Innovation Specialist

Description & Requirements

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.

Salary £57,940 - £62,820

Benefits include:



* 25 days annual leave


* 9% combined pension


* Flexible benefits package


* Holiday trade scheme

Home based with travel to meetings as required.

Are you passionate about fostering a culture of innovation and unlocking ground-breaking ideas within an organisation? Maximus is seeking a dynamic and engaging Innovation Specialist to join our transformation team in the UK.

This crucial role will be dedicated to stimulating and capturing transformational innovative ideas from across all levels of the organisation, including our employees, commissioners, and end customers.

You will be the catalyst for identifying disruptive innovations, differentiating from continuous improvement initiatives which typically focus on incremental changes.

By democratising idea generation and actively nurturing contributions, you will ensure a constant influx of diverse perspectives and creative solutions, empowering everyone to own innovation and contribute to Maximus's future success.

Run targeted engagement initiatives, working closely with the wider Innovation team and embedding within operational areas to identify and explore opportunities with the greatest potential for transformation.

Ensure any incremental improvement ideas are appropriately routed to Continuous Improvement teams.

• Create and implement tools, training programs, and resources to enable teams within operations to self-identify and prioritise ideas for innovation, thereby improving the quality and flow of transformational ideas into the innovation pipeline.

• Design and execute innovation campaigns, hackathons, and open innovation initiatives, engaging with external parties such as technology partners, universities, and non-competitive analogous organisations to generate fresh perspectives and solutions.

Consolidate business challenges from Operations to feed into these engagements.

• Develop promising innovative ideas to a level that enables a clear understanding of their likely impact and create initial business cases, outlining key information required for review by the change board.

• Conduct horizon scanning of technology trends which will impact Maximus and also potentially form part of our future solutions.

• Drive a company-wide culture of innovation by actively engaging and educating employees in the idea generation process, providing recognition, feedback, and support for their contributions.

Key Contacts & Relationships:

Internal

• Breadth Across the busine...