Principal Change Manager

About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
Your Role
You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and alignment of change initiatives with organisational goals. Your expertise will drive successful change adoption and enhance user experiences across our projects.
**Responsibilities include**:

- Provide high level strategic advice and support to the project team on matters impacting change management by understanding and influencing organisational culture.
- Provide clear and accurate reporting on the status of change management and communication activities and assist in identifying and escalating key change issues and risks within the Program.
- Support and implement comprehensive change management strategies that align with organisational objectives and ensure effective change adoption.
- Execute detailed change management plans that address stakeholder needs and promote engagement.
- Support UX design efforts and persona development to ensure user-centric solutions and enhance overall user experience.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to map out future state processes, ensuring they are optimised for UX and aligned with strategic goals.
- Conduct thorough impact assessments to understand the effects of proposed changes and develop mitigation strategies.
- Oversee the development and delivery of training programs and organisational design efforts to support change initiatives and drive organisational effectiveness.

**About YouYou will have demonstrated**:

- Experience in delivering large scale complex transformation projects within a HR environment or similar.
- Proven success in working as a leader in a high performing team while ensuring quality human and financial resource management practices are adhered to.
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication and negotiations skills at a senior level.
- The ability to work effectively with clients, stakeholders and other partners to achieve required outcomes.
- Highly developed research, analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills including the ability to plan, manage and implement strategic solutions in managing outcomes for a large-scale project.
- Ability to understand project management methodology and support critical project related activities.

A change management certification with a recognised professional b.ody (e.g. Prosci) would also be highly regarded.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-page statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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