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Senior Consultant- Senior Organizational Change Management Specialist
NYSTEC
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Feb 1, 2025
About Us:
NYSTEC is a nonprofit technology consulting company, advising agencies, organizations, institutions, and businesses since 1996. We’re independent and vendor-neutral, so we have our clients’ best interests at heart. At NYSTEC, we know that we succeed when individuals and teams flourish personally and professionally, so our benefits and perks support that mindset.
About the Role:
As a senior consultant- senior organizational change management specialist in the Change Management and Learning Development Practice Area, you will collaborate with team members deliver effective change management strategies for initiatives as a NYSTEC change management consultant.
The organizational change management specialist position will be based at the client site in Jamaica, New York, with a 60% onsite requirement.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze all relevant project artifacts and documentation to identify how processes will affect organizational change in all phases of the project.
- Identify all anticipated stakeholder impacts of the changes, develop corresponding adaptation requirements, determine when the impacts will occur, and create a plan to prepare the organization and its stakeholders for implementing the new system(s) and processes.
- Develop and conduct change impact assessments for each stakeholder group.
- Document, track, and report progress on stakeholder group changes.
- Work closely with business analysts to review business requirements documents (BRD), as-is workflows, and to-be workflows to identify changes.
- Collaborate on go-live business readiness and develop an effective implementation support plan.
- Provide a post go-live support plan to support implementation adoption.
About you:
Required Qualifications
- Educational or professional background in a field related to change management, with at least three years of practical experience.
- Ability to apply a consultative approach to developing and implementing an effective change management strategy.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex information to a diverse stakeholder group.
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and meet goals within budget and time constraints.
- Strong public speaking skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
- Strong writing, documentation, communication, and analytical skills.
- Ability to develop relationships with stakeholders and understand their needs.
Preferred/Desired Qualifications
- Certification in organizational change management from an ACMP Qualified Education Provider (QEP), such as Prosci or Kotter.
- Preference given to those with experience working in OCM, training, and communication management on NYS Government programs and initiatives.
Education and Experience
- A bachelor's degree and three years of related experience. An equivalent combination of advanced education, training, and experience will be considered.
The pay range for this position is $91,762.00 to $126,173.40 per year.
It is NYSTEC's policy to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all individuals, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex, or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, military service and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws and ordinances. NYSTEC is strongly committed to this policy and believes in the concept and spirit of the law.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact recruitment@nystec.com if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for or to perform this job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Learn more about NYSTEC by visiting www.nystec.com.