Change Manager

Hamilton City Council; Waikato; On-site; NZD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development support

Wellbeing days

Health insurance (Unimed)

Annual health checks

Eye care support

Additional annual leave option

Local discounts

Job summary

Hamilton City Council is seeking an experienced Change Manager to join the People, Performance and Culture Group. You will partner with leaders and teams to guide people through organisational, digital and sector change, ensuring capacity, timing, and dependencies are managed for sustainable results.

You will support readiness, training, and capability building while mentoring the team to balance change across the organisation and improve adoption.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading significant, complex change across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong grounding in change management practices, methodologies, and frameworks.
• Exceptional facilitation and communication skills to connect with diverse internal teams, staff, and leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead change management activities for strategic projects and initiatives.
• Help people adopt new systems, technologies, processes and ways of working.
• Moderate change across Council by considering capacity, timing, dependencies and cumulative impacts to deliver sustainable change.
• Support leaders to assess impacts and readiness, identify training and support needs, and build capability to navigate change successfully.
• Act in a mentoring role within the team to balance change and improve adoption, reducing risk and delivering better outcomes.

Skills

Change management

Change frameworks

Facilitation

Influencing

Training

Communication

Stakeholder influence

Job description

Job Description

He angituutanga: The opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Change Manager to join our People, Performance and Culture Group and help our organisation change well.

This internal-facing role partners with leaders and teams to help our people understand, adapt to and succeed through significant organisational, digital and sector change.

You’ll lead change management activities for strategic projects and initiatives, helping people adopt new systems, technologies, processes and ways of working. You’ll also moderate change across Council by considering capacity, timing, dependencies and cumulative impacts, ensuring change is prioritised, coordinated and delivered in a sustainable way.

You’ll support leaders to assess impacts and readiness, identify training and support needs, and build capability to navigate change successfully. A mentoring role within the team, your work will help balance change across the organisation while improving adoption, reducing risk and delivering better outcomes.

Qualifications

Oo puumanawa me oo wheako | Your skills and experience

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• proven experience leading significant, complex change across multiple stakeholders
• strong grounding in change management practices, methodologies, and frameworks
• exceptional facilitation and communication skills, capable of connecting naturally with diverse internal teams, operational staff, and senior leaders to build change capability and drive buy-in
• strong influencing skills in high complexity, cross organisational environments
• a practical, inclusive approach to training, support and adoption
• the skill to simplify complex technical information for diverse audiences
• the maturity and ability to influence.

Additional Information

He aha te wariu o te utu kaimahi? | What’s the salary?

Circa $140k dependent on skills and experience.

Ngaa waahi whakarato painga kei a maatou: What we offer

We invest in our people, their wellbeing, and their future. That’s why we offer a range of benefits designed to support you both inside and outside of work.

• We support flexible ways of working that balance individual wellbeing, team and business needs. And great outcomes for our community.
• We support professional development and opportunities to grow your career.
• Two wellbeing days each year to focus on what matters most to you (after one year of service).
• Fully funded Unimed health insurance, including hospital and surgical cover, with discounted rates for family members.
• Free annual health checks and flu vaccinations.
• The option to purchase additional annual leave for greater flexibility.
• Eye care support, including reimbursement towards eye testing and prescription glasses.
• Access to a wide range of local discounts, including gyms, healthcare providers, retail stores, and more.

Applications close on the:

28/10/2026

Note:

We will be shortlisting as we receive applications.

Council is committed to honouring the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi through its relationship with Kiingitanga, Waikato Tainui, mana whenua and maataa waka within Hamilton Kirikiriroa.

All candidates will be notified of the outcome on their application via email. Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role. View more information about these checks, our commitment to the Privacy act and details for international applicants by clicking here

It is important to us that we support you throughout our selection process (interview and assessments). If you have any access needs during this process, let us know in advance so we can make sure these are met.

As a council, we believe in creating a welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and belongs. We value inclusiveness (Kotahitanga) - we respect and value the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents that everyone brings.

This role is being sourced directly. If/where Hamilton City Council requires the support of a recruitment agency, we will seek this support from our panel of selected agencies. Hamilton City Council will not be responsible for, and will not pay, any commissions, fees or other payments related to unsolicited contact.