Senior People Change Partner

Salary: Circa £70,000

Location: Norwich , York or Bristol

Fixed Term Contract: 6-9 Months

This is a great job for someone who thrives on shaping positive, people centred change.

If you love helping organisations evolve, bringing clarity to complex change, and creating workplaces where people can do their best work, this role will feel like home.

Maybe you’ve led people or HR change before, delivered organisational design, or managed people transformation projects — and you’re ready for a fresh challenge. This is your chance to make a real impact across a major UK organisation.

A bit about the job

You’ll join our central People Change team — a collaborative, fastmoving group that supports strategic change across Aviva.

Every day, you’ll lead meaningful people focused change, from organisational design and restructuring to cultural shifts, TUPE and M&A activity.

You’ll work closely with senior leaders and HR teams to design and deliver end-to-end change that lands well and lasts.

Your work will shape how our people experience change, helping our organisation move forward with confidence.

Skills and experience we’re looking for

Strong experience delivering people change in complex or fast‑paced environments
Proven background in leading organisational design end to end, both design and implementation
Ability to influence, engage and build trust with senior stakeholders
Confident leading change in ambiguous or evolving situations
Strong leadership and project management skills, working independently or through others

What you’ll get for this role

Our purpose — with you today, for a better tomorrow — is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we bring that promise to life is by investing in you.

Starting salary: £70,000 (depending on skills, experience and qualifications).
Bonus opportunity –12% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
29 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days
Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools
Take a look to learn more. Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we’d still encourage you to apply.
We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.
We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here
We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job.
Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Kirthi a call on +447387534297 or send an email to kirthi.kanikireddy@aviva.com

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