Agile Project & Change Lead

Agile Projects & Change Lead

Grade: MG1£57,171 - £72,186 (full-time equivalent)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time - 28 hours per week

Location: Hybrid working across Richmond and Wandsworth

Are you ready to lead change at the heart of Culture & Leisure services?

We're looking for an Agile Projects & Change Lead to play a pivotal role in turning strategy into action across Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. This is a senior, high impact role at the centre of a directorate that delivers services shaping residents' health, wellbeing, culture and community life every day.

This role is about driving transformation, embedding new ways of working, and supporting senior leaders to deliver meaningful, sustainable change in a complex political and operational environment.

Objective of the Role

The role is responsible for leading critical change and transformation projects that translate strategic priorities into effective delivery across Culture & Leisure Services. It ensures the directorate meets its strategic and statutory responsibilities by driving innovation, embracing technology, and maintaining best practice standards. Working closely with senior leaders, the role provides high quality analysis, reporting, project management, and leadership support, while building strong partnerships to inspire confidence in service impact. A key focus is championing the needs of residents, communities, and cultural organisations, ensuring their voices shape service improvement. The role also oversees the development of transformation strategies, monitors national and local developments to inform planning, leads inspection and review processes, strengthens workforce capability, and delivers a comprehensive Communities of Practice programme.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Agile Practice and Service Transformation Experience - Significant experience in agile practice, change management and service transformation.
• Practical Application of Methodologies - Experience applying recognised change and agile methodologies pragmatically.
• Political Awareness and Professional Conduct - Confidence operating in a political environment with discretion and professionalism.
• Leadership and Communication Skills - Strong leadership, influencing and communication skills.
• Analytical and Reporting Expertise - Excellent analytical skills and experience producing high quality reports.
• Commitment to Equity and Collaboration - A strong commitment to equity, inclusion and collaboration.

Working for Richmond & Wandsworth

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils share a single workforce through the Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership. Together, we deliver high quality services to diverse communities across two very different boroughs and are committed to continually improving how we do that.

You'll be joining an ambitious Culture & Leisure division that values innovation, learning and collaboration, with flexible working and opportunities to make a visible difference.

Indicative recruitment timeline:

Closing Date: 10th May 2026.

Shortlisting Date: W/C 11th May 2026.

Interview Date: TBC.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.