Specialized Business Consultant:

Job Title: Organizational Change Manager

Location: Remote

Duration: 12 mo.

JOB Description

• Employ a structured change management methodology to create conditions for a smooth transition to change and promote maximum enthusiasm to adapt to the change.
• Prepare for change by assessing the magnitude of change and the organization's and/or customer’s change readiness.
• Conduct thorough methodological investigations to identify key stakeholders impacted by the change and when the timing of that change will be.
• Create a communication plan or roadmap to ensure all employees are fully aware of the impending changes.
• Promote the vision with a benefit framework that links adoption to change to successful delivery and business outcome.
• Create tailored change management plans with respect to training and orientation to accommodate the needs of different stakeholder groups impacted by the change.
• Identify "landmines" and potential points of resistance, and develop counterstrategies to mitigate or minimize potential resistance.
• Conduct a gap analysis, and promptly address doubts and uncertainty surrounding the change to foster a positive acceptance of change.
• Provide ongoing coaching and mentoring around good change management practices to senior leadership and project managers to increase their effectiveness in driving sustainable change.
• Account for all events that impact employees, and regularly review ongoing changes to create a heat map to identify too much change and potential change fatigue.
• Solicit feedback to assess the success of the change management activities and behavior changes so that they align with strategic objectives.
• Lead the establishment of a community of change champions to put a face on change, and leverage trusted informal leaders to create understanding among employees and influence successful organizational change.
• Work with leadership to create mechanisms to demotivate old behaviors and incentivize the desired ones.