Overview
UTS College provides a pathway for students into the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), one of Australia's leading universities, with a vision to actualise potential and enhance lives through learning, our actions and our people. Our purpose is to provide the best available opportunity for students to develop the knowledge, skills & attributes they need to attain their goals through market-leading courses, teaching excellence and an emphasis on the student experience.
We are looking for a seasoned Organisational Change Manager (OCM) to lead and facilitate change across UTS College on a 12 month fixed-term contract. The OCM ensures that students, employees and key stakeholders are informed, engaged, prepared and supported throughout change initiatives—reinforced by clear and timely communication that builds trust and drives successful adoption.
You'll play a key part in influencing decisions to ensure that change is implemented in a controlled, transparent, and people-centred way. If you're passionate about change and communication, we'd love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
* Design, develop and execute the overall Organisational Change Management (OCM) strategy for UTS College to deliver transformational and cultural change which responds to current and future needs
* Build and strengthen senior stakeholder relationships, proactively influencing and partnering to maximise change awareness and benefits realisation
* Create and implement a change management framework, change plans and schedules, incorporating any required tools and processes
* Deliver consistent, high-quality change outcomes, with a focus on staff and student wellbeing and performance
* Support and coach senior leaders, people managers and supervisors to drive faster adoption while supporting benefits realisation
* Design and deliver end-to-end change management plans to support critical business projects: data strategy implementation, cybersecurity uplift, ERP, Finance system replacement
* Manage the ITDS communications strategy, narrative, and editorial calendar for ITDS operations, transformation and key projects
* Craft clear, audience-specific content: executive messages, FAQs, all hands meetings, intranet pages, newsletters, email campaigns, video scripts, slideware, and service announcements
Required Skills & Experience
* Significant experience in developing strategy, frameworks, tools, templates and processes
* Demonstrated ability to build relationships with senior leaders to maximize change awareness and benefit realisation
* Experience in designing and delivering change management plans for major initiatives
* Highly experienced in developing and executing communication plans
* Significant experience in conducting change impact assessments, readiness assessments, stakeholder analysis, sentiment analysis, and adoption analysis
* Skilled in change implementation, transition and embedding
* Demonstrated success in leadership and team coaching and capacity building
* Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement
* Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with teams across the organisation
Desirable Skills & Experience
* 7–10+ years of organisational change management experience in project-based or operational environments, with strong capability as a OCM
* Proven success delivering change in complex, fast-paced environments with diverse functions and shifting priorities
* Advanced skills in M365 (SharePoint, Teams), PowerPoint, CMS tools (SharePoint), email campaign tools (Dynamics, HubSpot), survey tools (Microsoft Forms), and collaboration tools (Miro, Jira, Visio)
* Experience with analytics tools such as Power BI and standard project/change toolkits (Jira, Azure DevOps, RAID logs, change calendars)
What UTS College has to Offer!
* A flexible work environment, including working from home and from our convenient inner-city campus within walking distance to Central Station
* A diverse workplace with a passion for encouraging and supporting inclusiveness
* Wellbeing programs including discounted gym memberships, free and confidential access to an Employee Assistance Program, wellbeing initiatives and resources
* Continuous learning and professional development (including ongoing learning & development opportunities, free LinkedIn Learning access and the UTS Library)
* An easy-to-use Staff Recognition Program
* Additional paid leave over the December end-of-year holidays
* A collaborative culture built on our Ethics of Respect, Integrity, Courage, Imagination, Compassion and Honesty
If this sounds like you, we'd like to hear from you!
For more information about UTS College visit utscollege.edu.au
Note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship, and candidates are required to have full working rights for this position.
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