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Workforce Transition and Employee Relations Develop and deliver comprehensive workforce transition plans, including consultation, implementation and the realignment of existing employees into the new operating model.\nLead engagement with trade unions, employee representatives, HR teams and senior management.\nSupport formal consultation activities, organisational change processes and workforce transition arrangements.\nIdentify and manage employee relations considerations arising from restructuring and organisational change.\nSupport the recruitment, onboarding and mobilisation of new roles.\nEnsure that the function has the capacity and capability required to deliver both the transformation programme and ongoing business-as-usual activity. Change Management and Organisational Readiness Develop and implement change management approaches that build understanding, engagement and adoption of the new operating model.\nEnsure that employees are appropriately supported throughout organisational change and role transition.\nDevelop and coordinate workforce communications and employee engagement activity.\nMaintain clear, consistent and timely messaging throughout programme delivery.\nEstablish organisational readiness assessments, transition criteria and implementation plans.\nEnsure that the required people, structures, capabilities and behaviours are in place ahead of implementation.\nCreate clarity and alignment between programme teams, procurement teams and service areas.\nSupport effective collaboration and end-to-end accountability across the organisation. Capability, Culture and Sustainability Lead the development of capability frameworks, competency models, learning pathways and professional development programmes.\nSupport the transition to category management and strengthen commercial, procurement and contract management capability across the organisation.\nPromote a high-performance commercial culture centred on accountability, collaboration, category ownership, value for money and consistent decision-making.\nSupport behavioural and cultural change alongside structural transformation.\nEmbed the new organisational structures, capabilities and ways of working into business as usual.\nEnsure that improvements are sustainable beyond the formal programme delivery period. 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