Change Manager - 6 Month Contract

Our client is urgently seeking a skilled Change Manager to work with the Senior Change Manager to deliver to IT specific change requirements for multiple projects.  You will be required to:

• Input into change management plans and interventions to shift IT teams to new ways of working
• Work with the IT Project Manager to ensure that the IT Project team is onboarded and trained, and business resources are upskilled appropriately
• Work with the Change Lead to create engagement plans and material across the entire project, specific focus on creation and execution of communication plans 
• Stakeholder Management:
  • Understand IT stakeholders and create stakeholder impact matrices
  • Bring all IT stakeholders on board to new ways of working with new technology (not only teams directly impacted)
  • Challenge IT teams to shift mindset to one of learning / thinking about the future (Future-fit mindset). This includes the IT leadership team
  • Create an understanding of the effectiveness of an agile way of working
• Facilitate Team and Line Management Discussions
• Manage Team Transformation:
  • Analysis of people impact of changes to processes and ways of working in line with a data-driven organisation
  • Create and change plans to manage the people impacts
  • Set up and manage a training and upskilling plan for IT resources
  • Ensure operational/business readiness with IT Business Champion and Sponsor
  • Manage resistance and barriers to change
• Manage Engagement:
  • Work with project transformation team to deliver integrated engagement and communication across the business
  • Provide an IT engagement plan as input into broader project engagement plan
  • Work with IT team to shape key messages and comms appropriate for stakeholders
  • Create IT communication that is relevant to specific stakeholders (Integrated with broader engagement)
  • Set up and manage IT ‘show and tell’ forum
  • Set up and manage go-live communication and channels with IT PM
• Onboard New Project Resources:
  • Facilitate the onboarding of new resources with project context and ensure Line Managers provide IT context.
  • Work with the PM to set expectations and boundaries of project for new resources, plus where to go for help
• General:
  • Identify risks and opportunities and create mitigation strategies
  • All change documentation relevant to the IT change are set up and maintained
  • Integrate with the clients workstream
  • Status/Change reporting

To be considered you should meet the following criteria's:-

• At least 5 years relevant Change Management experience
• Relevant 3 year tertiary or NQF aligned qualification
• Previous experience of working within IT transformation projects
• Understanding of agile methodologies
• Relevant retail industry experience an advantage
• Strong facilitation and communication skills at multiple stakeholder levels
• Stakeholder and Impact Analysis
• Change Planning
• Proactive Risk and Issue Management
• Attention to detail and working to deadlines essential

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