Role Description:

- Apply a structured methodology and lead change management activities
- Leverage change management methodology, process and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative
- Support communication efforts
- Enable the design, development, delivery and management of key communications
- Assess the change impact
- Conduct impact analysis, assess change readiness, and identify key stakeholders
- Support training efforts
- Provide input, document requirements, and support the design and delivery of training programs
- Additional responsibilities include:
- Complete change management assessments
- Identify, analyze and prepare risk mitigation tactics
- Identify and manage anticipated and persistent resistance
- Consult and coach project teams
- Create actionable deliverables for the core change management plans: Sponsor Plan, People Manager Plan, Communications Plan, and Training Plan
- Create actionable deliverables for any required "Extend" plans, such as the Resistance Management Plan
- Support and engage senior leaders
- Coach people managers and supervisors
- Support organizational design and definition of roles and responsibilities
- Coordinate efforts with other specialists
- Integrate change management activities into the project plan
- Evaluate and ensure user readiness
- Manage stakeholders
- Track and report issues
- Define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress




- Other duties as assigned

Skills and qualifications:

- A solid understanding of how people go through a change and the change process
- Experience with and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral
- Excellent active listening skills
- Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
- Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
- Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
- Versatile and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
- Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere
- Forward looking with a holistic approach
- Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
- Problem solving and root-cause identification skills
- Able to work effectively at all levels of an organization
- Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others
- Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges
- Familiarity with project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle
- Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts
- Change management certification or designation required

Additional Requirements:

- Must have Windows based computer with standard Windows applications
- Must possess own communication device
- Must have licensed Visio software

📌 Change Management Specialist (Winnipeg)
🏢 Accion Labs
📍 Winnipeg