Senior Change Analyst, Artificial Intelligence Platform

Western Sydney University; City of Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 121,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice options for onsite/eg

Onsite parking

Staff benefits and salary packaging

Job summary

Western Sydney University is seeking a Senior Change Analyst to support the enterprise-wide AI Platform implementation. Based at Parramatta South with flexible arrangements, the role leads change analysis, readiness, adoption insights and capability assessments to guide planning and successful adoption across faculties and professional units.

You will translate complex organisational impacts into practical adoption plans, required training, communications and user resources, building dashboards

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in senior change roles supporting complex digital transformations.
• Advanced knowledge of change methodologies including impact assessment and readiness evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Lead change analysis, readiness and adoption insights for AI platform implementation.
• Design and deliver change impact assessments, stakeholder analyses and capability evaluations.
• Develop adoption measures, dashboards and reporting frameworks for program governance.
• Provide senior specialist advice on readiness, resistance and workforce implications.

Skills

Change analysis

Stakeholder analysis

Readiness evaluation

Adoption insights

Dashboards

Education

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

Senior Change Analyst, Artificial Intelligence Platform

• Full-time, 12-month fixed term contract at HEW level 8
• Parramatta South campus with flexible working arrangements
• Salary: $120,754 – $134,051 per annum, plus 17% Super and Leave Loading.

Lead change analysis, readiness and adoption insights that support the University’s enterprise-wide AI platform implementation and related initiatives.

The Opportunity
You will lead the change analysis, organisational readiness, adoption insights and capability assessment workstream for the University’s enterprise-wide AI Platform implementation and related initiatives. Your work will provide the evidence needed to guide implementation planning, program decisions and successful adoption.

You will design and deliver change impact assessments, stakeholder analyses, readiness assessments and capability evaluations. You will translate complex organisational impacts into practical adoption plans, capability initiatives, training requirements, communications and user-focused resources.

Working across organisational change, program delivery, technology, data, Faculties, Schools and professional units, you will develop adoption measures, dashboards and reporting frameworks. You will provide senior specialist advice on readiness, resistance, workforce implications and capability gaps while strengthening change maturity and continuous improvement across the program.

What Success Looks Like:

• Deliver robust change impact, stakeholder and readiness assessments that inform implementation and adoption planning.
• Provide evidence-based advice on adoption risks, workforce implications, resistance patterns and capability gaps.
• Establish meaningful adoption measures, dashboards and reports that produce actionable insights.
• Develop practical training, guidance, communication and capability resources that support new ways of working.
• Build productive relationships across program, technology, data and business areas to validate findings and support adoption.

Please refer to the Position Descriptionfor full details.

About You

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience, education and training.
• Extensive experience as a Senior Change Analyst or in a similar role supporting complex digital transformation initiatives.
• Advanced knowledge of contemporary change methodologies, including impact assessment, stakeholder analysis and readiness evaluation.
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to translate complex information into practical insights and recommendations.
• Highly developed engagement, facilitation and influencing skills, including experience working with senior leaders and within a higher education context.

Benefits
We invest in the people who make our mission possible. Alongside a rewarding career, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your financial, personal and family wellbeing.

• Financial benefits: Access to staff-only products and offers with selected banking partners, salary sacrifice options for onsite parking, and novated motor vehicle leasing.
• Health and wellbeing support: Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP), complimentary annual flu vaccination, eligibility for Fitness Passport membership, and access to discounted private health cover.
• Onsite childcare:Long day care and early learning services operate at our Campbelltown, Hawkesbury, Parramatta, and Penrith campuses. Staff may be eligible for discounted fees and salary packaging, with places subject to centre capacity.
• Position Enquiries: Direct to Amy Simpson-Deeks, Director, Organisational Change via ***************@westernsydney.edu.au, Please include the job reference code REF
• Working Rights: You must provide evidence of full-time working rights in Australia at application.

Belonging at Western
We are committed to substantive equality as outlined in our Equal Opportunity Policy. We actively encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, candidates of all gender identities and expressions, people of all abilities, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

For Reasonable Adjustments during the application process, please contact ***************@westernsydney.edu.au.

About Western
This is your opportunity to be part of something bigger. By joining Western Sydney University, you become a valued member of our community. As our region changes, so too does our university. Western is boldly different, energetic, global, diverse, dynamic, and youthful.

Our mission is to deliver student success, impactful research, and stronger communities. As part of our team, you will have a stake in shaping the future of education, broadening horizons, and changing lives. Making a difference starts at Western.

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