Change and Adoption Manager

Up to £60,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Fixed term for 12 months. Full time (37.5 hours a week)

Lead the people side of a major finance transformation and help turn new systems, processes and ways of working into lasting organisational change.

We’re looking for an experienced Finance Transformation Change and Adoption Manager to shape and deliver the change approach for an ambitious transformation programme. Working across Finance, Digital, Technology, HR and the wider organisation, you’ll connect technical delivery with the people, behaviours and capabilities needed to make change stick.

The role

You’ll lead organisational change management, stakeholder engagement, communications, learning and adoption activity across the finance transformation lifecycle. You’ll assess readiness, understand the impact on teams and roles, address resistance and track whether new finance systems and operating models are being adopted successfully. Your work will help the programme realise its intended benefits and create sustainable improvements.

The team

The digital delivery team is crucial to our operations, bridging the gap between user needs and technological solutions. Part of the marketing, digital, and technology centre of excellence, we ensure our products are both innovative and user-centric. This dynamic team plays a pivotal role within Energy Saving Trust, working closely with our product teams to understand both business and user requirements. They transform these insights into innovative features that empower our users to become more energy efficient.

What you will do

• Develop and deliver practical change management strategies aligned with programme objectives, timelines and business outcomes.

• Assess change impacts and organisational readiness across teams, roles, processes, systems and stakeholder groups.

• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, Finance teams and colleagues across the organisation.

• Create targeted stakeholder engagement and communications plans, including briefings, presentations, FAQs and other change materials.

• Establish a network of change champions and facilitate workshops, focus groups and engagement sessions.

• Coordinate training, user guidance and capability-building activity with subject matter experts and delivery partners.

• Track adoption, stakeholder sentiment and business readiness using meaningful measures and data.

• Identify risks and resistance, recommend effective mitigations and capture lessons to strengthen future change capability.

What you will bring

• Significant experience leading change management within a large-scale transformation programme.

• Experience supporting finance transformation, such as finance system or platform implementation, process optimisation, shared services or operating model change.

• Experience working within, or closely alongside, Finance teams.

• A strong track record of delivering organisational change and technology adoption.

• Confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders and colleagues at all levels.

• Experience developing stakeholder engagement, communications and training strategies.

• Practical knowledge of recognised change methodologies such as Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter or the Change Curve.

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to make complex transformation activity clear and engaging.

• An analytical, organised and adaptable approach, with the ability to balance competing priorities in a complex programme environment.

For more information, please see the job description

Please submit an anonymised CV and cover letter, removing your name, address, email address, and any other identifying details. Please note, applications submitted without a cover letter may be rejected.

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

Work where you thrive

At Energy Saving Trust, flexibility isn’t just a policy, it’s how we work. Most of our roles can be done remotely, and many of our people choose to work from home full-time. Prefer an office environment? We have welcoming spaces in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and Hadleigh for those who want to connect in person.

We’ll support you with:

• Generous holiday (25 days + bank holidays + extra Christmas leave)

• True flexibility in how and where you work (subject to role requirements)

• Strong pension & life assurance

• Enhanced family leave

• Green travel perks (EV scheme, cycle to work)

• Professional development support

• Yearly wellbeing allowance

These are just some of the benefits we offer.

Want to know more about how we make flexibility real? Check out our Benefits and Culture page

Reasonable adjustments: We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone.

If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch with recruitment@est.org.uk or call reception on +44 (0)20 7222 0101. We will do our very best to support you.

Diversity and inclusion
Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the criteria for a role. Find out more here.

You can find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications

Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK