Change Management Consultant Lead

Job title: Change Management Consultant / Lead

Job location: Hybrid (with a preference for candidates local to Nova Scotia)

Job Description:

We are seeking a Change Management Lead Services for a multiyear roadmap driven initiative focused on improving returntowork (RTW) outcomes improving the worker and employer experience in the RTW journey and enabling us to achieve our overall RTW strategic objective to reduce time lost due to workplace injury by 35%.

Consultant will lead the Change Management stream using proven best practices and change management methodology. The experienced change management professional will be the lead in engaging and assessing groups impacted by the change to determine their readiness identify mitigation tactics develop a change management plan and carry out actions defined in the plan to ensure a smooth rollout and operational implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform change impact analysis (i.e. scope of planned change impacted audiences the readiness of the organization to accept change risks etc.). This includes understanding the complexities of change and specific impacts to people in order to formulate change management tactics to mobilize and align leaders engage and communicate align the organization and enable the workforce.
• Coordinate and facilitate working sessions as required. Design and develop targeted strategies to address the impacts of change on people organization processes tools and technology leadership and management.
• Develop and execute other change tactics as required. Liaise with leaders at all levels to identify develop and manage change risks. Facilitate seniorlevel meetings to surface and resolve sensitive issues and drive alignment (as required).
• Collaborate with internal communications and change management team to support project activities.
• Engage with the other project streams to timely integrate process and technological change with people change strategies.
• Work closely with project resources to align requirements with change deliverables and execute on said deliverables. Manage expectations of key internal partners in relation to the change management plan.
• Responsible for the successful delivery of all change management activities. Weekly status reporting and attending team meetings. Provide change management support within a unionized public sector environment

Mandatory Skillset and Expertise:

• Minimum 10 years of direct experience in a change management / change leadership role in a project environment.
• Significant experience with largescale organizational change efforts with multiple stakeholder groups / teams.
• Strong/proven background and expertise in leading behavioural and people based change initiatives
• Experience and knowledge of change management principles methodologies (PROSCI or similar)
• Experience in adapting change management principles / practices appropriate to the size and scope of the project.
• Experience supporting the development and execution of change management deliverables including:
  • Change strategies and/or plans
  • Change impact assessment and analysis
  • Stakeholder analysis and assessments
  • Change networks
• Exceptional communication skills both written and verbal
  • Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences facilitate working sessions
  • Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal o Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization
  • Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others
• Understand basic adult learning principles.
• Ability to support the creation of different training materials.
• Familiarity with project management approaches tools and phases of the project lifecycle

Optional Competencies:

• PROSCI CCMP CMS or other comparable change management certification is considered an asset.
• Management / leadership experience is an asset
• Experience in improving work processes is an asset
• Experience in a unionized environment is an asset
• Previous Experience in Workers Compensation is preferred

Whopper Technologies a minority womenowned enterprise is at the forefront of digital transformation technology excellence and business growth solutions. Specializing in talent mobilization and innovation we are dedicated to enhancing customer experiences across diverse sectors such as Information Technology Telecommunications Healthcare Engineering and the Public sector. With a focus on deploying toptier talent and fostering innovation we empower businesses to thrive and excel in a rapidly evolving digital landscape helping them reach new heights of success. Whopper Technologies is committed to fostering workforce diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.