Strategic Change Leader for Academic Transformation

Stellenbosch University; Stellenbosch; In loco; ZAR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Stellenbosch University’s Division for Institutional Strategy, Research and Analytics (ISRA) on Stellenbosch Campus seeks a Strategic Change Manager (Post Level 7) to lead the human side of strategic change across ISRA initiatives.

The role develops change and transition strategies, assesses readiness and risk, coordinates communication, training and reinforcement, and helps embed new ways of working in a large, integrated university setting.

Competenze

• Experience leading change and transition across complex, multi-stakeholder, and strategic initiatives.
• Experience with stakeholder engagement, building sponsorship and resistance management.
• Demonstrated experience in change impact, readiness and risk assessment.
• Strong facilitation and workshop design capability.
• Working knowledge of project and programme delivery frameworks.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• The ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with colleagues and teams.

Mansioni

• Developing and implementing sustainable change and transition strategies and plans for strategic initiatives, using recognised frameworks (e.g. Prosci/ADKAR, Kotter, Bridges).
• Facilitating process-mapping workshops to define current and future processes and the transition gap required.
• Assessing change impact, readiness and risk; building sponsorship and change-agent networks; establishing user representation; managing resistance; and guiding people through transition.
• Coordinating communication, training and reinforcement so that new ways of working are adopted and sustained, and working internal environments where relevant.
• Operating within the University’s project and programme delivery governance and partnering with project managers and developing a fit-for-growth change methodology across all project phases.
• Supporting benefit realisation, conducting post-implementation reviews, identifying the competence and skills each initiative needs, and liaising with Human Resources on the implications for roles and capability.

Descrizione del lavoro

Stellenbosch University’s Division for Institutional Strategy, Research and Analytics (ISRA) on Stellenbosch Campus seeks a Strategic Change Manager (Post Level 7) to lead the human side of strategic change across ISRA initiatives.

The role develops change and transition strategies, assesses readiness and risk, coordinates communication, training and reinforcement, and helps embed new ways of working in a large, integrated university setting.