Change Management Consultant - Senior

Joblinxsapp; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Treasury Board Secretariat seeks an experienced Senior Change Management Consultant to lead and support organizational change initiatives. The role provides strategic guidance, develops change management plans, engages stakeholders, and assists leadership to ensure adoption of organizational and technology-related changes.

Responsibilities include coaching on change management principles, collaborating with project managers, developing strategies, leading communications,

Qualifications

• Strong experience in organizational change management.
• Knowledge of change management methodologies, industry standards, tools, and best practices.
• Experience developing change management, communication, and training strategies.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing, and conflict management abilities.
• Understanding of project management fundamentals and project lifecycles.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and active listening skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise, coaching, and guidance on organizational change management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Support leaders and teams in understanding the impact of organizational changes and managing resistance.
• Act as a visible change management coach and support leaders in their role as change champions.
• Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, process improvement specialists, and senior leadership.
• Develop and implement change management strategies, frameworks, and plans.
• Lead communication planning, stakeholder assessments, sponsor roadmaps, training plans, and resistance management activities.
• Identify key stakeholders and develop effective stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Align change management activities with project objectives and organizational priorities.
• Engage clients, partners, and stakeholders to encourage participation and adoption.
• Communicate the purpose and benefits of organizational changes effectively.
• Build consensus and support for organizational transformation initiatives.
• Identify potential risks, resistance, and barriers to change and develop mitigation strategies.
• Conduct change readiness assessments and present findings to stakeholders.
• Monitor change adoption, utilization, and proficiency through measurement systems.
• Develop strategies to sustain change benefits through knowledge transfer, continuous improvement, and performance management.

Skills

Organizational change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Leadership support

Project lifecycle understanding

Influencing and conflict management

Change readiness assessment

Analytical thinking

Job description

The Ministry of Treasury Board Secretariat is seeking an experienced Senior Change Management Consultant to lead and support organizational change management initiatives. The successful candidate will provide strategic guidance, develop change management plans, engage stakeholders, support leadership, and ensure successful adoption of organizational and technology-related changes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expertise, coaching, and guidance on organizational change management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Support leaders and teams in understanding the impact of organizational changes and managing resistance.
• Act as a visible change management coach and support leaders in their role as change champions.
• Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, process improvement specialists, and senior leadership.
• Develop and implement change management strategies, frameworks, and plans.
• Lead communication planning, stakeholder assessments, sponsor roadmaps, training plans, and resistance management activities.
• Identify key stakeholders and develop effective stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Align change management activities with project objectives and organizational priorities.
• Engage clients, partners, and stakeholders to encourage participation and adoption.
• Communicate the purpose and benefits of organizational changes effectively.
• Build consensus and support for organizational transformation initiatives.
• Identify potential risks, resistance, and barriers to change and develop mitigation strategies.
• Conduct change readiness assessments and present findings to stakeholders.
• Monitor change adoption, utilization, and proficiency through measurement systems.
• Develop strategies to sustain change benefits through knowledge transfer, continuous improvement, and performance management.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong experience in organizational change management.
• Knowledge of change management methodologies, industry standards, tools, and best practices.
• Experience developing change management, communication, and training strategies.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, influencing, and conflict management abilities.
• Understanding of project management fundamentals and project lifecycles.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and active listening skills.

Desirable Experience

• Experience conducting change impact assessments across business processes and technology solutions.
• Experience leading medium to large-scale organizational transformation projects.
• Experience applying structured change management methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder analysis and engagement planning experience.
• Ability to develop actionable change management plans covering communication, coaching, training, sponsorship, and resistance management.
• Experience defining success metrics and monitoring change adoption, utilization, and proficiency.
• Experience coordinating with communications specialists, training specialists, and HR consultants.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels and drive consensus toward common objectives.