leading Academic and Company project supervision, with project support by a dedicated, sector-leading KTP Office.

This KTP Associate opportunity is Full-time, Fixed term for 30 months. The post holder is required to work in The Hepatitis C Trust offices in Central London for 2 to 3 days a week.

The University of Essex (UoE) in partnership with The Hepatitis C Trust (HTC) offers an exciting opportunity to a graduate with the relevant skills and knowledge to design, co-ordinate and implement a new strategic approach to apply the organisational expertise of lived experience support models to a broader range of applications.

At the Hepatitis C Trust, our aspiration is to broaden our delivery of peer-led support models for marginalised or disadvantaged communities, guided by lived experience, to an increased number of communities and wider range of purposes than previously. The project will support the HCT in thinking about diversification of their current offering as well as bringing a new perspective on programme design for return-to-work practice. Comparative analysis of other lived-experience support programmes in other countries will provide context and learning opportunities.

Due to the nature of the work, this appointment is subject to a criminal record check, known as a Disclosure.