Senior Business Change Lead

Senior Business Change Lead required on an ongoing interim basis for Counter Terrorism Policing

London - hybrid working

£738 to £800 per day Umbrella

Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ) is seeking an exceptional Senior Business Change Lead to drive one of the most critical transformation programmes in UK policing.

This is a rare opportunity to lead change at scale , impacting over 5,000 personnel across the Counter Terrorism (CT) Network—while operating at the forefront of intelligence, technology, and operational delivery.

The Opportunity

• You will lead the business change and adoption strategy for a flagship programme transforming how intelligence is managed across the UK.


• This role sits at the heart of a complex, high-profile programme, ensuring change is embedded effectively without compromising operational capability.


• You’ll work alongside senior leaders, programme boards, and national partners to ensure change lands successfully, delivers measurable benefits, and strengthens the UK's counter terrorism capabilities.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own and deliver the Business Change & Adoption Strategy across the CT Network


• Lead and coordinate all aspects of operational readiness


• Provide strategic leadership to multi-disciplinary teams including Business Change Managers, Training, Communications, and Deployment teams


• Work closely with senior stakeholders (SRO, Directors, Chief Officers) to drive effective change leadership


• Ensure seamless transition to business ownership and delivery of programme benefits


• Maintain a single, integrated view of change activity, identifying risks, dependencies, and opportunities


• Manage and mitigate the operational impact of change in a high-risk environment

What We’re Looking For

• You will bring strong leadership, credibility, and experience delivering complex change at scale, particularly within Agile delivery environments.

Essential Experience

• Senior leadership experience within a complex change or operational environment


• Proven track record delivering large-scale transformation programmes


• Strong stakeholder management skills, including influencing at Director / Executive level


• Experience within government, policing, or security environments

Key Skills

• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into delivery


• Robust planning, organisation, and delivery under pressure


• Expertise in change management methodologies (e.g. Prosci, APMG)


• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability

**You will be required to undergo SC clearance unless you already hold DV.

Please apply and i will get in touch asap to discuss this truly unique opportunity.

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