Mas3 Manager, Ems Change Management

Department for Education
Job reference: 568645
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Introduction to Dfe:
The Department for Education is committed to developing an education system where all children and young people reach their potential, enabled by world-leading digital technology and systems. The Department for Education is implementing a range of reforms to improve the educational opportunities for every South Australian child and to better meet the needs of the South Australian community. Pivotal to these reforms is the department’s intent to continue delivering a high performing, world leading information and communication technology service.
To support this vision, the Department for Education is now seeking a Manager, EMS Change Management who will be responsible for leading the establishment, development and implementation of Change Management activities for strategic ICT initiatives that are rolled-out across the department and to South Australian schools and preschools. As the Manager, EMS Change Management you will play a key strategic role in developing and driving change activities for the Education Management System (EMS) project, which is a cloud-based platform designed to transform the way schools and preschools operate.
The position will take a lead on liaising and negotiating with key internal and external stakeholders to enable them to effectively navigate, adopt and embrace ICT change initiatives resulting in improved business outcomes and organisational success.
Key Responsibilities for the role include:

• Lead the establishment, development and implementation of Change Management activities for the EMS project, including developing comprehensive change strategies aligned with the department’s strategic direction and provide regular progress reporting.
• Establish and maintain strategic networks with stakeholders at all levels to foster a supportive environment for change activities and positively influence employee adoption of the change while anticipating, managing and minimising resistance.
• Develop innovative change and communications solutions that are relevant to the change initiatives being implemented to address complex organisational challenges and generate active participation.
• Exercise judgement and apply technical expertise to undertake stakeholder analysis to identify supporters and detractors of each change initiative and assess the impact on people, processes and systems to identify potential risks and implement appropriate mitigation.
• Provide leadership to the EMS Change Management team to drive results and ensure a collaborative and focused approach to deliver positive outcomes for schools and preschools.
• Provide support and coaching to site leaders to help them instil change within their teams and directly support project teams during the transition period of change initiatives within the EMS project.

Key Requirements for the role include:

• A Bachelor’s degree with relevant industry qualifications for example ITIL, Agile, PMP and Six Sigma
• Significant Change Management experience including implementing large scale technology change projects, or relevant demonstrated experience.
• Demonstrated experience in leading complex change initiatives in a large and complex organisation.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and achieve change through collaboration, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to provide broad direction to multi-disciplinary teams working on high profile projects to deliver business outcomes within defined timeframes.
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders and leading and advising at an executive level.

Special Conditions:
The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry. The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN –EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years.
For all other special conditions please refer to the attached Position Description.
Remuneration:
MAS3 $125,970 per annum
Enquiries and Application Instructions:
For enquires and details on how to apply, please contact Susie Burgess at Robert Walters on 08 8216 3505 or for a confidential discussion.
People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
Additional Note:
This is a full-time contract role (1.0 FTE), initial 24 month term contract.
Applications close: 07/01/2024 10:30 PM
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Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.