We are Places for People Group, we're a social enterprise that believes it's more than just homes that make a community - it's the people. That's why we build homes and manage communities where everyone can thrive.

We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're a part of our cause.

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This role is part of our 2023 graduate programme, known internally as our Emerging Talent programme. As our Junior Change Analyst you'll support with the organisation with effective change delivery. You will join the Group Transformation Team in establishing principles, standards & framework for effective change delivery, playing a critical part in the overall success of the organisation. You will develop a robust understanding of the Places for People business, people, processes, department strategies, current and future changes and develop and maintain one source of truth around stakeholders across the organisation, understanding the changes they are involved in, their change capability and identifying and organising support and development interventions where required to support colleagues through the change lifecycle.

This role is an agile role with an expectation that you will need to travel. The start date for this role is September 2023 which will include a week long induction in Leeds including introductions to the Executive Team, a tour of Places for People housing stock & social opportunities for you to meet the rest of the 2023 Emerging Talent cohort.

The two-year programme will support you to develop the core skills, behaviours and technical ability to develop into a successful Change Analyst.

For more information, please download our job profile available on our website.

More about you

You'll be educated to a graduate-level with a degree within a related specialism such as Business as well as having knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office programmes.

The successful applicant will be analytical in their approach to data and be able to support individual businesses in understanding their readiness for change as well as having a broader overview of the collective change programmes. The candidate will confident & comfortable enough to coach and support more senior members of staff.

The application process is designed to support you to showcase your personality, strong communicators and candidates who embody our SPIRIT values will be looked upon favourably.

Benefits

You'll join our Emerging Talent programme which brings together SPIRITed and talented individuals from across Places for People. The programme is designed to provide you with a wide range of skills, business insight and sector specific knowledge over two years. You'll learn a lot and quickly, you'll get exposure to some of our senior leaders as well being connected to a business mentor to support you throughout. You'll be encouraged and empowered to flourish and thrive within a nurturing environment. Our ambition gives you all the challenge you could wish for and that's why we can offer you tangible and exciting career progression in a diverse ad pioneering environment.

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
• Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%

What's next?

Hopefully what you've read here has got you excited and wanting to apply. The first step of the application process should take around 20 minutes. You'll be asked to complete your personal details, academic history and provide us some additional supporting information about you. Don't worry you should know all of the answers. The next part of the application form is asking you to complete a few additional questions, these will ask you to consider your reason for applying, what you want out of the Emerging Talent programme and how you would address current societal issues. Take your time over these, your answers will be shared and may lead to additional questions throughout the application process.

Finally, you'll be asked to upload a CV, this should include an overview of your work history so far, don't forget to include any volunteering you've done. You will need to make sure this includes all of your academic achievements, from GCSE to your most recent qualifications.

Once we've been able to review your application and CV, successful candidates will be sent invites to complete a video interview. This gives you the opportunity to give us more information and offer insight into the person behind the CV.