Change Manager

**Job no**: 495636
**Work type**: Maximum Term (Full-Time/Defined End Date)
**Location**: Milton
**Categories**: Management

**yourtown** is a trusted provider of services for young people, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing, long-term unemployment, prevention of youth suicide, child protection, as well as support for those experiencing domestic and family violence.

Powered by **yourtown**, Kids Helpline is here for children and young people whenever they need us, anytime for any reason 24/7, through tailored mental health counselling services in line with their changing preferences for help-seeking.

Realise your potential at **yourtown**.

**your opportunity**

Based at Milton and working within the Office of the CEO, this will be a key influencer and a critical leadership role, supporting the development and execution of the multi-year contemporising of **yourtown's** human capital management system and the associated people and process changes.

This role will focus on building and executing people-centric strategies, inspiring, empowering and guiding teams to be adaptable to change, and ensuring organisational efficiencies during business transformation.

Working closely with people & culture leadership, program governance and project delivery resources, you will be responsible for developing, executing and coordinating a range of key activities associated with communication, change management, information management, and events planning in support of this specific program of works.

**Your role will include**:

- Develop and lead the execution of a Change Strategy for the program, which is aligned to broader organisational strategies
- Collaborate with Program and Project Managers and key stakeholders to contribute to project management plans and project leadership
- Define communications and change management requirements, including change and communication scope, deliverables and develop and execute plans
- Strategically engage with senior executives and business leaders to ensure consistent messaging across the leadership team, and the organisation
- Coach and provide advice to leaders and sponsors responsible for driving change, to support change leadership initiatives

This role will be appointed on a 12-month maximum term basis

**what we are looking for**

This role is critical to ensuring changes resulting from the various projects in the program are implemented according to the Strategy, the Change Management Plan, Project Plans and in alignment with the Communications Plan.

**You will bring**:

- passion, commitment and belief in young people
- Tertiary qualification in Business, Change Management, Communications/Marketing and/or Project Management (or a related discipline), or in-depth understanding of project and change management methodologies (PROSCI or equivalent)
- experience leading communication and change whilst working in Agile projects and change methodology and structure with 5+ years' experience delivering strategic change across a complex program of work
- demonstrated experience in transformation programs, including human capital management system projects
- demonstrated experience planning and executing effective communications at all levels, including executive and board
- experience leading teams in environments experiencing significant change, promoting organisational values and coaching teams in building resilience

**your benefits**

When you join **yourtown** you will be welcomed into a safe, inclusive, and diverse community and an established and reputable national organisation. We are a resilient, resourceful, and dedicated team who strive to make a difference and not accept the status quo.

Your employment experience will include:

- salary sacrifice options to increase your take home pay
- ability to negotiate flexible work hours and work arrangements
- opportunities for internal and external professional development
- free access to LinkedIn Learning including over 16,000 learning modules
- a genuine focus on employee health and wellbeing
- yourWellness program includes free access to Calm & Centr Apps
- access to free and confidential counselling sessions for you and members of your immediate family
- access to discounted private health insurance, banking and finance, insurance, and superannuation through our partner organisations
- an environment that genuinely values diversity and cultural capability and is an equal opportunity employer

**how to apply**

If you believe in the power of young people and in yourself, join team **yourtown** and have an amazing impact on the lives of young people, their families, neighbourhoods and the wider community in Australia.

Role closes: 05/02/25

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**"In our team we value diversity, inclusivity and people who want to make a difference"**

**Advertised**: 22 Jan 2025 E. Australia Standard