Transformation Change Manager
Employer: Canal & River Trust
Location: This is a home-based role and will be assigned to one of the Trust's key operational hubs. Regular travel across England and Wales as required to competently perform the role. A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
Working hours: 37 hour working week
Salary: £54,420 - £58,900
Closing date: Monday, 10 August 2026 at 00:59
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The Boating Change Manager will play a key role in delivering the Trust’s multi-year Transforming Boating Programme, helping to improve the boating experience, strengthen customer engagement, and rebuild trust with the boating community.
You will drive the delivery of transformational change across the Trust's boating services, turning customer insight and strategic priorities into practical improvements. Working across teams and with the boating community, you'll help deliver lasting change that improves customer experience and strengthens trust.
Working Hours & Location
This is a home based role which follows a 37 hour working week and will be assigned to one of the Trust's key operational hubs. Regular travel across England and Wales as required to competently perform the role. A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
Role Overview
You will drive transformational change across the Trust's boating services, turning customer insight and strategic priorities into practical improvements that enhance customer experience and build trust with the boating community. We welcome candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, including change management, transformation, customer experience, service improvement, programme delivery, public sector reform, utilities, housing, transport and the charity sector. Success in this role will come from your ability to influence stakeholders, lead change and translate customer feedback into meaningful outcomes, rather than from prior boating experience.
Key responsibilities
Translate strategic transformation objectives and consultation outcomes into clear, actionable plans that improve services and enhance the boating customer experience.
Lead change activity across a national transformation programme, coordinating multiple workstreams and stakeholders to deliver sustainable improvements.
Conduct change impact assessments and readiness reviews, identifying and mitigating risks to successful implementation.
Use customer insight, survey feedback and operational data to identify improvement opportunities, shape change initiatives and support evidence-based decision-making.
Build alignment across departments, influencing stakeholders at all levels to secure buy-in for operational, cultural and process improvements.
Ensure programme design and delivery are informed by the boating community, promoting meaningful engagement, co-production and collaborative working.
Oversee the delivery of improvement initiatives, ensuring benefits are realised, outcomes are measurable and customer relationships are strengthened.
Monitor programme performance, KPIs and outcomes, providing clear reporting and insight to the Boating Transformation Programme Manager and governance boards.
Display the Trust's values and behaviours at all times.
Ensure diversity and inclusion are embedded across all aspects of Trust life, challenging behaviours, practices and decisions that are inconsistent with Trust values.
Key relationships
Boating Transformation Programme Manager: Direct line manager, providing strategic direction, programme oversight, and support with the delivery of change initiatives.
Transforming Boating Project Planner & Transforming Boating Officer: Working closely to coordinate programme activities, manage dependencies, and ensure successful implementation of agreed changes.
Internal Cross-Functional Teams: Collaborating with Licensing, Enforcement, Welfare, Operations, Communications, Legal, and other teams to drive change, embed new ways of working, and realise programme benefits.
Citizens Boater Panel & Stakeholder Groups: Engaging with customers and stakeholders to understand feedback, gather insight, and ensure customer experiences inform programme decisions.
National Boating Organisations (NBOs) & Local Boating Communities: Building positive relationships to support consultation activity, co-design opportunities, and effective communication of programme outcomes.
Senior Leaders & Governance Boards: Providing updates, reporting progress, and supporting informed decision-making through evidence-based recommendations.
About You
You will be an experienced change professional, skilled at turning strategy into practical improvements and delivering transformation in complex environments. You'll combine strong analytical thinking with excellent stakeholder engagement, using data and insight to drive meaningful outcomes. Most importantly, you'll be a collaborative and resilient leader, passionate about building trust, influencing change, and improving customer experiences.
Skills & Qualifications
Technical skills:
Significant experience leading complex transformation, change, or business improvement programmes within large, regulated, or matrix organisations.
Proven experience conducting change impact assessments, change readiness reviews, and developing plans to support successful implementation.
Strong analytical skills, with experience using qualitative and quantitative data to identify trends, generate insight, and inform decision-making.
Ability to translate complex information and stakeholder feedback into practical improvement plans and operational outcomes.
Experience tracking benefits realisation, programme outcomes, and performance measures within a structured change environment.
General skills:
Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and negotiation skills, with the ability to build alignment across teams and functions without direct authority.
Strong communication skills, able to engage effectively with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders at all levels.
Experience working with diverse communities, customer groups, or public stakeholders, with a commitment to meaningful engagement and co-design.
Collaborative and resilient, with the ability to navigate resistance, build trust, and maintain momentum through periods of change.
Strategic mindset, capable of balancing organisational priorities with customer needs to deliver sustainable improvements.
What We Offer
In addition to your annual base salary of £54,420 - £58,900 (depending on experience) we also offer a competitive pension scheme, increasing holiday entitlement, and a range of employee benefits. For a full breakdown of our benefits, check out our brochure here: EVP - 1.
Our values
We care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone can thrive. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.
We want everyone to have the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments - whether for a disability, neurodiversity, or health condition - please let us know what you need and how we can support you. We’ll work with you to make any necessary changes.
All of our jobs can be considered on a part time, flexible or job share basis.
We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. You are considered disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. We recognise not everyone who is classified as disabled under the Equality Act personally identifies this way, or with this definition of disability. Please do not let this discourage you from applying under the scheme.
At Canal & River Trust, we are committed to fair, transparent, and ethical recruitment practices. As part of our hiring process, we may use AI to analyse applications and support us work more efficiently. However, all hiring decisions – without exception - are made by our hiring managers.
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