Job Description

Title: Change Manager
Contract Type: Permanent FT/PT, 35 hours
Salary: Starting from 55,270 per annum (London weighted salary) and 47,920 per annum (Regional salary). dependant on experience
Grade: 10
Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford
Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)
Closing Date: 7th December 2025 at 23:00
Interview Dates: 10th December 2025 Please note that in person interviews will be held for at least one of the interview stages for this role.
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include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and ...
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
*Previous Applicants May Not Apply* - (if prior applications were regretted within 12 weeks)
Join us as a Change Manager and help transform L&Q:
At L&Q, we're on an ambitious journey to transform how we maintain our homes and deliver services for thousands of residents. Over the next three years, we're redesigning our operating model, improving how our teams work together, and introducing new technology and data-driven insights.
As our Change Manager, you'll lead the people side of this transformation - ensuring our colleagues are engaged, ready, and confident to work in new ways. If you're motivated by making a lasting impact for colleagues and residents, this is the role for you.
We're driven by our social purpose to provide homes and create communities people can be proud of - and this role will be key to making that happen.
If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!
Your impact in the role:
You'll play a pivotal role in shaping how change happens at L&Q - making sure our people are supported through every stage and that new ways of working truly embed. In this role, you will:

• Lead the people side of change for one or more projects, from initial impact assessment through to full adoption and embedding.
• Partner with project and business leaders to ensure change plans are practical, have buy-in, and are aligned with the wider portfolio.
• Work closely with Organisational Development, Learning & Development and Communications teams to design and deliver coordinated engagement, learning, and communications plans.
• Coach and equip leaders to own and lead change confidently within their areas.
• Build readiness, engagement, and feedback loops so we can measure and sustain change adoption.
• Contribute to growing change capability across L&Q, helping us strengthen how we deliver transformation at scale.

By helping our colleagues to adapt and thrive, you'll enable L&Q to deliver services we can all be proud of.
What you'll bring:

• Proven experience leading the people side of large-scale transformation, ideally including operating model or service redesign.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively.
• Ability to simplify complex messages and tailor communication for different audiences.
• Experience managing multiple projects or workstreams within a transformation programme or portfolio.
• Comfort with ambiguity and change, bringing structure, empathy, and calm under pressure.
• Coaching and facilitation skills that help leaders and teams navigate change successfully.
• (Desirable) Accreditation or training in a recognised change management framework (e.g. Prosci, APMG)

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email
About L&Q:
We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.
At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate , which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.
L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click to read more.
At L&Q, sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.
Click to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!
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