Change Manager

Jewish Care Victoria; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging

Purchased leave options

Employee Assistance Program

STAR Awards

Ethos Day

Learning and development

Job summary

Jewish Care Victoria is seeking a Change Manager to lead the people-side change management for our Windsor office relocation. You will partner with the Project Manager – Office Relocation and the Head of Property to ensure staff are informed, prepared and supported through the move, from announcement to full occupation in a new, open-office environment.

The role is fixed-term and part-time (3 days per week), onsite at Windsor.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in change management or related field.
• Experience with complex multi-disciplinary organisational transformation or relocation change.
• Knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent active listening skills.
• Ability to articulate messages to diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships.
• Ability to influence others and move towards a common goal.
• Flexible and adaptable in ambiguous situations.
• Resilient and tenacious with a proactive mindset.
• Forward-looking with a holistic approach.
• Problem solving and root-cause identification; able to engage at all levels.
• Familiar with project management frameworks.
• Ability to work at high speed, multi-task, and manage parallel work streams.
• Strong initiative and a 'can do' attitude.

Responsibilities

• Lead the people-side change management effort for the relocation.
• Design, develop, implement and embed change strategies including impact assessments, communications, stakeholder engagement, readiness planning, training and handover.
• Work closely with the Project Manager – Office Relocation and Head of Property to support staff through the move from announcement to full occupation.

Skills

Change management

Communication

Active listening

Stakeholder engagement

Influence

Project management frameworks

Adaptability

Relationship building

Multi-tasking

Job description

• Fixed term - Part time (3-days per week)
• Onsite in our Windsor office
• Supportive team environment

Jewish Care Victoria (JCV) is relocating its corporate/support office from its existing the building on St Kilda Road to a refurbished Ground and Level 1 at Jewish Care Windsor.

Change Manager

• Fixed term - Part time (3-days per week)
• Onsite in our Windsor office
• Supportive team environment

Jewish Care Victoria (JCV) is relocating its corporate/support office from its existing the building on St Kilda Road to a refurbished Ground and Level 1 at Jewish Care Windsor.

About the Opportunity

The Change Manager will lead the people-side change management effort for this relocation, working closely with the Project Manager – Office Relocation and the Head of Property to ensure staff are well informed, prepared, and supported through every stage of the move from initial announcement through to full occupation of the new site. This role will maintain a regular on-site presence throughout the fit-out and staged move to stay close to progress and staff sentiment as they shift not only to a new building but from closed to open office layouts.

The Change Manager will design, develop, implement and embed change strategies including thorough change impact assessments, communications, stakeholder engagement, readiness planning, training, and the respectful handover of Jewish Care's history to the new site. Prior experience managing change for an office or workplace relocation is highly desirable.

This is a fixed term, part-time role based onsite in our Windsor office.

About You

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in change management or a related field.
• Experience with complex multi-disciplinary organisational transformation and/or experience managing change for an office or workplace relocation and associated change efforts.
• 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 stakeholders.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships.
• Ability to influence others and move towards 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.
• Problem solving and root cause identification skills.Able to engage and work effectively at all levels.
• Familiar with project management frameworks.
• Ability to work at high speed, multi-task, and manage parallel work streams.
• Strong initiative and a 'can do attitude'.

Why Jewish Care is the best choice for your career

• Salary Packaging– as a not-for-profit organisation, our staff benefit from some Fringe Benefit Tax exemptions through salary packaging up to $15,900 p.a + up to $2,650 p.a on meal & entertainment
• Purchased leave options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Reward & Recognition Program– our STAR Awards honour those who exemplify our values of Community, Respect, Inclusion and Social Responsibility, along with dedicated recognition for years of service
• Ethos Day –an enriching learning experience that delves into the intricacies of Jewish history and culture
• Learning and development– opportunities to progress in your career internally

About us

Jewish Care Victoria, is a not-for-profit organisation and is one of the largest providers of aged and community services for the Jewish Community in Victoria and has been servicing the community for over 175 years.Our staff come from all cultural and religious backgrounds, and we provide cultural and spiritual training in the Jewish Ethos.

Jewish Care proudly celebrates and warmly welcomes the rich diversity of our community and strives to be inclusive for all, including the LGBTI+ community.

Jewish Care acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live and work. Our services and supports are provided on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people, and we deeply respect and honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connection to land, waters and community.

Jewish Care is committed to protecting clients and staff members from all forms of harm and abuse. We are a child safe organisation. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process during their recruitment process.