Senior Change Manager

Whizants; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Whizants in South Africa seeks a Senior Change Management Consultant to lead the development and implementation of change management strategies across organisational transformation. The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, change readiness, communication, training, adoption and resistance management to ensure successful business changes.

You will monitor change effectiveness, provide insights to support strategic objectives, facilitate workshops and work closely with leaders and employees to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Human Resources, Organisational Development, or a related field.
• Prosci Change Management certification or equivalent would be advantageous.
• Minimum 10 years’ change management experience.
• Experience developing and implementing change management strategies and plans.
• Knowledge of change management methodologies, preferably Prosci ADKAR.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience in change impact assessments, readiness assessments and resistance management.
• Ability to develop communication and training interventions.
• Experience tracking adoption and reporting on change effectiveness.
• Strong facilitation, analytical and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct change impact assessments and organisational readiness assessments.
• Develop and execute change management strategies, frameworks and implementation plans.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and alignment across leadership, management and employee groups.
• Develop and implement communication, training, adoption and resistance-management interventions.
• Support leaders and managers in fulfilling their roles as change sponsors and change champions.
• Facilitate workshops, engagement sessions and change-readiness activities.
• Identify change-related risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Track change adoption, employee sentiment, readiness and overall change effectiveness.
• Provide regular progress reports, insights and recommendations to the line manager and relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure all change initiatives align with Tiger Brands’ strategic objectives, organisational culture and operational requirements.
• Provide senior change management support on additional strategic projects assigned by the line manager.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Facilitation

Analytical skills

Reporting skills

Training interventions

Adoption tracking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Human Resources, Organisational Development, or a related field

Prosci Change Management certification or equivalent

Job description

Start Date:1 November 2026

Role Overview:

The Senior Change Management Consultant will lead the development and implementation of change management strategies to support organisational transformation. The role focuses on stakeholder engagement, change readiness, communication, training, adoption, and resistance management to ensure successful implementation of business changes. The consultant will also monitor change effectiveness and provide insights and recommendations to support strategic objectives.

Key Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Human Resources, Organisational Development, or a related field.
• Prosci Change Management certification or equivalent would be advantageous.
• Minimum 10 years’ change management experience.
• Experience developing and implementing change management strategies and plans.
• Knowledge of change management methodologies, preferably Prosci ADKAR.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience in change impact assessments, readiness assessments and resistance management.
• Ability to develop communication and training interventions.
• Experience tracking adoption and reporting on change effectiveness.
• Strong facilitation, analytical and reporting skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct change impact assessments and organisational readiness assessments.
• Develop and execute change management strategies, frameworks and implementation plans.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and alignment across leadership, management and employee groups.
• Develop and implement communication, training, adoption and resistance-management interventions.
• Support leaders and managers in fulfilling their roles as change sponsors and change champions.
• Facilitate workshops, engagement sessions and change-readiness activities.
• Identify change-related risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Track change adoption, employee sentiment, readiness and overall change effectiveness.
• Provide regular progress reports, insights and recommendations to the line manager and relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure all change initiatives align with Tiger Brands’ strategic objectives, organisational culture and operational requirements.
• Provide senior change management support on additional strategic projects assigned by the line manager.

Candidate Profile:

The ideal candidate will be an experienced change management professional with the ability to work at both strategic and operational levels. They should be confident engaging stakeholders across different organisational levels, facilitating change interventions and supporting employees through organisational transitions.