Our client, a leading utility company, is hiring a Project Manager – Senior consultant on a contract basis.
Work Location
New York, NY
Summary
Candidate will be responsible for creation and implementation of change management campaigns involving communication (direct and indirect) with people at various level of seniority in different business functions within and across the organization. This will be primarily driven through creation and implementation of a new organizational MS Teams Channel, MS Sway Newsletter, and MS SharePoint Site.
They must work closely with business end users, subject matter experts (SME’s), and IT professionals to understand the requirements of different internal audiences, how to contextualize the required information, and how to make information relevant to a specific employee’s job role.
Part of this role will involve encouraging, developing, and supporting the ability of managers to coach employees in their required role through use of change management knowledge, methodologies, frameworks, and best practices; combined with application of various individual and group exercises, workshops, and other interventions.
Candidate must be visionary and look toward creating strategic change plans taking advantage of change methodologies tailored for each specific project or change initiatives. They must also be able to draw on internal and external resources to be able to strategically find ways to implement them into current and future strategies. These strategies should involve both the people and technical side of change to ensure change is accepted, supported, and delivered correctly.
Project management knowledge, techniques, and tools should be used in order to successfully deliver change management plans.
Skills & Requirements
Minimum 5 years demonstrated experience and expertise with the following technologies and skills:
• Development and implementation of change management strategy, content, and communications, including but not limited to:
o Blast emails/Newsletters
o Banners/Bulletins/Infographics
o Focus groups
• MS Teams, Sway, and Sharepoint
• Project management
• Coaching
Position requires working in a cross-functional organization and highly dynamic work environment with competing business priorities. Therefore, Candidate must also demonstrate the following working characteristics:
• Must be well organized, detail oriented with demonstrated flexibility to handle multiple assignments
• Must be comfortable working directly with business users, as well as IT team members.
• Must have excellent oral communications skills and writing skills.
The following are not required for this position but would be considered as a valuable asset in a potential candidate.
• Change Management Certifications (e.g. Prosci, CCMP, etc.)
• PMP certification
• SCRUM/Agile Certification
Pay Range: $70-80