Senior Change Management Consultant - Communications & Engagement

Canadian Inclusion; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariner is seeking an experienced Senior Change Management Consultant to lead communications and stakeholder engagement for a large-scale transformation. You will craft a clear narrative, engage diverse audiences, and support adoption through executive materials, toolkits, and surveys.

You will translate complex policy and technical information into concise messaging, facilitate forums, and align messaging with governance structures to mitigate risk and drive results across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience leading communications and stakeholder engagement for large-scale transformations.
• Experience supporting transformation programs involving policy, technology, or operational changes.
• Ability to develop strategic communications and cohesive messaging for diverse groups.
• Exceptional writing skills to simplify complex information.
• Strong executive communications, stakeholder management, facilitation, and influencing skills.
• Experience with stakeholder consultations, workshops, forums, surveys, and other engagement activities.
• Ability to think strategically and manage multiple communications needs in a complex transformation environment.
• Experience in public-sector environments is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic communications and stakeholder engagement plans for complex transformation initiatives.
• Create a clear, consistent transformation narrative that connects related projects, changes, and implementation activities.
• Develop targeted communications for diverse audiences, including key messages, executive materials, FAQs, toolkits, bulletins, digital content, and information packages.
• Lead and support stakeholder engagement through town halls, forums, advisory groups, workshops, consultations, and surveys.
• Translate complex policy, technical, and operational information into clear, audience-appropriate communications.
• Establish communications roadmaps and governance to ensure coordinated messaging, executive alignment, and effective risk management.
• Partner with leaders and project teams to identify stakeholder concerns, manage competing priorities, and support successful adoption.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Executive communication

Technical writing

Workshop facilitation

Public sector experience

Project management

Job description

Senior Change Management Consultant - Communications & Engagement (Project Management)

WHO WE ARE:

Mariner innovates always and everywhere, turning novel ideas into practical solutions. From products and services to venture creation, we build better futures powered by people. Our purpose has always been to be a great, everlasting technology company for those who make an impact - elevating people, data, and technology in the best way to solve hard problems. We partner with people embracing change, leveraging data, cybersecurity, cloud, and change management to drive successful business outcomes that matter to our customers.

Mariners build for change. Like SHIFT Energy , our energy management and decarbonization company. Or East Valley created to scale social economic impact in our communities through investment and mentorship of emerging change-makers and their companies.

OUR VALUES

• We care for our team.
• We care about the impact we have on our community.
• We serve by solving complex problems.
• We grow because growth fuels opportunities.
• We innovate always and everywhere.
• We build a business that lasts.

We are looking for an experienced Change Management Consultant to join a client engagement focused on a large-scale transformation. In this role, you will lead strategic communications and stakeholder engagement, creating a clear and consistent narrative that connects complex transformation efforts, builds understanding, reduces uncertainty, and supports adoption.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING IN THE ROLE:

• Develop and execute strategic communications and stakeholder engagement plans for complex transformation initiatives.
• Create a clear, consistent transformation narrative that connects related projects, changes, and implementation activities.
• Develop targeted communications for diverse audiences, including key messages, executive materials, FAQs, toolkits, bulletins, digital content, and information packages.
• Lead and support stakeholder engagement through town halls, forums, advisory groups, workshops, consultations, and surveys.
• Translate complex policy, technical, and operational information into clear, audience-appropriate communications.
• Establish communications roadmaps and governance to ensure coordinated messaging, executive alignment, and effective risk management.
• Partner with leaders and project teams to identify stakeholder concerns, manage competing priorities, and support successful adoption.

WHAT SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS YOU'LL NEED:

• Demonstrated experience leading communications and stakeholder engagement for large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Experience supporting complex transformation programs involving significant policy, technology, or operational changes.
• Proven ability to develop strategic communications and cohesive messaging for diverse and geographically dispersed stakeholder groups.
• Exceptional writing skills, with the ability to simplify complex policy, technical, and operational information.
• Strong executive communications, stakeholder management, facilitation, and influencing skills.
• Experience with stakeholder consultations, workshops, forums, surveys, and other engagement activities.
• Ability to think strategically, navigate competing stakeholder priorities, and manage multiple communications needs in a complex transformation environment.
• Experience supporting complex public-sector environments, such as government, healthcare, or education is highly preferred.

WHY MARINER?

We believe in making a positive impact in the communities where we live and work! Not only are we passionate about nurturing a thriving technology sector here in Atlantic Canada, but we are also committed to solving technology challenges that will make an impact worldwide. Technology is everlasting, and we take pride in connecting world class talent to world class projects and business solutions.

To achieve this, we know we need to be all in on training and development of our team so we can continue to move the needle in the technology sector together. Of course, we offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to our team, but our competitive edge is the development and training that our team experiences every day.

Be part of our vibrant community that values diversity and embraces inclusion at every level. We are committed to fostering a culture where individuals from all backgrounds and walks of life feel empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. Our collaborative environment celebrates the richness of ideas and experiences, and we believe that by embracing diversity, we can achieve greater innovation and excellence together. Come and help us create a workplace that reflects the beautiful tapestry of our global community.