HR Change Manager
Job Title: HR Change Manager
Salary: The starting salary is £47,060, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
The salary is broken down as £44,132 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £52,652. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Kilburn
More trust. Less crime. High standards is the Met’s mission. How we will start to deliver that is set out in our New Met for London plan - cutting crime through community crime fighting, building a culture based on the values of policing by consent, and organising and deploying our people better. Driving this reform requires change across all areas of the Met – but especially in the way our teams are organised and the way they function. To make this a reality we are recruiting for a HR Change Manager – a HR professional who can deliver people-based change activity, whilst providing guidance and support to business managers implementing change initiatives.
To join us, you will need a good working knowledge of HR services and an understanding of the legal context underpinning change activity – e.g. employment law, TUPE regulations and redundancy. Knowledge and experience of the policing environment would be useful, but not essential. More important are your abilities to build strong working relationships, and communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner. You’ll also need confidence to raise risks, constructively challenge ideas, and negotiate solutions in a positive and supportive manner with business managers.
You will share our values of integrity; courage; accountability; respect and empathy, bringing them to life in how you work and using our principles to shape your decisions. You will also deliver specific continuous improvement activities across HR - ensuring our service offer to the wider Met is both efficient and effective.
Why join us? Besides the rewarding nature of the job itself and working for an organisation that makes a difference every day you will receive a competitive salary and a Civil Service pension. You will also benefit from excellent career and professional development.
About the Role
- We are seeking an experienced HR Change Manager to lead and support people-focused change initiatives across the organisation. This role is critical in ensuring that organisational change is delivered effectively, with strong engagement, clear communication, and minimal disruption to employees.
- Working closely with HR, senior leaders, and project teams, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering change strategies that align with our business objectives and values.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the people and change management elements of organisational transformation programmes
- Develop and deliver change management strategies, plans, and interventions
- Partner with senior stakeholders to assess change impacts and readiness
- Lead and support in activities including but not limited to restructures, TUPE, and operating model changes (where applicable)
- Design and deliver engagement, communication, and training plans to support the change process
- Coach leaders and managers through change, building change capability across the organisation
- Monitor change effectiveness, identify risks, and recommend corrective actions
- Ensure all change activity aligns with employment legislation, HR best practice, and organisational values
Scope for impact
Within your delegated area of responsibility, you will be responsible for implementing and delivering the people-based change elements of our major transformation projects – enabling new organisational units to be built, transforming existing units, whilst managing re-deployment efficiently and with empathy. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with resources from within the Change team and across the wider HR directorate. Within these teams you will be expected to lead specific activities with full delivery accountability. Your work will be highly visible to senior operational leaders.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 28th January 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.