Bilingual Change Management Consultant

Altis Technology; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 129,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Altis Technology seeks an experienced Bilingual Change Management Consultant to support an accreditation readiness initiative at a post-secondary institution in Ottawa. The role requires 5+ years of change management, English and French fluency, and the ability to operate independently on a flexible 3–6 month engagement.

The consultant will lead planning, execution, and measurement of change activities, engage leaders and staff, develop communications and training materials, and translate

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive change management experience in complex environments.
• Full professional fluency in English and French, with advanced written and verbal skills.
• Experience leading end-to-end change management engagements independently.
• Experience supporting accreditation, healthcare, or academic initiatives is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute change management activities from planning through delivery and measurement.
• Engage stakeholders to understand needs, impacts, opportunities, and readiness for change.
• Develop practical change management strategies, implementation plans, surveys, and assessments.
• Design and execute stakeholder engagement activities across diverse internal audiences.
• Create communications, presentations, training materials, surveys, and other artifacts.
• Partner with senior leaders to shape strategy and translate it into actionable deliverables.
• Measure adoption and help stakeholders articulate the impact of improvements.

Skills

Bilingual English/French

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communications materials

Job description

Location: Ottawa, ON
Language: Fully bilingual in English and French, with advanced written and spoken communication skills in both languages
Duration: 3 to 6 months, full-time or part-time contract, targeted start date of November 1, 2026

About the Opportunity

Our client, a post-secondary institution is seeking an experienced Bilingual Change Management Consultant to support a series of defined initiatives in preparation for an upcoming accreditation process. This engagement is focused on helping faculty members, staff, learners, and other stakeholders understand and confidently communicate the impact of improvements already delivered across the organization.

Whats In It for You

Youll take ownership of a meaningful, high-visibility engagement where your work will directly influence stakeholder awareness, confidence, and readiness. The flexible 3-to-6-month engagement may be completed on a full-time or part-time basis, making it well suited to an experienced consultant who values autonomy and the opportunity to deliver tangible results.

Your Responsibilities

• Youll independently lead and execute change management activities from planning through delivery and measurement
• Youll engage stakeholders to understand needs, impacts, opportunities, and readiness for change
• Youll develop practical change management strategies, implementation plans, surveys, and assessments
• Youll design and execute stakeholder engagement activities across diverse internal audiences
• Youll personally create communications, presentations, training materials, surveys, and other change artifacts
• Youll partner with senior leaders to shape strategy while translating that strategy into actionable deliverables
• Youll measure adoption and help stakeholders confidently articulate the impact of completed improvements

Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive change management experience, ideally within complex, stakeholder-rich environments
• Full professional fluency in English and French, with advanced written and verbal communication skills in both languages
• Demonstrated experience independently leading end-to-end change management engagements
• Strong hands-on capability developing communications, presentations, surveys, assessments, training materials, and engagement activities
• Proven ability to engage senior leaders and diverse stakeholder groups with confidence and credibility
• Ability to move seamlessly between strategic planning and detailed execution without relying on a broader change team
• Experience supporting accreditation, healthcare, academic, or similarly complex organizational initiatives is considered an asset

We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals.

All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

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Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.