Change Management Specialist
Location: White Plains, NY 10601
Duration: 12 Months
Start Date: Immediate
Project Overview:
Client is looking for an energetic, organized, and experienced Change Management Specialist. This contract role will be part of Client's Change Management team and play an important part supporting change related to Client's NextGen ERP Portfolio. This role will collaborate with the Change Management Lead and be responsible to develop and sustain change initiatives to support a successful transformation. Candidate will need to be strategic-thinking and have a problem-solving mindset, along with the ability to establish connections and build trust by fostering relationships.
Job Functions & Responsibilities:
- Create and execute custom strategies and plans based on your assessments as well as awareness of the groups being impacted.
- Design and deliver fit for purpose change management plans, communications, and materials.
- Conduct change impact & benefit assessments, stakeholder interviews, workshops, and more.
- Partner with Project Managers and teams to ensure Change management milestones are incorporated into project timelines.
- Report progress, interdependencies, and flag any Change related issues and risks.
- Assess training needs, develop training strategies, and assist in training development, design, and delivery with Training team members.
- Manage timelines and interdependences across multiple projects.
- Communicate frequently and build relationships with employees across all functions & levels.
- Provide other change support as needed.
Required Skills:
- Experienced in managing multiple large, complex change management workstreams and multiple projects.
- Ability to partner with senior leadership and senior stakeholders to understand change needs, requirements, risks, and coach through change.
- Possess the ability to quickly grasp change needs on large complex projects and topic areas, including organizational processes, policies, and compliance requirements.
- Skilled in developing and applying change management measures and related analytic skills.
- Skilled change workstream lead, and creative coach to help project team member understand change management requirements and solutions.
- Excellent communication and training skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; as well as SharePoint and Teams
Education & Certifications:
- Degree in Psychology, Organizational Psychology/Leadership, Project Management, Communications or similar; graduate work a plus.
- 6+ years' experience managing change management teams and activities.
- Certification in Change Management, Coaching, Project Management, or related skillset strongly preferred.
- Experienced with system implementation change management, especially ERP, preferred.
- Experience within the utility industry preferred.
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