Job Title: Organizational Change Management Specialist
Location: Edmonton, AB
Duration: 12+ months (With possible extension)
Working Mode: Onsite
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Collaborate with project sponsors, project teams, operational teams, vendors, cross-functional teams, and Change Network to ensure all project activities are completed.
- Collaborate with Program Manager in the development of project schedule plans and strategies, estimate resource requirements, develop and monitor work plans for completion of project tasks.
- Build and deliver presentations relating to change management for various levels of the organization (Executive, Branch, etc.).
- Plan and facilitate meetings with management and other stakeholders as required.
- Conduct stakeholder identification and stakeholder analysis
- Assess and manage key stakeholders.
- Conduct gap analysis, change impact analysis.
- Develop and implement effective change strategies and communication plans/materials
- Ensure information is communicated to impacted audiences throughout the duration of the project/program.
- Define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress.
- Identify risks and issues relating to change management functions.
- Conduct business and stakeholder readiness assessments.
- Proactively engage and lead relevant stakeholder engagement in support of ongoing adoption and sustainment.
- Provide specialized advice and support to ensure the consistent and effective application of change management methodology, tools, and approaches.
- Leverage approved digital, collaboration, and AI‑enabled tools, where appropriate, to support change analysis, content development, stakeholder engagement, communications, and reporting activities, in alignment with policies and standards.
- Ensure new technology solutions or applications are rolled out successfully and in a sustainable way.
- Writing compelling copy to create engaging communications.
- Understand the role of communication in change management - working to reposition organizational change and end user needs and expectations.
Required Qualifications:
More than 3 years of experience in:
- Change management methodologies and principles.
- Experience conducting stakeholder analysis and change readiness assessments through workshops, focus groups, and surveys.
- Experience developing and implementing effective change plans.
- Experience developing and implementing effective communication plans, resistance management plans, training plans, organizational change management approaches and toolkits.
- Experience identifying and tracking change management key performance indicators (KPIs) and key behavioural indicators (KBIs).
- Experience with Change management lifecycle (business and system).
- Experience with ERP systems change management (e.g., Finance, HCM/Payroll, Supply Chain Management).
- Experience working as Change Manager on large complex custom software application development project.
- Experience executing change impact assessments to understand and document scope/scale of changes.
- Experience working with government or public sector.
“We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.”
Pay: $60.00-$80.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
