Change Manager - Security Systems Upgrade (6 Month FTC) at Datacentrix

Datacentrix Managed Talent Solutions' client in the manufacturing sector is looking for an experienced Change Manager to provide comprehensive change management services for their security systems upgrade programme, covering a full scope of change management services typical of organisation-wide change management initiatives.

Responsibilities
Prepare for Change

• Define the project change management strategy and approach (on-premises, hybrid and virtual)
• Create and manage the stakeholder analysis and management plan
• Clarifies and agrees the Change Management priorities, activities, and resources with the key stakeholders
• Assesses the change impact and readiness for change initiative, identifying key barriers
• Develop Change Management plans (e.g., stakeholders’ management, training, coaching, communications methods, and resistance management tactics)
• Develop Change Management material and content with the assistance of the appropriate stakeholders and role players
• Engage with stakeholders to obtain buy-in to the change initiative

Manage Change

• Execute Change Management plan in line with the approved change plan, scope, and budget
• Execute specific activities with allocated resources to achieve Change Management plan objectives
• Manage the impact of the change initiative at business unit and organisation-wide level
• Provide feedback to stakeholders on change initiative progress and risks
• Facilitate adoption of new behaviours required to realise the benefit of change
• Facilitate the establishment of a change network/change champions
• Maintain and manage the project change management risk register
• Update the project change management progress reports/dashboards and present measurable change effectiveness reports to stakeholders
• Create and maintain work plans/implementation plans for the project change activities
• Collaborate with the internal communications team where relevant and needed
• Package and execute the change and communication interventions
• Assess and confirm readiness for implementation
• Ensure touch points with training to ensure adoption of the solution takes place

Reinforce Change

• Create and maintain the resistance management plan
• Actively manage resistance as per resistance management plan
• Identify gaps in understanding and adoption of change
• Prepare communication re-enforcement messaging
• Document learnings
• Prepare feedback report and evaluation
• Communicate project success and arrange celebration event

Requirements

• 5 -10 years working experience in change management projects, preferably in security systems implementations and/or upgrades, and in addition, in a manufacturing business operation
• Change Management certifications would be advantageous