Title: Business Change & Readiness Specialist
Lead the change that transforms how we work
Be the voice of readiness in every digital journey.
As our Business Change and Readiness Specialist, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring that IT-led change is not only delivered—but adopted, understood, and embraced across the business. You’ll lead engagement, training, and deployment readiness activities, ensuring that every change lands smoothly and delivers real value.
Working within the IT Digital Delivery team, you’ll collaborate with stakeholders across Cadent to drive business readiness strategies, build change capability, and embed a culture of continuous improvement.
Why you’ll love this role:
- Change Leadership – Shape how change is delivered and adopted across the business.
- Strategic Influence – Work with senior stakeholders to align readiness with business goals.
- People-Centric – Build networks of Change Agents and drive engagement at every level.
- End-to-End Impact – From impact assessments to post-go-live support, you’ll own the full readiness lifecycle.
- Continuous Improvement – Use feedback and data to refine tools, templates, and strategies.
what you'll bring:
- Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, change management, and training delivery.
- Strong understanding of Cadent’s business processes and IT change lifecycle.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills across all levels of the organisation.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver under pressure.
- Familiarity with tools and techniques for training development and communications.
- Experience leading business readiness activities across multiple projects or programmes.
Please note: this position will close on the 13th August, with interviews being scheduled for the week after.
Disclaimer: While the closing date is set as mentioned, we reserve the right to close the application process earlier if necessary, depending on the unique circumstances of each role.
At Cadent, we’re thrilled to be part of the future of UK energy!
We have a clear roadmap to drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.
We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together, we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers, whom we put at the heart of everything we do.
What’s In It for You
Here at Cadent, we recognise that our people are truly unsung heroes. Quietly confident, delivering every day - that’s why we’re committed to supporting our people to get the best out of themselves. For this role, we offer:
- Annual bonus
- Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
- An extra day off each year to celebrate life’s special moments
- Career development with funded learning options
- Flexible working and strong ED&I commitments
- Generous family policies and flexible benefits
- Retail discounts, gym access, and more
We support a healthy work-life balance and are open to flexible working options.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every requirement? No problem! If you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – you may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.
We value diversity and are committed to being an equitable employer. Our employee communities – Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability), the Cadent Military Community, the Grief Awareness Community, and the Men's Engagement Network (M.E.N) – can’t wait to welcome you!
What’s next?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon. To learn more about Cadent, visit our website at Home - Cadent Gas Ltd
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