Change Management Specialist Job Kenya

Change Management Specialist Jobs Kenya

We are seeking a Change management specialist to join our Consulting team

Position description:

The Change Management Specialist will play a key role in helping projects (change initiatives) meet business, schedule and budget objectives.

This person will focus on the people side of change – including changes to business processes, systems and technology, job roles and organization structures.

The primary focus will be creating and implementing change management plans that minimize employee resistance and maximize employee engagement.

The Change Management Specialist will work to drive faster adoption, greater ultimate utilization and higher proficiency on the changes impacting employees in the organization such that business results are achieved.
Change Management Specialist Job Roles and responsibilities:

Apply a structured change management approach and methodology for the people side change caused by projects and change efforts.

Develop a change management strategy based on a situational awareness of the details of the change and the groups being impacted by the change.

Identify potential people-side risks and anticipated points of resistance, and develop specific plans to mitigate or address the concerns.

Conduct readiness assessments, evaluate results and present findings in a logical and easy-to-understand manner.

Develop a set of actionable and targeted change management plans – including communication plan, sponsor roadmap, coaching plan, training plan and resistance management plan.

Support the execution of plans by employee-facing managers and business leaders.

Be an active and visible coach to executives leaders who are change sponsors.

Create and manage measurement systems to track adoption, utilization and proficiency of individual changes.

Identify resistance and performance gaps, and work to develop and implement corrective actions

Create and enable reinforcement mechanisms and celebrations of success.

Work with project teams to integrate change management activities into the overall project plan.

Work with communication, training, HR and OD specialists in the formulation of particular plans and activities to support project implementation.

Support training efforts

Support and engage senior leaders

Coach managers and supervisors

Skills and qualifications for Change Management Specialist Jobs in Kenya

A solid understanding of how people go through a change and the change process

Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools.

Exceptional communication skills – both written and verbal.

Excellent active listening skills.

Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences.

Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships.

Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal.

Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.

Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere.

Forward looking with a holistic approach.

Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics.

Problem solving and root cause identification skills.

Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization.

Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others.

Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges.

Familiarity with project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle.

Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts.

Change management certification or designation desired.

Interested and qualified applicants should send their applications and CV’s to executivesearch@humantalentrecruit.com not later than 31stMay 2015.

Clearly indicate “Change Management Specialist” on the subject of the application email.

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