Hybrid (combination of remote and on-premises at the Buffalo Place office in Winnipeg, Manitoba)

8 hours daily, Monday to Friday (excluding stat holidays and mandatory vacation time off as specified by the client)

Core business hours are between 7:00am-5:00pm (CDT)

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

Must have Change Management Certification – Prosci (ADKAR) and/or CCMP.

Minimum 8 years recent experience working in a project management environment, preferably with large scale organizational change.

Minimum 10 years experience with and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools.

Exceptional written and oral communication skills with experience in developing training materials, communication plans, and presentations.

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

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

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

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