change management specialist - onsite.

Advantages
• Contribute to a significant procurement transformation project, shaping the future of organizational operations.
• Work closely with senior leadership, cross-functional teams, and stakeholders to drive meaningful change.
• Leverage and expand your expertise in change management methodologies, tools, and strategies.
• Gain valuable exposure to government processes and ERP systems like SAP in a dynamic public sector setting.
• Utilize cutting-edge methodologies, including design thinking, to address complex challenges and improve service delivery.

Responsibilities
• Collaborate with project sponsors, operational teams, and cross-functional teams to conduct various change management assessments.
• Collaborate with Program Manager and Senior management to develop project schedule plans and strategies, estimate resource requirements, develop, and monitor work plans for completion of change management work.
• Contribute to risk and issues management identification and response strategies.
• Engage and assess key stakeholders. Develop a stakeholder analysis.
• Conduct change impact and change readiness analyses and develop a resistance management plan.
• Develop and implement comprehensive change strategies and plans that include communication strategies, schedule, training plans, and materials. Facilitation or delivery of training may be required.
• Regularly collaborate with managers and senior leadership on the status and progress of the change plan, as well as identify issues, risks, opportunities, and barriers relating to change management functions.
• Communicate timely and appropriate information to all stakeholders and audiences throughout the duration of the project/program. This may include planning and facilitating meetings to various levels of leadership.
• Represent the Ministry/Program area and foster client and stakeholder relationships.
• Develop key performance indicators to measure the success of the adoption. Initiate or perform baseline measures and monitor change progress.

Qualifications
Mandatory Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience conducting change impact analysis.
• 5 years of experience developing and delivering communications and presentations at multiple levels of an organization (e.g., Executive Management, Management, Program Sponsors, Steering Committee, Branch Managers, End Users).
• 5 years of experience developing change management deliverables, including Change Strategy and Plans, Training Strategy and Plans, Stakeholder Impact Assessments, and Communication Strategy and Plans.
• 5 years of experience in a change management role, applying change management principles, methodologies, and tools for implementing change programs.
• 5 years of experience with current methodologies and design thinking, especially in relation to improving service experience.
Post-secondary education in a related field or equivalent work experience and education (e.g., Certificate in Project Management).

Desired Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience developing readiness programs, training, or stakeholder engagement.
• 3 years of experience in public sector procurement processes with an organization of similar size and complexity as the GoA.
• 3 years of experience using ERP systems such as SAP.
• 3 years of experience working in or for the public sector.
• Change Management Professional™ (CCMP™) certification.

Summary
If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and thrive in a role that challenges your change management expertise, then we encourage you to apply directly to this job ad or reach out to your Randstad Digital representative immediately!

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