RQ11276 - Sr. Change Management Consultant
1-year contract (249 business days) - 2 possible extension
Security Level: CRJMC
Must Have:
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MUST have exp with Organizational Change Management at an enterprise level. Candidate will not be considered if they do not have the extensive OCM exp.
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Exp with large projects handling various stakeholders.
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Exp with creating communication plans, training plans and various other tools.
Responsibilities
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Work with organizations:
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Provide expertise, consultative advice, guidance, and coaching to build knowledge and expertise in change management principles, methodologies, and tools.
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Help leaders and teams:
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Enhance their capabilities to understand how change impacts people, the reasons why people resist change, and how to support people as they transition through change.
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Be an active and visible coach:
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Support leaders, partners, and stakeholders in their role as change champions.
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Partner and collaborate:
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Work collaboratively with key roles such as project managers, business analysts, process improvement specialists, change consultants, and leadership to integrate change practices at all levels of the organization.
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Develop and implement strategies:
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Create change management strategies, plans, and frameworks.
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Lead communication efforts:
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Develop, implement, and/or provide input in the development of communication plans, sponsor roadmaps, stakeholder assessments, training plans, and resistance management throughout the lifecycle of the project.
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Lead stakeholder management:
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Identify and analyze key stakeholders, and develop stakeholder engagement strategies.
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Ensure alignment:
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Align change management activities with participating stakeholders to remove change barriers, smooth the adoption process, and contribute to problem-solving for successful implementation.
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Engage clients and stakeholders:
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Ensure that clients, partners, and stakeholders are actively engaged in the change, consulted with, and communicated to.
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Articulate the purpose of change:
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Explain the purpose of change in a manner that makes sense to impacted stakeholders and provides a compelling picture of the new organization.
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Build consensus:
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Gain agreement among clients, partners, and stakeholders on specific changes designed to better meet their needs.
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Identify and mitigate risks:
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Identify potential people-side risks and anticipated points of resistance, and develop plans to mitigate or address concerns.
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Conduct readiness assessments:
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Design and conduct change readiness assessments, evaluate results, and present findings to stakeholders to plan and carry out a change management strategy.
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Track adoption and proficiency:
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Administer measurement systems to track adoption, utilization, and proficiency of individual changes.
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Sustain benefits:
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Develop an approach to embed and institutionalize the change to sustain the benefits achieved, including knowledge transfer, performance management, continuous improvement, and other related practices.
General Skills
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Organizational Change management expertise:
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Experience and knowledge of Organizational change management industry standards, best practices, methodologies, and tools.
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Strategy development:
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Experience in the development of training, communication, and Organizational change management strategies and plans.
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Stakeholder engagement:
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Ability to work effectively and engage with a diverse group of stakeholders, such as senior management and leaders, project managers, etc.
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Conflict management:
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Strong conflict management, interpersonal, and communication skills (written and verbal).
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Project management:
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Experience with project management fundamentals and understanding of the lifecycle of a project.
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Active listening:
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Excellent active listening skills.
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Analytical abilities:
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Strong analytical and decision-making abilities.
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Presentation skills:
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Strong presentation and group facilitation skills.
Desirable Skills:
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Change impact assessment:
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Experience identifying and assessing change impacts to the organization's business processes and technology solutions to drive business and people adoption.
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Transformational projects:
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Experience leading medium to large transformational change projects.
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Structured approach:
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Experience working with project leads to apply a structured Organizational change management approach and methodology for the people side change across assigned initiatives.
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Stakeholder analysis:
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Experience understanding the program/project and related Organizational change management issues by identifying key stakeholders and how they will be impacted by the change.
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Actionable plans:
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Experience developing actionable and targeted change management plans that include communications, coaching, training, sponsorship, and/or other resistance management activities.
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Success metrics:
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Experience defining and measuring success metrics and monitoring change progress to track adoption, utilization, and proficiency related to changes.
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Process management:
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Experience managing the change management process, and applying change management principles.
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Experience coordinating efforts with other subject matter experts, including communications specialists, training specialists, and human resource consultants during implementation.
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Ability to influence others, at all levels within the organization, and move towards a common goal.
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Note: The higher end of the range is intended for absolutely exceptional candidates who meet all must-have requirements and most or all nice-to-have qualifications. The client will evaluate candidates based on both rate expectations and overall skill set when shortlisting.
INCORPORATED RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)
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$87.09/hr - $104.51/hr Inc.
T4 RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)
