Oracle Change Manager

Oracle Change Manager

Whitehall Resources are looking for an Oracle Change Manager. This role is expected to be a 2-year contract with 2-3 days per week on site in Cambridge.

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Job description:
The Change Management Specialist will work with sponsors and teams to support change initiatives in meeting objectives by increasing employee adoption and usage. This person will focus on the people side of change including changes to business procedures, processes, systems and technology, job roles and organisation structures. The primary responsibility will be creating and implementing change management strategies and plans (covering communications, training, sponsorship, the role of line managers, and resistance management) that maximise employee adoption and usage and minimize resistance.

The Change Management Specialist will work to drive faster adoption, higher utilisation and greater proficiency of the changes that impact staff to increase benefit realisation and the achievement of results and outcomes

Responsibilities:
* Assess the change impact and complete change management assessments for the project and create a change management strategy.
* Develop and deliver change management strategy and plans, covering communication, sponsorship, support for line managers, training, and resistance management.
* Define and measure change management success metrics and monitor change progress, along with tracking and reporting issues
* Ensure project team members integrate change management activities into their project plans. Develop and maintain a comprehensive, memorable, communications strategy and plan (integrated with the change management plan) designed to educate, engage, and motivate stakeholders at all levels across Collegiate Cambridge, and to assist with the adoption of new practice and improved business processes that support the implementation of improved ways of working for the benefit of students and staff.
* Design and develop high quality communications for targeted audiences using appropriate communication channels.
* Establish and maintain online channels and content as the place for stakeholders to go to understand improvements to be implemented, their scale, business impact, timing, and benefit by providing up-to-date, relevant, well-structured, clear, and engaging content.
* Design and deliver feedback mechanisms to enable measurement of the effectiveness of communication delivery, as well as ongoing engagement with and between stakeholders (e.g. forums, surveys, FAQs, etc). Proactively and independently build relationships with senior staff across Colleges, Departments and Central Services to determine and agree the most appropriate methods to effectively communicate change impact and benefits for staff.
* Manage a wide variety of stakeholders involved in and/or impacting the change project (e.g. Senior Leaders and Line Managers)
* Coordinate efforts with other specialists (e.g. support communication and training efforts)
* Provide coaching, guidance, feedback, and support, as needed for Sponsors and others within the project and across the Sponsor Network.
* Apply a structured methodology (e.g. Prosci, APMG) and lead change management activities University change initiatives to which you are assigned.
* Support change capability building within the University (e.g. participation in the Change Management Community of Practice, sharing best practice/experience gained, mentoring other Change Specialists etc)

Skills and Experience:
* Experience of change management methodology across an organisation (e.g. Prosci, ADKAR, APMG etc)
* Experience and knowledge of change management principles and methodologies, (e.g. Change Impact Assessments, Change Readiness activities, and Change Management coaching)
* Experience of large-scale cross organisational change initiatives.
* Experience of developing and delivering comprehensive approaches to staff communication across a complex organisation
* Experience with planning and implementing internal Communications Strategies.
* Some experience in training/instructional design Ability to be flexible within a changing environment and responsibilities within the role.
* In-depth understanding of how people go through a change, the change process and appropriate tools and techniques to be applied to enable & sustain change.
* The ability to quickly build and maintain positive relationships with team-members and stakeholders.
* A team player able to work with and through others, working independently as needed.
* Understanding of and commitment to the fundamental role that people and culture play in change management.
* The ability to serve, motivate and focus a cross-functional team and to foster collaboration among team members.
* Excellent communication & listening skills both written and verbal, combined with the ability to prepare and conduct high impact workshops and presentations.
* Ability to create and distribute high-quality digital content
* Good understanding of project management approaches, tools and phases of project & programme lifecycle.

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.