Change Management and Communications Lead IV
- Contract Length: 1 Year
- Location: Calgary, AB T2P 3L8
- Work Type: Hybrid – In-Office (Mon, Tue & Thu)
- Additional Details: Possible travel to the US is required
Raise is currently hiring a contract team member on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader.
Overview
- Responsible for designing and leading change management efforts to effectively embed technology, process and culture change and adopt new ways of working.
- You are a seasoned professional with proven experience in large-scale, complex change initiatives impacting large numbers of stakeholders across multiple business functions.
- This role draws on your strong ability to build collaborative relationships, analyze information, develop conclusions and present recommendations to drive project outcomes through your exceptional communication and writing skills.
Responsibilities
- Develop overall change strategy and approach, working in collaboration with other functions as needed.
- Use client’s methodology to develop change management plans and deliverables.
- Engage with a diverse range of stakeholders to assess potential or actual complex change impacts.
- Build change capability within project team and coach senior leaders on effective change sponsorship.
- Work with the Project Manager/Initiative Lead to integrate change management into the project plan.
- Lead the development of communication material including key messages, sponsor communications and presentations.
- Identify people risks, proactively managing them throughout the project lifecycle.
- Develop metrics, monitor and measures outcomes related to business readiness and rate of adoption, taking corrective action where required.
- Monitor for and assess risk related to concurrent organizational change.
Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree in communications, business management, psychology, human resources or education.
- 10 years of experience in change management in complex organizations for transformational initiatives where significant cultural change is required.
- Change management certification (Prosci preferred).
- Extensive experience conducting change assessments (case for change, stakeholder and impact assessments), developing change strategies and change management plans including sponsorship, engagement, communication, training, resistance management and sustainment.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Able to synthesize complex information and develop clear and concise communication for different audiences.
- Experience working with and advising senior leadership; can influence without authority.
- Collaborative with adept relationship management and credibility building skills.
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong customer focus, taking initiative in proposing or delivering on a solution.
- Able to work through ambiguity and independently manage multiple priorities.
Assets
- Leadership coaching certificate.
- Experience working in the energy industry.
- Knowledge of project management fundamentals.
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