Organizational Change Management and Communications Leader(State Government Experience(Very Highly Preferred))

Overview

Remote
$71 - $81
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Organizational Change Management
Communication Experience in OCM
Project Management
training program design and end-user readiness assessment
managing resistance and driving adoption in complex and decentralized environments
process transformation initiatives
State Government

Job Details

Role : Organizational Change Management and Communication Lead(State Government Experience(Very Highly Preferred))
Client : Government of North Carolina(NCDHHS)
Duration : 1 Year(Extendable)
Work Type : Remote
Relevant Experience : 10+ Years
Max Payrate : 81$ Per Hour
 
eSystems Inc. is a fast-growing Systems Integrator based in Princeton, New Jersey. We provide strategic IT solutions and services with primary practice areas in Java and Microsoft centric e-Business solutions, ERP solutions, Enterprise Application Integration, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence solutions. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, small and mid-sized local businesses, and non-profit organizations.
 
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Make sure the suitable candidates meet atleast 90% of the required skills below:
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) seeks an Organizational Change Management and Communications Leader to lead communications and organizational change management efforts necessary to successfully transition hundreds of stakeholders, across many organizations, from an older way of operating to new business processes and technology. An NCDHHS project modernizing processes and technology is anticipated to receive a wide variety of end user reactions, ranging from full support to full resistance therefore, the CARS project seeks an exceptionally empathetic, thoughtful, creative, collaborative leader, with strong OCM technical expertise, to ensure end user buy in and maximize adoption rate. The project team is highly cross-functional and collaborative; therefore, a flexible team partner willing to jump on a wide variety of tasks will additionally be greatly appreciated.
  • This OCM and Communications Leader will work with hundreds of stakeholders, and guide the stakeholders through the adoption journey over the course of approximately 12+ months.
    Experience working with a State government, counties, departments of social services, and/ financial management processes will likely enhance an individual s potential candidacy with the project.
    The Organizational Change Management and Communications Leader will:
    Apply a structured methodology and lead change management activities: Document and leverage a change management methodology, including conducting the change assessment, process and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by the project.
    Lead communication efforts hands-on: Craft and deliver project communications for a wide variety of stakeholders. Evidenceof professional consultant-grade MS Powerpoint skills will be well received andenhance candidacy for this role.
    Lead cross-functional Stakeholder AdvisoryForum: The project has proposed a forum to garner project support, elicitpotential requirements, and provide a conduit from Super Users and Leaders tothe project team. This forum is also expected to be a space where participantscan voice concerns, so the project team might respond to and create solutionsfor these voiced concerns. This OCM and Communications Leader is slated tofacilitate and lead this Forum.
    Assess the change impacts: Conduct impactanalyses, assess change readiness, and identify key stakeholders.
    Support training efforts: Provide input,document requirements, and support the design and delivery of trainingprograms.
    Support User Acceptance Testing: Provideinput, document requirements, and support the design and delivery of testingprograms.
     
     
    Additional responsibilities:
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    Complete change management assessments
    Identify, analyze and prepare risk mitigationtactics
    Identify and manage anticipated and persistent resistance
    Consult and coach project teams
    Create actionable deliverables for the core change management plans: Sponsor Plan, People Manager Plan, Communications Plan, and Training Plan
    Create actionable deliverables for any required "Extend" plans, such as the Resistance Management Plan
    Support and engage senior leaders
    Coach people managers and supervisors
    Support organizational design and definition of roles and responsibilities
    Coordinate efforts with other specialists
    Integrate change management activities into the project plan
    Evaluate and ensure user readiness
    Manage stakeholders
    Track and report issues
    Define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress
    Support change management at the organizational level and Manage the Change Portfolio
 
 
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount(Year)
 
Organizational Change Management Experience (Certification is not required in Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter)
Required5
 
Communication Experience in OCM
Required10
 
Project Management Experience
Required5
 
Strong Written and Verbal Communication Skills
Required10
 
Experience with training program design and end-user readiness assessment
Required10
 
Experience managing resistance and driving adoption in complex and decentralized environments
Required10
 
Experience with process transformation initiatives
Required10
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