Change Management Specialist - 750

DSM-H Consulting; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

DSM-H Consulting seeks a Change Management and Communications Specialist to work with multiple business units in a large, matrixed organization. You will influence transformations, develop Change Plans, and create artifacts and deliverables to drive adoption.

You will learn project context via interviews, craft rollout communications, and design PowerPoint materials to support change initiatives. Collaboration with mentors and senior leads is expected as you drive successful implementations.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in Organizational Change Management, transformation leadership, or strategic communication.
• Degree preference details include 2-year degree required, bachelor’s preferred; Masters considered.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite and change-management tools desired.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relationships with internal clients to understand upcoming changes in people, processes, systems, behavior, or culture.
• Run and facilitate working team meetings with screen sharing.
• Influence and guide changes, including engaging senior leadership on change management importance.
• Write rollout communications after interviewing and researching project context.
• Design materials in PowerPoint to support change rollouts and ensure messaging consistency.
• Coordinate activities and ensure timely execution of change plans.
• Gather perspectives via surveys, interviews, and focus groups to measure adoption.

Skills

Lead without authority

Problem-Solving

Adaptability

Strong communication

Education

2-year degree

Bachelor’s preferred

Masters considered

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

Job description

- Serve as a Change Management and Communications Specialist working with business units all over a large, matrixed company

- Influence and guide changes within project and transformations

- Responsible for creating and driving Change Plans

- Responsible for creating the artifacts, communications, or deliverables necessary to drive change

- Coordinating meetings, driving action items, thinking analytically

Typical task breakdown:

• Maintain relationship with internal clients to understand upcoming change (people, process, system, behavior, or culture changes)
• Run working team meetings (facilitating while sharing screen)
• Influence and guide changes, including convincing upper leadership to understand the importance of change management
• Learn enough about the project through interviews and research to write rollout communications
• Design materials in MS PowerPoint to support a change rollout
• Review and edit communications to ensure consistent messaging across channels
• Coordinate activities and ensure consistent and timely execution of change implementation plans
• Use surveys, interviews, and focus groups to gather perspectives and measure change adoption

Interaction with team:

- They will be provided a mentor to help them on-board and get up to speed. Then the mentor will work through project with them as needed until they are ready to take on the project alone

Team Structure

- Four senior employees/specialists who serve as team leads, trainers, and project startup guides. Remaining work own internal customer relationships and drive own change plans.

Work environment

- Fully onsite( five days a week)

Education & Experience Required

- Years of experience: 3-5 years’ experience in Organizational Change Management, transformation leadership, or strategic communication

- Degree requirement: Degree requirement: 2-year degree required, bachelor’s preferred; Open to Masters: 2- 3 years experience

- Do you accept internships as job experience:

- Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role:Change Management consultant, communications representative, public relations specialist, program manager, executive coach

Top 3 Skills (Required)

• Ability to lead without authority
• Problem-Solving / Adaptability

Additional Technical Skills (Required)

• Knowledge of computer software, such as MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS excel, etc.
• Knowledge of organizational change management principle
• Bonus: Ability to share screen and make writing and design edits in real-time.

Soft Skills (Required)

• Strong in communication, execution, and leading without authority
• Problem-Solving and Adaptability
• Ability to work independently
• Convince stakeholders
• Presentation and workshop facilitation confidence