Change Partner, People Central

**Canva’s Commitment and Mission
- At Canva, we celebrate diversity. We deeply believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expression is key to building the best product, team and company. We look for many different skills and abilities, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. So, even if you don’t think you quite meet all of the skills listed or tick all the boxes, we’d still love to hear from you- Our mission at Canva is to empower the world to design and since launching in 2013, we have grown exponentially, amassing over 86 million monthly active users across 190 different countries and a team of over 3,000 peopleand the best bit is that we’ve only achieved 1% of what we know we’re capable of.- Join us and design your future.**About the People Central Team**
- At the heart of what makes our people experience world-class and seamless are the exceptional executors that take pride in their craft and in delivering friction-free employee experiences. Across the entire employee lifecycle, from onboarding all the way to offboarding and everything in between, we fuel Canva's hypergrowth by delivering seamless, scalable, and delightful employee experiences.**The Role**
- In this newly created role, the
- **Change Partner, People Central** will lead Change management activities across the People Portal project. Leaning on your background in HR and/or Operations and Change Management, you will support the people-side of change, including changes to business processes, systems and technology, readiness activities and communications.- This project will enable new ways of working for the People Group and other supporting internal services to streamline and simplify our queries and support across the business. Early adoption of the new operating model and portal will be key in delivering a great employee experience.- If your sweet spot is at the intersection of people, process, technology and change management, and you get a kick out of large implementation projects and problem-solving for scale, this is the role for you**_We are open to all remote expressions of interest for this opportunity
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**What you’ll do**:

- **Lead Change Impacts**: You’ll focus on the people side of change - identifying the impact on people through change impact assessments, readiness assessments, and stakeholder analysis, and building a change enablement strategy that maximises adoption and minimises resistance.
- ** Change Comms**:You’ll develop, deliver and manage compelling communication materials, stakeholder engagement and training & awareness strategies to drive and reinforce change.
- ** Make sure changes stick**:You’ll use your storytelling skills to empower everyone with the ‘why’ and ‘what’s in it for me’ behind the change
- ** Change Resistance + Data**: Identify and manage anticipated resistance to change. You’ll define success metrics and use data to inform how we measure and enhance the effectiveness of change initiatives.
- ** Global Reach**: Assess organisational impact and readiness for each change initiative on a global, regional and/or country level.

**What we’re looking for**:

- Proven experience in Change Management, Communications or HR supporting a People-focussed change project.
- Experience and/or understanding of People systems, intranet and/ or People Service Delivery model.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills including ability to influence senior leaders within a highly matrixed organisation.
- Excellent attention to detail and outstanding analytical skills to produce engaging communication plans
- Bias for action, constantly targeting for positive impact and being a force for good.
- Great presentation and design skills.
- Integrity and trustworthiness with humility/willingness to question one’s own assumptions.
- Familiarity with project management principles, approaches and tools with the ability to integrate Change Management activities into the project plan..

**Working at Canva**
- Our culture is unlike anywhere else and we design your #CanvaLife experience to empower you to do the best work of your life.- Whether you’re in the office, working from home or choosing your own adventure, our benefits for permanent Canvanauts include:
- Equity packages for you to truly be a part of the Canva journey.
- We have a hybrid work model (in-office & from home), with our offices are always open to you balancing flexibility and connection
- Flexible leave so you can recharge, give back, support others or focus on your own professional development.
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey.
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance. This is for you to spend on whatever will support your wellbeing and development.. because you know what you need to Vibe and Thrive, better than anyone.
- Virtual and in-office wellness benefits including Canva University, Employe