Our client is a federal government department that, in collaboration with several other departments, provides a broad range of services to support the functioning of the Australian Parliament and the work of parliamentarians
Role description:
The department is seeking multiple Senior Organisational Change Managers (OCM) to lead and deliver change management activities across a portfolio of projects within their Digital Capability & Operations Branch
This is a senior role requiring the ideal candidate(s) to provide strategic change advice while also executing change activities to ensure effective delivery, strong adoption, and realisation of business outcomes and benefits
Responsibilities include:
* Work closely with senior executives, project and program managers, IT teams and business units to align change strategies and plans with project objectives and the broader strategic priorities of the department
* Development of a change management framework and templates to uplift change management maturity
* Providing strategic advice and coaching to project and program teams across the to drive successful adoption, manage resistance and improve business confidence through stakeholder engagement, communication and robust change plans
* Working closely with the Portfolio Office to develop and execute overarching change strategies, roadmap and integrated plans
* Monitoring and reporting on change progress and benefits realisation
* Engaging with senior executive stakeholders, managers and teams to build a change champion network, and secure buy-in and support for the change initiatives across all levels.
* Assessing organisational readiness to identify potential resistance and developing mitigation strategies and plans
* Developing change impact assessments, change strategies and change management plans for individual projects to support business adoption.
* Leading and executing change activities across multiple projects,
* Development of training needs analysis and training plans across multiple projects
* Assisting the program and project teams in developing benefits maps, benefit profiles and benefit realisation plans
* Providing ongoing support to embed changes and realisation of outcomes and benefits.
Essential criteria:
* A minimum of 7 years experience as an Organisational Change Manager
* Experience in developing and implementing change management frameworks, strategies and plans across portfolios of work
* Leading and executing change management activities across complex portfolios, programs and projects in the Public Sector
* Applying and integrating change management methodologies to program delivery, and project waterfall and agile delivery
* Experience in benefits realisation management; including development of benefits artefacts and ongoing benefits management
* Proven experience in tailoring change management methodologies to meet the complexities of programs and projects, including demonstrated change management certification
* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills and experience
* Must hold a current Baseline Security clearance or have the eligibility to attain one (must be an Australian citizen)
Desirable criteria:
* PROSCI change management certification
* Working knowledge of Parliamentary processes and institution of Parliament will be advantageous
Consultant: Colin Massey
Keywords: OCM, Organisational Change Manager, government, parliament, change management frameworks, PROSCI, training needs analysis, change adoption, change resistance, benefits maps, benefits realisation, change strategy, change plan
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