Change Programme Manager - 12-month Fixed-Term Contract

Ardonagh Europe; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardonagh Europe is seeking a Change Project Manager to drive organizational changes by managing a portfolio of projects and process improvements. The role is fixed-term within a busy Change team, with Dublin or Waterford as possible locations and reporting to the Head of Change Management.

You will collaborate with business leads to scope, plan, monitor, and realise benefits, while applying structured PM and Change methodologies to ensure successful handovers to BAU.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in project management or delivery roles.
• Knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools.
• Experience implementing changes to business processes, technologies and systems.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Plan and design project plans with sponsors and cross-functional teams.
• Apply structured PM methodologies to deliver on time and within budget.
• Identify and manage risks and issues; monitor progress and benefits realization.
• Lead stakeholder communications and workshops; ensure smooth transitions to BAU.
• Develop proposals and business process improvements to enable change.

Skills

Project management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The purpose of this role is to drive organizational change via managing a portfolio of projects and process efficiency activity. This is a fixed-term role in a busy Change team.
Geographical Location: Dublin or Waterford
Reports To: Head of Change Management
Key Internal Relationships: Arachas Business Lead

Role Accountabilities And Core Responsibilities

Project Management

• Work closely with the project sponsor, cross functional teams to develop the scope, deliverables, activities, required resources and timelines for new initiatives.
• Plan and design the programme/project plan to ensure return on investment & benefit realisation
• Apply a structured project management methodology to ensure delivery of assigned projects on time and within budget
• Monitor progress and oversee activities to ensure goals and timelines are met
• Identify and manage risks and issues to the programme/project, identifying mitigation actions relevant to the plan
• Organise and lead meetings with stakeholders to communicate programme/project status and remedy issues
• Work with the relevant business owners to ensure a smooth transition to business as usual activity
• Perform post implementation reviews to ensure benefit realisation.

Change Management

• Provide Change Management Support to the project sponsor and relevant business stakeholders
• Identify, plan and implement actions designed to engage with Stakeholders
• Develop and apply Change Management methods and tools to create a plan to support the adoption of the required change
• Identify impacts of the change and develop plans to communicate changes to impacted individuals and ensure business readiness
• Lead change workshops with stakeholders impacted by the change

Solution Focus

• Develop proposals and solutions to support change in the organisation
• Identify, review, and create business processes to support accomplishing business goals specific for the organization.
• Conduct business process modeling and apply knowledge to ensure processes are streamlined and standardised
• Facilitate workshops with users to review processes and document process requirements

Requirements

• At least 3-5 years project management experience
• Proven experience and knowledge of change management principals, methodologies and tools
• Experience implementing changes to business processes, technologies and systems
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word & Excel

Person Specification

• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization
• Ability to influence without authority and work in a collaborative manner
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
• Be able to communicate and explain clearly, concisely and effectively with all stakeholders
• Flexible and able to adapt to ambiguous situations
• Problem solving and root cause analysis skills with strong solution focus
• Highly organized with strong work ethic
• Team player with strong focus on collaboration

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