Growth, Mobilisation & Change Director - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 39776 - Maximus

General information

Job Posting Title

Growth, Mobilisation & Change Director

Date

Friday, May 22, 2026

City

Remote

Country

United Kingdom

Working time

Full-time

Closing Date

29-May-2026

Description & Requirements

Introduction

Be part of something great. Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

Role Summary

The Mobilisation & Change Director is the organisation’s senior authority for large‑scale mobilisation, enterprise change delivery and portfolio delivery governance. This role provides expert leadership across the most complex, high‑risk and strategically significant programmes, while also overseeing, demand and supply planning, and portfolio reporting functions
As the single accountable leader for all mobilisation and change activity, the role sets the delivery standards, methodologies, controls and governance used across the organisation. The Director ensures every programme is properly assured, resourced and sequenced, enabling predictable operational readiness, commercially sound delivery, and organisational stability during periods of growth
By integrating programme delivery, demand/supply modelling and project support functions, the Director ensures a cohesive end‑to‑end approach to managing the organisation’s full change and mobilisation portfolio.

Enterprise Mobilisation & Change Strategy

Define and lead the organisation’s integrated mobilisation and change strategy.
Set enterprise standards, delivery methodologies, quality expectations and governance frameworks for all programmes.
Ensure a unified approach to portfolio oversight, resource prioritisation and strategic alignment.

Leadership of Complex, High‑Risk Programmes

risk programmes.
workstream delivery environments.
Ensure delivery outcomes are achieved with pace, predictability and exceptional operational readiness.

Functional Leadership & People Management

performing function.
Establish consistent standards across planning, reporting, risk management, documentation and delivery assurance.
Build a culture of excellence, accountability and continuous improvement across all delivery disciplines.

Executive Governance, Portfolio Alignment & Assurance

Oversee project governance, reporting, methods and standards, ensuring an enterprise-wide view of risks, dependencies, benefits and delivery confidence.
Lead demand and supply planning, providing insight on pipeline, resourcing requirements, capacity constraints and programme sequencing.
driven, allowing the organisation to pace and prioritise activity effectively

Oversee integration of change management into all mobilisations

Ensure organisational change planning, stakeholder engagement, communications and business readiness activities are embedded in every mobilisation.
Identify and mitigate change impacts to minimise operational disruption.

Risk, governance and stakeholder leadership

Establish and chair mobilisation governance forums, ensuring decisions, risks, dependencies and mitigations are managed effectively.
Provide confident, transparent reporting to executive stakeholders, clients and partners
Ensure governance forums reflect accurate, robust, portfolio insights and resource forecasts to enable strong executive decision‑making.

Drive continuous improvement and organisational learning

Drive learning, standardisation and improvement across mobilisation, change and project support functions.
Ensure lessons learned influence standards, methods, bid development and future mobilisation readiness.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

Essential:

Significant experience operating at Director or senior programme leadership level, with accountability for large‑scale, multi‑site or nationally distributed mobilisation and transformation programmes
Strong track record in programme/project delivery leadership, including multi‑workstream coordination
Experience shaping delivery strategy, frameworks and governance in organisations undergoing growth, transformation or regulatory scrutiny
Deep understanding of organisational change management and business readiness principles
Demonstrable ability to lead senior project professionals and embed consistent delivery standards
Strong commercial awareness, with experience managing budgets, forecasts and cost controls

Desirable:

Professional certifications (e.g., MSP, PMQ, Prince2, Prosci, Agile Change)
Experience in public‑sector mobilisation, outsourced service delivery, health, justice, or distributed operational environments

Individual Competencies

Strategic leadership
Change leadership and communication
Governance & assurance mindset
Analytical and problem-solving capability
Stakeholder influence and relationship building
Results-oriented and accountable
Adaptability, resilience, and judgement
High integrity and commitment to strong governance frameworks

Maximus Competencies

Embraces Respect
Partners Effectively
Creates Innovative Solutions
Focuses on the Customer
Demonstrates Compassion
Takes Responsibility & Acts with Integrity

Travel Requirements

· This role is remote but requires frequent UK travel to mobilisation sites, clients, partner locations and internal offices as needed

EEO Statement

• MAXIMUS is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process. We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal wellbeing and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post. • We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long-term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for interview. Your Guaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team. • Where reasonable, MAXIMUS will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.