Head of Change

**Joining the Metcash Family** At Metcash, you’re part of something bigger. You have all the perks of a small business heart, without missing out on the big business support. Being part of something bigger means you’re part of a strong purpose, where the work you do makes a big difference to independent business and local communities. It opens a sea of opportunities to develop yourself, grow your career, thrive your way and make your mark. And you’ll be part of our high performing team, where you reap the rewards of our collective success now and into the future. **About the Opportunity** We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Change to lead our change management initiatives within a business unit or major program of work. This role ensures the successful planning and execution of tailored change strategies, enabling employee adoption and delivering measurable business outcomes. The role also supports the professional growth of change professionals within the unit or program. **In this Role** - Work with leadership to assess the pipeline of projects, define the change support needed, and ensure alignment with business unit or program priorities. - Identify and assemble the appropriate change teams, ensuring the necessary capability is in place to deliver outcomes. - Collaborate with the Enterprise Lead to resolve resource or priority conflicts that impact delivery. - Lead and deliver change management for high-priority projects, ensuring strategies prepare people for change, drive adoption, and achieve business outcomes. - Align delivery with the Metcash Delivery Success Method. - Monitor and quality-check the work of the change team to maintain alignment with enterprise standards - Lead the change team within the business unit or program, providing mentorship and support to Change Managers and Analysts. - Actively contribute to the refinement and champion the change toolkit, ensuring tools are practical and effective - Participate in and contribute to the Change Community of Practice, sharing insights and experiences to build collective capability. - Deliver training programs within the business unit to enhance change capability for leaders and teams. **You’re Likely a Match If** - More than 5 years’ experience in a change management role within complex program or project environments. - Experience in Agile environments and matrix organisations with internal and external change and communication components. - Skilled in implementing change tools and tracking success metrics to achieve outcomes. - Strong skills in engaging with senior leadership to drive alignment - Formal qualification in change management (e.g., PROSCI) and project delivery (e.g. SAFe). - Proven experience delivering large-scale, complex change agendas. - Strong leadership and coaching skills. - Collaborative approach to working across functional teams. - Exceptional communication skills, driving clarity and prioritisation. - Adaptable and resilient in dynamic program environments. **Life at Metcash** Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a FlexReady accredited workplace Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave every year after your first year. Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually. An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities. 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers. Proudly awarded “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion”. Recognised as 45th in the global "Equileap Top 100" for initiatives on gender equity. - ️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2022- 2023 Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia. Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member app, “Our Local”. **About Us** Metcash is Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company, with revenue exceeding $18 billion in FY23. We’re also an ASX top 100 listed company. We believe that it is absolutely vital to Australia that there is a sustainable, independent, family-owned business sector. Independent retailers support their local communities. We help them to be the ‘Best Store in Their Town’ by providing merchandising, operational and marketing support across our food, liquor and hardware pillars. - Join us and be part of something bigger_ LI-KS1