Strategic Change Specialist — Drive Adoption & Impact

Sydney Water; Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Continuous professional growth

24/7 wellbeing support

Subsidised private health insurance

Parental leave (up to 18 weeks)

Job summary

Sydney Water is seeking a Change Specialist to join the Change Practice and support the delivery and adoption of change across the organisation. You will partner with senior leads and project teams to understand people impacts and develop practical approaches for new ways of working.

The role focuses on driving faster adoption, increasing change capability, and mentoring teams to embed change as ongoing business practice across enterprise initiatives.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification or equivalent in Change Management or related field.
• Prosci and/or Change Management Institute Practitioner accreditation (or equivalent).
• 2+ years experience as a change manager and/or learning and development specialist.
• Experience influencing at middle/senior manager levels and delivering presentations.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of change initiatives across projects with Senior Change Leads.
• Conduct stakeholder and change impact assessments for risks and readiness.
• Develop and deliver change, communication and engagement plans to drive adoption.
• Create change artefacts like impact assessments and stakeholder plans.
• Identify and mitigate change risks, resistance and barriers to adoption.
• Maintain a Single View of Change for visibility across the organisation.
• Partner with project teams and leaders to support coordinated delivery.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement activities and readiness workshops.
• Monitor readiness and adoption measures to identify gaps.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop facilitation

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Prosci Certification

Change Management Institute Practitioner

Tools

Prosci methodology

Job description

Sydney Water is seeking a Change Specialist to join the Change Practice and support the delivery and adoption of change across the organisation. You will partner with senior leads and project teams to understand people impacts and develop practical approaches for new ways of working.

The role focuses on driving faster adoption, increasing change capability, and mentoring teams to embed change as ongoing business practice across enterprise initiatives.