Change Benefits and Adoption Specialist

NFU Mutual Group; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance and financial services organization in Stratford-upon-Avon seeks a Change Benefits and Adoption Specialist. This role involves driving change through best practices, fostering stakeholder engagement, and ensuring benefits realization. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills and a Management of Portfolios qualification. The position offers hybrid working and a salary of up to £50,000 plus benefits. Join us in shaping our change agenda at NFU Mutual.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to 17.5%

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Health and wellbeing plan

Employee discounts on insurance policies

Life Assurance cover

Qualifications

• Experience in a programme, portfolio, or change management function.
• Proven ability to track and analyse benefits realisation progress.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to ensure change initiatives deliver measurable value.
• Provide expert consultancy and first-line assurance.
• Influence the success of change agenda.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Education

Management of Portfolios Foundation qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

# Change Benefits and Adoption SpecialistRegion: MidlandsLocation: Stratford-upon-AvonContract type: PermanentReference number: ITDI01506Working pattern: Full-timeSalary: Up to £50,000 + 17.5% bonus + benefits package## Change Benefits and Adoption Specialist* Drive meaningful change by embedding best-practice benefits realisation and adoption strategies. * Collaborate across the enterprise to ensure change initiatives deliver measurable value. * Hybrid working model with flexibility to work from home and our Stratford-upon-Avon office.## About the roleThis role is important in shaping how well we embed and realise the benefits for our business. You’ll provide expert consultancy and first-line assurance to ensure that benefits are clearly articulated, tracked, and realised. From supporting business cases and impact assessments to advising on adoption strategies and resolving cross-portfolio delivery issues, your work will directly influence the success of our change agenda.## About youYou’re a confident and collaborative change professional with a strong understanding of benefits realisation and adoption techniques. You bring a blend of analytical rigour, stakeholder engagement, and practical delivery experience to the table. You’re comfortable navigating complex change environments and thrive on helping others succeed through change. To be successful in this role, you’ll need: * Experience working in a programme, portfolio, or change management function. * Strong understanding of project management methodologies and planning tools. * Proven ability to track, monitor, and analyse benefits realisation progress. * Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence and support change at all levels. * Experience in delivering training and facilitating adoption activities. * Strong organisational and planning skills, with a keen eye for detail. * Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint. * A Management of Portfolios Foundation qualification (essential); other change or project management qualifications (desirable). *At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.* *We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.* *We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.*## Benefits and RewardsWhen you join our team,you can expecta supportive cultureandanattractive range ofrewards and benefitsincluding: * Salary up to £50,000 depending on experience * Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary) * Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution * 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme * A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities * Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets * £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs * Health and wellbeing plan- cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more * Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance * Employee Volunteering - volunteerin the community for one day each year * Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme * Life Assurance coverof 4 x salary * Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies. * Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility## Working at NFU MutualWe’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services organisations, and for over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us, so we’re proud to be recognised as “a great place to work”. Our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2025 award was not only awarded with Distinction, but it also marked us as the first UK based company to earn a Gallup Exceptional Workplace award for ten consecutive years. We’ve also been consistently recognised by Glassdoor. We appeared in the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK list in 2023, 2024 and 2026 — and in 2026, we were the highest ranked insurance business in the UK, highlighting our strong employee experience and the positive feedback our people share on the platform. Additionally, we were named in the LinkedIn Top 15 Companies 2025 list of “Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK”, and we’ve been certified as a UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. We offer a supportive and empowering culture where people are inspired to perform, given opportunities to grow, and recognised and rewarded for their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable—so we’re successful now and in the future.We are a leading provider of General Insurance and Financial Services. From our strong farming roots we’ve grown to become a UK-wide organisation, turning over £1billion annually. Yet success hasn’t gone to our heads. We’re proud to remain completely customer focused, down-to-earth and committed to the rural communities we’ve grown from.Our ethos - of trust, respect and personal service - lies at the heart of all we do and has seen us build an enviable reputation for exceptional member loyalty. Though we’ve been in business for over 110 years, we have big ambitions for the future. And that’s why we’re looking for talented people to join our growing organisation. Talented people like you.