💼 Full-Time Position

Head of Change

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Heriot-Watt University
📍 Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Location
Midlothian, United Kingdom
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Posted
June 20, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Purpose of Role

 

The Head of Change is responsible for establishing, leading, and embedding the University’s central change function and change ecosystem in support of Strategy 2035. 

This role will oversee the delivery performance of the University’s strategic and operational change portfolio, including capital projects and business change initiatives. The role owns the end-to-end change system: from intake and prioritisation of demand, through portfolio planning and governance, to delivery oversight, benefits realisation, and transition into business as usual.

Acting as the University’s senior authority on change, the postholder ensures that change investment decisions are aligned to strategy, capacity and risk appetite, and that change is delivered consistently, sustainably and with measurable value for all stakeholders.

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

Change Portfolio Ownership & Prioritisation

  • Own and operate the Univer...