Job title: Senior Change Manager

Salary: £60,363 – £66,651

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location: flexible (any Care Inspectorate office)/office

Contract: temporary or secondment for up to 12 months

Closing date: 08:00 on Monday 14 September 2026

About us

We are a scrutiny body that supports improvement. That means we look at the quality of care in Scotland to ensure it meets high standards. We are responsible for providing assurance and protection for people who experience care services, their families, carers and the wider public. Our vision is that people across Scotland experience high-quality care that meets their needs, rights and choices.

Our values

1. Person-centred: we put people, empathy, compassion, and kindness at the heart of everything we do

2. Respect: we value everyone's dignity and are respectful in everything we do

3. Equity: we embrace diversity and nurture an inclusive environment where everyone is supported to achieve equal outcomes

4. Integrity: we act impartially, fairly, and consistently, upholding transparency and accountability in all our actions

5. Impact: we focus on making a positive impact for everyone experiencing care in Scotland whilst ensuring our work delivers the best value to the public

Work-life balance

Our desire is to achieve an effective and balanced way of working, which enables us to meet organisational needs and achieve a work-life balance that promotes wellbeing and collaboration opportunities. Our hybrid working policy gives you the flexibility to mix working from home with attendance at your base office and other work locations, spending no more than 60% of your working time working from home, measured over a four-week period.

About the role

We are the national regulator and scrutiny body responsible for providing assurance and protection for people who experience care services, their families, carers and the wider public, as well as supporting delivery partners to improve the quality of care for people in Scotland. Our vision is that people across Scotland experience high quality care that meets their needs, rights and choices.

We are a scrutiny body that supports improvement. We inspect individual care services and we also work with other scrutiny bodies to inspect the social care and social work services people are experiencing in their local areas.

You will find more information in the job profile and person specification [comms will link to the jp/ps webpage].

About you

We are looking for an experienced Senior Change Manager to join our Digital Delivery and Change team and play a key role in delivering a major Digital Transformation Project. You should be educated to SCQF Level 9/10 (Degree level) or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and experience, with certification in a recognised Change Management methodology (e.g. Prosci, APMG Change Management, ACMP) or evidence of working towards certification.

This hands-on role requires someone who can hit the ground running, drive change at pace, and embed new processes, technologies, and ways of working across the organisation.

As a Senior Change Manager, you will lead change strategy implementation, business readiness, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring seamless adoption and long-term value realisation. You'll collaborate with senior leadership, internal teams, and external suppliers to align change initiatives with business objectives. Your expertise in change management will be critical in driving a structured, person-centric approach to transformation.

You will work closely with colleagues to support significant cultural change, consolidate excellence in the Care Inspectorate’s activities and continue to invest in our competent, confident workforce in a way that puts collaboration at the core of our work.

You will be an articulate and positive communicator, both verbally and in written form, with the ability to engage, influence and lead the development of a wide range of key stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally.

If you are a strategic, results-driven change leader who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys balancing high-level oversight with hands-on delivery, we’d love to hear from you!

We support hybrid working which allows you to split your time between the office and working from home. You will be expected to attend the office from time to time as required.

Starting salary

New employees start at the minimum salary for the grade. However, we offer a generous benefits package.

Next steps

If you would like more information or an informal chat about the role, please contact the recruitment in the first instance.

If you believe that your skills, experience and motivation make you a suitable candidate for this post, please complete our online application form by 08:00 on Monday 14 September 2026.

We anticipate holding interviews during the week commencing 28 September 2026 at our Dundee office.

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