Change & Development Specialist

University of Manitoba; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits & pension plan

Vacation time

Employee Assistance Program

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The University of Manitoba’s Organizational Effectiveness and Change Management Centre of Expertise (OECM) seeks a skilled professional to design and deliver training, lead change initiatives, and build practical resources for change adoption. You will design in-person, synchronous online, and e-learning modules, advise leaders, and support process improvement through consulting and strong client service.

You will collaborate with HR colleagues to enable leaders, employees, and teams to navigate

Qualifications

• Completed undergraduate degree in a related field.
• At least three years experience in instructional design and training delivery.
• Experience creating E-learns.
• Demonstrated experience in change or project management including supporting the end user experience.
• An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Strong communication skills (oral and written).
• Outstanding facilitation and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver training (in-person, synchronous online, and through E-Learning).
• Provide strategic consulting and advisory services to internal clients.
• Design and build resources contributing to the change management toolkit.
• Support successful change adoption and process improvement initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with sponsors, leaders and stakeholders.

Skills

Training design

Training delivery

Consulting

Advising

Communication

Client service

Facilitation & presentation

Organizational skills

Time-management

Education

Undergraduate degree in related field (adult education, HR, management, organizational behaviour)

Job description

The University of Manitoba is a driving force of innovation, discovery and advancement. Our momentum is propelled by our campus community – UM faculty, staff and students whose determination and curiosity shape our world for the better. Our teaching, learning and work environment is uniquely strengthened and enriched by Indigenous perspectives. With two main campuses in Winnipeg, satellite campuses throughout Manitoba, and world-wide research, UM’s impact is global.

Discover outstanding employee benefits, experience world-class facilities and join a dynamic community that values reconciliation, sustainability, diversity, and inclusion. We are one of Manitoba’s Top Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers. At the University of Manitoba, what inspires you can change everything.

The opportunity:

The Organizational Effectiveness and Change Management (OECM) Centre of Expertise is a unit of Human Resources at the University of Manitoba. OECM provides strategic consulting, training, tools, and advisory services that enable leaders to successfully implement organizational change. OECM team members serve as trusted advisors to internal project sponsors by providing practical guidance, proven frameworks, consulting expertise, and capacity-building resources throughout the change journey. The unit provides consulting and training in diverse areas of change management and process improvement.

This position focusses on building organizational capacity by equipping leaders and employees with practical skills for navigating change. This includes designing and delivering training (in-person, synchronous online, and through E-Learning) in areas of process mapping, process improvement, leading people through change, navigating change, and other topics relating to supporting successful change adoption. The role also designs and builds resources that contribute to our change management toolkit. The key skills applied in this role are training design, training delivery, consulting, advising, communication (verbal and written), and client service.

The qualifications and experience we’re looking for:

• Completed undergraduate degree in a related field, such as adult education, human resources, management, or organizational behaviour required.


• Certification in any of Change Management (eg. Prosci), Project Management eg. (Prince2), Training & Development (eg. CAE or PDAL), or Human Resources would be an asset.


• At least three years experience in instructional design and training delivery, with a focus on adult learning principles.


• Experience creating E-learns.


• Demonstrated experience in change or project management including supporting the end user experience.


• An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.


• Strong organizational and time-management skills.


• Strong communication skills (oral and written).


• Outstanding facilitation and presentation skills.


• Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.

Why the University of Manitoba?

Along with being one of Manitoba’s top employers, we are proud to provide a collaborative and enriching work environment. In addition to a strong compensation package with a competitive salary, the University provides an exceptional workplace that includes:

• Comprehensive group benefits and pension plan.


• Competitive vacation time.


• Employee and Family Assistance Program.


• A full spectrum of professional development opportunities.

Closing Date: August 7, 2026

The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).

If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.

Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae will be provided to participating members of the search process.