Change Partner

**Title**:Change Partner**:

- Location: Bentleigh East, Victoria, AU**About us**:
At Officeworks we make bigger things happen. Our customers, our team, and our community are our heart and soul. And if our brilliant people have taught us anything, it is that we can do all kinds of incredible things, each and every day.

Fast paced. Innovative. Inspiring. With more than 8000 team members and a national footprint of more than 168 retail stores Australia wide - we're focused on delivering a wide range, low price and great service. We're about inspiring new ideas and thinking outside the box. We're about kicking goals, having a laugh and pushing each other. We are about being rewarded and supported. We're about teaching a customer something new and supporting the community. We're about making a difference.

**About the role**:
We are seeking a highly skilled Change Partner to join our Strategy team. As a Change Partner, you will work closely with the business to deliver strategic, high impact projects by providing change management advice and delivering associated project materials.

You will be responsible for liaising with internal functional leadership teams, project teams, and external partners and consultants as required. You will play a critical role in delivering change insights and advice to project teams, as well as providing change thought leadership and best practice thinking across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

- Plan and deliver stakeholder engagement activities to develop effective project working relationships and to ensure that stakeholder needs and concerns are identified and met.
- Use structured change practices and methodologies to scope, plan and deliver practical change insights and advice to project teams or initiative leads.
- Conduct studies from a system, process, and people perspective, and document findings to complete analysis on implementing changes to business processes, products, or business unit structure.
- Provide change thought leadership and best practice thinking across the business, partnering with teams and colleagues as needed.
- In conjunction with the internal comms team and project leads, develop and/or deliver a plan for significant aspects of internal communications.
- In conjunction with the L&D team and project leads, develop and/or deliver a plan for significant aspects of learning or capability building.
- Identify and evaluate risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints associated with the project, escalating where appropriate. Where necessary, develop, agree on, and implement solutions to overcome these.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated individual looking to join a dynamic and innovative team, delivering high-impact change projects. If you are passionate about change management and possess the necessary skills and experience, we encourage you to apply.

**About you**:
**As a successful applicant, you will possess the following**:
**Requirements**:

- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline.
- Change qualification preferred.
- Minimum of 5+ years proven change management delivery within fast-paced medium-large organizations.
- Retail experience preferred.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to drive accountability through influencing.
- Understanding of project management.
- Sound understanding of change management methodology.
- Broad understanding of internal communications and learning & development.

**Technology and Tools**:

- Microsoft Office Suite, Visio.
- Agile tools (Confluence, JIRA) as required.
- Technology suite relevant to the Initiative, and as required.
- Mural.

**Our culture**:
It's all in a day's work when you're part of the Officeworks community - where you're not defined by who you are, but what you can do. We celebrate our teams' uniqueness by offering the below to the Officeworks family:

- An inclusive, diverse, and supportive environment.
- Flexible working arrangements to best support your individual needs.
- A key focus on wellbeing and safety.
- Generous discounts at Officeworks, Bunnings, Kmart, Target and Catch.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities to progress your career.
- Industry leading Growing Families policy and access to Circle In portal for Working Families.

Officeworks is a** 'Circle Back Initiative' **employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

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