Change Manager

The Change Manager that will be responsible for leading the change management programs. This individual should have a background in conducting structured change efforts in organizations and driving transformational change programmes across multiple areas of the business.

The Change Manager will be responsible for the following key activities:

- Leading the change management activities within a structured process framework.

- Designing the strategic approach to managing change and support operations that fall within the domain of change management.

- Evaluating the change impact and organizational readiness to limit potential risk.

- Supporting training and communication as part of change management. Activities may include designing or delivering specialized training resources to appropriate userbase, as well as constructing all communication mediums required.

- Integrating change management activities into the project plan

- Evaluating the risk of change and providing actionable guidelines on reducing the impact.

- Evaluating resistance in adopting the change at the user, process, and technology level.

- Managing the change portfolio, which allows the organization to prepare for and successfully adopt the change.

- Authorize minor change requests and coordinate with the Change Advisory Board for changes presenting higher risk.

- Conducting change workshops

- Conduct post-implementation reviews to assess the decisions and performance related to the change request.

The Change Manager should have experience in the various change management methodologies and should be apply these methodologies to ensure the successful implementation and adoption of the change.

The Change Manager will be responsible for:

Preparing for the change

- Defining the change management strategy

- Preparing the change management team

- Developing the change sponsorship model

Managing the change

- Developing the change management plans

- Implementing the change plans

Reinforcing the change

- Collecting and analysing the feedback

- Diagnosing the gaps and managing the resistance to the change

- Implementing corrective action and celebrating successes

- Designing a post implementation support plan

In essence, the Change Manager needs to create:

- Awareness of the need for change,

- Desire to participate in and support the change and assess stakeholder commitment to change

- Knowledge on how to change

- Ability to implement required skills and behaviors

Resource Skills, Experience and qualifications:

Skills Required:

The Change Manager should have at least 5 years experience in change management, including at least 3 years as the Change Manager for major, complex, transformation and change initiatives.

The individual appointed as Change Manager must have the necessary seniority to be able to take on the responsibilities associated with the role.

Education:

- A 3-year Degree in a relevant discipline from a Minimum of 3-year degree/diploma (May vary in accordance with specific country Opco qualification standards

- Change Management Certification will be advantageous

- Project Management Certification will be advantageous

- Fluent in language of country with basic command of English

Experience:

- Minimum of 5 years experience in an area of specialisation; with experience in supervising/managing others

- Experience working in a medium to large organization

- Change management frameworks and / or methodologies to be able to utilise in delivering Change Management expertise and services to client

- Experience in the various frameworks e.g. Prosci, ADKAR etc.)

Skills:

- Agile delivery Management

- Continuous Service Improvement

- Business Process Improvements

- Strong Communication and problem Solving

- Agile Mindset

- Scope of work: Change Manager

- Collaboration and Teamwork

- Coaching

- Change Leadership

Job Type: Temporary

Work Location: In person

Information :

• Company : Virtual Collaboration Network
• Position : Change Manager
• Location : Gauteng, Gauteng
• Country : ZA