What are the responsibilities and job description for the Change Management Specialist - 750 position at DSM-H Consulting?
Position’s Contributions to Work Group:
- Serve as a Change Management and Communications Specialist working with business units all over a large, matrixed company
- Influence and guide changes within project and transformations
- Responsible for creating and driving Change Plans
- Responsible for creating the artifacts, communications, or deliverables necessary to drive change
- Coordinating meetings, driving action items, thinking analytically
Typical task breakdown:
• Maintain relationship with internal clients to understand upcoming change (people, process, system, behavior, or culture changes)
• Run working team meetings (facilitating while sharing screen)
• Influence and guide changes, including convincing upper leadership to understand the importance of change management
• Learn enough about the project through interviews and research to write rollout communications
• Design materials in MS PowerPoint to support a change rollout
• Review and edit communications to ensure consistent messaging across channels
• Coordinate activities and ensure consistent and timely execution of change implementation plans
• Use surveys, interviews, and focus groups to gather perspectives and measure change adoption
Interaction with team:
- They will be provided a mentor to help them on-board and get up to speed. Then the mentor will work through project with them as needed until they are ready to take on the project alone
Team Structure
- Four senior employees/specialists who serve as team leads, trainers, and project startup guides. Remaining work own internal customer relationships and drive own change plans.
Work environment:
- Fully onsite( five days a week)
Education & Experience Required:
- Years of experience: 3-5 years’ experience in Organizational Change Management, transformation leadership, or strategic communication
- Degree requirement: Degree requirement: 2-year degree required, bachelor’s preferred; Open to Masters: 2- 3 years experience
- Do you accept internships as job experience:
- Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role: Change Management consultant, communications representative, public relations specialist, program manager, executive coach
Top 3 Skills
(Required)
- Verbal/written communication
- Ability to lead without authority
- Problem-Solving / Adaptability
Additional Technical Skills
(Required)
- Knowledge of computer software, such as MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS excel, etc.
- Knowledge of organizational change management principle
(Desired)
- Bonus: Ability to share screen and make writing and design edits in real-time.
Soft Skills
(Required)
- Strong in communication, execution, and leading without authority
- Problem-Solving and Adaptability
- Ability to work independently
(Desired)
- Convince stakeholders
- Presentation and workshop facilitation confidence