Change Programme Manager - 12-month Fixed-Term Contract

The purpose of this role is to drive organizational change via managing a portfolio of projects and process efficiency activity.

Geographical Location: Dublin or Waterford

Reports To: Head of Change Management

Key Internal Relationships: Arachas Business Lead

Role Accountabilities And Core Responsibilities Project Management:

• Work closely with the project sponsor, cross functional teams to develop the scope, deliverables, activities, required resources and timelines for new initiatives.
• Plan and design the programme/project plan to ensure return on investment & benefit realisation
• Apply a structured project management methodology to ensure delivery of assigned projects on time and within budget
• Monitor progress and oversee activities to ensure goals and timelines are met
• Identify and manage risks and issues to the programme/project, identifying mitigation actions relevant to the plan
• Organise and lead meetings with stakeholders to communicate programme/project status and remedy issues
• Work with the relevant business owners to ensure a smooth transition to business as usual activity
• Perform post implementation reviews to ensure benefit realisation.

Change Management:

• Provide Change Management Support to the project sponsor and relevant business stakeholders
• Identify, plan and implement actions designed to engage with Stakeholders
• Develop and apply Change Management methods and tools to create a plan to support the adoption of the required change
• Identify impacts of the change and develop plans to communicate changes to impacted individuals and ensure business readiness
• Lead change workshops with stakeholders impacted by the change

Solution Focus

• Develop proposals and solutions to support change in the organisation
• Identify, review, and create business processes to support accomplishing business goals specific for the organization.
• Conduct business process modeling and apply knowledge to ensure processes are streamlined and standardised
• Facilitate workshops with users to review processes and document process requirements

Requirements:

• At least 3-5 years project management experience
• Proven experience and knowledge of change management principals, methodologies and tools
• Experience implementing changes to business processes, technologies and systems
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word & Excel

Person Specification:

• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization
• Ability to influence without authority and work in a collaborative manner
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
• Be able to communicate and explain clearly, concisely and effectively with all stakeholders
• Flexible and able to adapt to ambiguous situations
• Problem solving and root cause analysis skills with strong solution focus
• Highly organized with strong work ethic
• Team player with strong focus on collaboration

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