Change and Communication Lead

**Title**: Change and Communication Lead
**Classification**: Senior Manager 1 (Information Technology)
**Salary package**: $153,883 - $161,234 per annum inclduing 17% superannuation
**Term**: Full time, Fixed term (up to 18 months)
**Location**:Acton, Canberra (opportunity for flexible working arrangements)
**Position Description and Selection Criteria**:
**Closing date**: March 2025, 11:55pm
- Make a difference to the national mission of our world-leading University, its students and staff.
- Enjoy workplace flexibility and be part of a supportive team.

**About the Role**

We are seeking a Change Lead to drive the transformation of our digital learning environment under the University’s Digital Plan (2023-2026). The Learning Ecosystem Initiative aims to modernise the learning environment at ANU to better support students, staff and industry. A major focus of this initiative is the transition to Canvas as our new Learning Management System. This change will improve course design, enable innovative teaching, and prepare ANU for future educational challenges.

Reporting to the Change Chapter Lead and the Learning and Teaching Stream Lead, and working in partnership with our business areas, the Change and Communications Manager operates with a considerable degree of autonomy to establish a best practice change management and communications framework and appropriate governance and controls for a project.

Key Duties:

- Design, implement and support a best practice business change management and communications strategy to support the successful delivery of a new Learning Management System (Canvas).
- Effectively lead the change management aspects of project delivery to successfully deliver a comprehensive change management approach.
- Engage with stakeholders through a range of forums to understand and manage the impact of change on the business operations and prepare stakeholders for the transition to new ways of working.

**About Us**

ANU is home to some of the most remarkable people from across the world: visionaries, influential leaders, researchers and advocates creating impact and change nationally, regionally and globally. ANU attracts exceptional staff and students and, through education and enrichment programs, helps them to achieve ambitious goals, and pursue brilliant careers. Ranked in the top 30 universities globally, the first Australian university to be recognised in this elite tier, ANU continues to be an academic resource for the whole of Australia.

**About ITS**: Information Technology Services (ITS) delivers digital solutions that enable the Australian National University to achieve its strategic goals: a student experience equal to the world’s best, and research that transforms society and creates national capability. ITS is responsible for the University’s digital ecosystem and is leading the delivery of the Digital Master Plan, a 10-year strategic roadmap for the transformation of the University’s digital capability.

**Digital Transformation**: Informed by extensive consultation with ANU students and staff, the ANU Digital Master Plan (DMP) is a 10-year vision to transform the way our University does business - how we work and think. Our digital future will transform the experience of ANU for our students, researchers, academics, professional staff and the wider community, and we are seeking great people to be a part of this history-making journey.

**Our Campus**

The University's Acton campus is in the heart of Canberra. From here it's an easy walk, bike ride or drive to some of Australia's most significant political and cultural institutions including Australian Parliament House. You'll find all the conveniences of a small suburb including cafes, bars, supermarkets, childcare centres, a newsagency, post office and even a medical centre right on campus The Acton Campus is well renowned for its landscape setting, with over 10,000 trees and a commitment to maintenance of open space. It's 'park like' environment is a feature that is internationally recognised.

**What we can offer you**

Our staff enjoy some amazing employee benefits:

- ANU offers competitive remuneration packages including 17% superannuation and regular increases.
- We support flexible and hybrid working, with access to our beautiful, green campus.
- We offer discounted study, with 75% off ANU courses for staff and 25% for your spouse and children (see eligibility).
- We have many professional development initiatives including training, mentoring & upskilling opportunities.
- We have on-site Gyms with staff discounts as well as oval spaces and ANU sports clubs.
- We are a family friendly campus with access to childcare facilities, designated parent rooms and quiet spaces.
- ANU offers salary sacrificing including laptops, childcare, novated car leasing, additional superannuation, and more
- We offer onsite parking with salary sacrificing options.
- We care about your wellbeing, with access to the Employee Assistance