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Colorado PERA · 1 day ago

Change Management Specialist

Denver, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$83K/yr - $103K/yr

4+ years exp

Colorado PERA is seeking a Change Management Specialist to develop and implement strategies that support organizational and technology initiatives. The role involves working closely with project stakeholders to ensure effective change management practices are in place, focusing on employee adoption and minimizing resistance to change.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

The Change Management Specialist builds and implements change management strategies and plans to improve employee adoption and usage and minimize resistance

The individual drives efforts to gather requirements and recommend solutions for complex change management & communication needs for impacted staff and business end user audiences

This position works in partnership with the all project stakeholders to ensure change management needs are scoped properly at the beginning of the project lifecycle and ensure key change deliverables, risks and budgets are incorporated into project plans

As part of the Change Management team the specialist partners closely with the Communications Division and the Human Resources Division to ensure key messages and milestones are distributed to the organization to facilitate a culture of change and transparency

Partner with Project Managers to design, develop, and deliver end-to-end change management, team development & organizational development solutions

Apply a structured approach to transition individuals and teams from the current state to the desired state to achieve improved and sustainable mission results

Support management of multiple assigned change processes, including software platform transition and process improvement initiatives

Support the development and maintenance of the Change Agent Network

Create action plans for implementing the change activities identified in the change management strategy

Propose resources required to support each action plan

Conduct a change readiness assessment as a baseline current state and use data to inform the change management strategy and identify potential areas of resistance

Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the success of change initiatives

This includes tracking employee adoption rates, utilization improvements, and other relevant data to assess the impact of implemented changes and make data-driven adjustments as needed

Plan and facilitate executive sponsorship plans by ensuring that key executives are actively engaged in supporting and championing change initiatives

Collaborate with senior leaders to articulate the vision, benefits, and expected outcomes of the change to enhance organizational buy-in

Create, maintain and report to project leadership the status of change management efforts and results, on a regular basis

Apply industry best practices in developing all change management strategies

Plan and lead meetings with project teams to document requirements, explore potential solutions, and present iteratively and on completion of change activities as needed

Manage and maintain a Change Management Framework and Toolkit, including practical examples and use cases for using the framework/toolkit

Continuously improve based on best practices

Support organizational learning activities as SME in change methodology and best practices

Apply a structured approach to transition individuals and teams from the current state to the desired state to achieve improved and sustainable mission results

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Change managementProject implementationADKAR familiarityReadiness assessmentsStakeholder assessmentsChange impact analysesData visualizationMicrosoft Office SuiteCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills