One of our large clients is looking for a contract Change Management Specialist, below are the details:

This engagement will be effective September 2026 to March 31, 2027

Candidate must meet the following mandatoryrequirements to be considered for this role:

- Must have Change Management Certification – Prosci (ADKAR) and/orCCMP.
- Minimum 8 years recent experience working in a project managementenvironment, preferably with large scale organizational change.
- Minimum 10 years experience with and knowledge of change managementprinciples, methodologies and tools.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills with experiencein developing training materials, communication plans, and presentations.

Location and Hours:

- Hybrid (combination ofremote and on-premises at the Buffalo Place office in Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- 8 hours daily, Monday toFriday (excluding stat holidays and mandatory vacation time off asspecified by the client)
- Core business hours arebetween 7:00am-5:00pm (CST)

Role Description:

- Apply a structured methodology and lead change managementactivities
- Leverage client's change management methodology, process and tools tocreate a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by a projector initiative
- Enable the design, development, delivery and management of keycommunications
- Assess the change impact
- Conduct impact analysis, assess change readiness, and identify keystakeholders
- Support training efforts
- Provide input, document requirements, and support the design anddelivery 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 managementplans: Sponsor Plan,



People Manager Plan, Communications Plan, andTraining 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 andresponsibilities
- 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 andqualifications:

- A solid understanding of how people go through a change and thechange process
- Experience with and knowledge of change management principles,methodologies and tools
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral
- 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
- Adaptable 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 andtactics
- 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 andthrough others
- Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issuesand challenges
- Familiarity with project management approaches, tools and phases ofthe project lifecycle
- Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts
- Change management certification or designation required

Additional Requirements:

- Musthave Windows based computer with standard Windows applications

📌 Change Management Specialist (Winnipeg)
🏢 Zohorecruit
📍 Winnipeg