Change Manager

Location: Perth (candidate must be Perth based or willing to relocate)

Preferred start date: ASAP

End date: 6 months FTC

Working hours per week: 37.5 hours

Our Client is looking for a Change Manager for the Replacement of Legal Practice Management System Project.

Change Management

• Leads change management planning for the Program, including developing and monitoring change management objectives, supported by a communications strategy and plan.
• Designs change management plans to support the successful implementation of ICT Project and its adoption
• Instils a shared vision and common understanding of the program with all the Project Teams, those engaged to support or participate in Project activities, and with the broader audience.
• Ensures the Change Plan embeds consultation, communication, and feedback throughout the project, having regard to timeframes, availability, and accessibility (key audiences, internal and external, geographical).

Stakeholder Engagement

• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with key stakeholders in the Business areas, Project Teams, and the Program Manager to identify change impacts of Program outcomes, desired engagement levels, and to address resistance.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with key Stakeholders both internal and external to the Department.
• Facilitates Workshops, Information Sessions, or training to develop Project participant and / or Stakeholder understanding about the potential or actual change impacts of the Project (risk, opportunities, and strategic directions).

Benefits Realisation

• Assists with mapping the change benefits of the Program to strategic KPIs and developing a Change Benefits Realisation Plan in line with the overarching Change Program Plan.
• Demonstrated change management experience
• Knowledge of and experience in successfully implementing organisational change management strategies and tools using industry best practice methodologies.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships, negotiate with key stakeholders and engage and influence others.
• Well-developed analytical and conceptual abilities with the ability to provide solutions to change problems.
• Well-developed planning and organisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Capacity to develop strategic and innovative solutions to complex Change Management issues and prior experience in establishing and delivering a Change Program to support implementation of major operational change within a Business function or work area.
• Desirable: Knowledge of Change Management processes during the Project and /or Program lifecycle and familiarity with PROSCI® methodology and the ADKAR® Model.