Change Management Advisor

BC Housing; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 86,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top Employer

In-house training

Benefits package

Wellness programs

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

BC Housing is seeking a Change Management Advisor to support the Strategic Transformation Team in understanding and responding to organizational change implications. You will work with executives and project teams to identify readiness needs, develop actionable change strategies, and ensure adoption of new processes across BC Housing.

The role focuses on budgeting transformation, governance, and people-related changes to strengthen financial planning and accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in Organizational Development, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration (MBA), Leadership, or a related field is preferred.
• Certifications in Change Management or CCMP.
• Considerable experience in change management or organizational development in a complex organization.
• Considerable experience leading and managing complex transformational and cross-organizational change, developing and delivering change management discipline that enhances organizational capabilities to lead and manage change effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead change management initiatives within BC Housing's Transformation Program.
• Identify adoption risks, stakeholder needs, readiness challenges, and leadership requirements.
• Translate insights into practical approaches to improve organizational readiness and outcomes.
• Collaborate with Sponsors, Change Leaders and project teams to align, empower and sustain new ways of working.
• Support budgeting transformation across the organization.

Skills

Change management

Project management

Coaching

Communication

Problem solving

Time management

Systems thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

CCMP certification

Change management experience

Organizational development

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

REGULAR/FULL-TIME

(Hybrid Position, Advisor can work remotely within BC but may be required to attend in-person meetings at own expense)

• Join one of BC’s Top Employers!
• Be part of an exceptional company culture with great employee benefits and a healthy work/life balance!

Position Summary

CHANGE MANAGEMENT ADVISOR

JOB ID: 7080

REGULAR/FULL-TIME

LOCATION: BURNABY, B.C

BC Housing is a provincial Crown Corporation that develops, manages and administers a wide range of subsidized housing options for those most in need across the province to address critical gaps across the housing continuum ranging from emergency shelter through to rent assistance in the private market and affordable home ownership. Share in the rewards of working with an organization that offers challenging work and competitive compensation and supports the growth and development of its people.

Our mission is to provide access to safe, quality, accessible, and affordable housing options. We do this to promote strong, inclusive communities where people can thrive.

BC Housing offers competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package. But a job is more than a pay cheque. We also offer our staff the opportunity to work together to make a difference. When employees go home at the end of the day, they experience the satisfaction of knowing they’ve helped provide safe, affordable housing for British Columbians. And while they’re here, employees can take advantage of many opportunities:

• In-house training, and training at other institutions, for courses related to employees’ current positions or to prepare them for advancement within BC Housing.
• Wellness programs including physical fitness, programs to help employees quit smoking, free flu shots, mental health resources, and lunch-and-learn lectures and seminars.
• Recognition programs including long-term service awards, idea recognition and outstanding performance awards.
• Livegreen incentives include an employee transit pass program, and other initiatives that encourage alternative, sustainable transportation (even a bike purchase program!).
• An active Social Club that organizes special events like seasonal parties and arranges group discounts to other events.
• Participation in community and charitable events.

** Please note: Eligibility for benefits offered is based on employment status **

CHANGE MANAGEMENT ADVISOR

$85,649 - $105,800 (Annually) - salary offered commensurate with education, experience and internal parity

Reporting to the Change Management Lead, the Change Management Advisor is part of BC Housing's Strategic Transformation Team and supports leaders in understanding and responding to the organizational implications of strategic change. The role helps identify adoption risks, stakeholder needs, readiness challenges, and leadership requirements, translating these insights into practical approaches that improve organizational preparedness and support achievement of desired business outcomes. Working in partnership with Executive Sponsors, Change Leaders, and project teams, the Advisor helps build the alignment, ownership, capability, and accountability required to successfully adopt and sustain new ways of working.

Budget Management Transformation (BMT) is a multi-year, enterprise-wide, Finance-led initiative that aims to modernize and strengthen financial planning, forecasting, and budget management across BC Housing. Spanning all branches, the work encompasses process, governance, technology, and people-related changes that collectively reinforce a culture of financial accountability and stewardship. The transformation presents an opportunity to move Budget Managers and leaders beyond process compliance toward consistently embedding ownership in the financial outcomes they influence, while establishing a more proactive and informed resource management across the organization.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in Organizational Development, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration (MBA), Leadership, or a related field is preferred.
• Certifications in Change Management or Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP).
• Considerable experience in change management or organizational development in a complex organization.
• Considerable experience leading and managing complex transformational and cross-organizational change, developing and delivering change management discipline that enhances organizational capabilities to lead and manage change effectively.
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience acceptable to the Employer.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Considerable knowledge in organizational change management principles, methodologies, and tools, project management concepts, and approaches.
• Considerable knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Strong coaching and facilitation skills for enabling leaders’ change capability development, engaging cross-functional teams, and fostering their collaboration and alignment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills.
• Ability to develop effective and actionable change strategies and tactical change plans aligned with BC Housing’s strategic direction, informed by organizational context, and tailored to the unique situational challenges and opportunities.
• Ability to apply systems thinking to the organizational system to facilitate transformational and cultural change within an organization.
• Ability to build rapport and maintain trust-based relationships across all organizational levels.
• Ability to apply a high level of self-awareness, empathy, and emotional intelligence, and demonstrate tact and diplomacy in dealing with confidential and sensitive matters.
• Ability to analyze complex data and translate it into actionable business solutions, diagnose organizational performance improvement needs, and determine appropriate interventions and solutions.
• Ability to progress, advise, and support on corporate and branch-level that progress BC Housing's key commitments of Indigenous Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging and environmental sustainability and resilience.
• Strong skills at applying an intersectional approach to work, and integrating principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging into change planning and execution, including, for example, gender-based analysis and social equity analysis.
• Ability to learn and understand BC Housing programs and related documentation.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, SharePoint and other relevant software applications.

Indigenous candidates are welcome to connect with an Indigenous team member in our organization to discuss the recruitment process and our workplace, please contact [e-mail] to arrange a call.

At BC Housing, we're committed to providing a healthy, safe and inclusive workplace where respect and diversity are recognized assets. We invite and welcome applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, People with Disabilities, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, and all people committed to meaningful work that makes a difference. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you require accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [e-mail] .

We didn’t become one of BC’s Top Employers and one of Canada’s Greenest Employers without a lot of thought, care and consideration for our team and environment. Our supportive and collaborative workplace balances engaging and challenging work with personal development and wellness initiatives.