Head of Strategic Change

Bournemouth University - Project Management

About the role

Bournemouth University is entering a defining phase in its evolution.

With a new institutional strategy – BU2035, renewed ambition and a clear focus on our future impact, we are reshaping how we engage with students, staff, partners and communities. This is a rare opportunity to work at the heart of the institution, partnering with senior leaders to turn strategy into action and ensure that complex, organisation-wide change delivers real and lasting impact.

We are now seeking an exceptional Head of Strategic Change to play a pivotal role in delivering this ambition.

You will lead a growing strategic change team who are all committed to effective delivery. You will be responsible for ensuring that the strategic projects are delivered and supporting them to meet the ambitious benefits that we seek to deliver to our stakeholders.

About the person

We are looking for an experienced, proactive, strategic and influential leader who brings deep change experience, sharp insight and the confidence to challenge established ways of working. Someone who understands what good looks like across the higher education sector, who can cut through complexity, and who is energised by the opportunity to lead the delivery arm of our new strategy.

You will operate as a trusted adviser to the executive, with the credibility and insight to challenge constructively and the pragmatism to deliver results.

You will bring:

• Significant experience leading complex change in large, mission-driven organisations
• A strong track record of delivering transformation at pace, across multiple stakeholders
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills, with the ability to bring people with you
• Strategic thinking combined with practical execution
• Resilience, curiosity, and a genuine commitment to positive organisational change

Key Responsibilities:

• Build out and upskill the strategic change team to have the right level of capacity and capability
• Lead the portfolio management of the strategic change initiatives
• Ensure effective delivery through good governance and effective decision making

For an informal discussion, or if you wish to know more about the role then please contact:

Dave Bishton via email at dbishton@bournemouth.ac.uk.

We are not considering applications via recruitment agencies for this role.

Interviews are scheduled for TBC.

About the department

Our Strategic change team is made up of experts in programme and project management, change management, PMO disciplines and business analysis, all of whom work to support BU’s strategic plan.  We work with senior stakeholders to deliver the institutional change that is required.

About us

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community. 

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment.  We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society.  To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.   

If you require this in a different format, please contact us at  hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk