Senior Change Manager

Senior Change Manager

Sandton, South Africa

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Senior Change Manager – 24-Month Contract

Location: Sandton Contract: 24 Months Department: Information Technology

An exciting 24-month contract opportunity is available for an experienced Senior Change Manager to lead the structured execution of enterprise-wide and strategic change initiatives across multiple business units.

The successful candidate will drive successful adoption of organisational change across people, processes and technology, with a strong focus on stakeholder alignment, business readiness, behavioural change and value realisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct Change Impact Assessments (CIA) and readiness assessments for large-scale and multi-functional initiatives.

• Develop integrated change strategies across people, processes and technology.

• Create stakeholder engagement plans focused on trust building, feedback loops and influence mapping.

• Define and track change adoption KPIs and benefits realisation metrics.

• Identify and mitigate change saturation risks across the portfolio.

• Establish and manage networks of Change Agents or Champions to drive local engagement and feedback.

• Lead change workshops and support the design of training programmes.

• Develop and implement resistance management plans.

• Support cultural alignment by reinforcing behaviours aligned with strategic goals.

• Work across functional boundaries to ensure change initiatives are sustainable and effectively embedded within the organisation.

• Apply structured change management methodologies, organisational diagnostics and proactive risk management to support successful transformation outcomes.

• What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Organisational Psychology or a related field.

• Minimum 8–10 years' experience in change management.

• At least 5 years' experience leading enterprise-wide or complex transformation initiatives across multiple business units.

• Experience within digital transformation, operating model or mergers and acquisitions programmes would be advantageous.

• Proven experience working in both Agile and Waterfall project environments.

• Hands-on experience with business process re-engineering, role design and readiness frameworks.

• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.

• Excellent organisational, analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• The ability to manage complex change initiatives across multiple stakeholders and business units.

• Preferred Certifications

• Prosci

• ACMP

• Lean Change

• CCMP

• Advantageous Certifications

• Agile

• PMP

• Design Thinking

• Tools & Frameworks

Familiarity with:

• Prosci ADKAR

• Kotter

• McKinsey 7S

• Bridges Transition

• Enterprise portfolio management systems

• Behavioural analytics tools

• Feedback platforms

• Communication planning tools

• Key Competencies

• Change management and organisational transformation

• Change impact and readiness assessment

• Stakeholder engagement and influence

• Business readiness and adoption

• Resistance management

• Benefits realisation

• Business process re-engineering

• Workshop facilitation

• Behavioural change

• Change risk and saturation management

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving

• Strong communication and collaboration

• Contract Details

• This is a 24-month contract position within an Information Technology environment, offering an experienced Senior Change Manager the opportunity to lead complex transformation initiatives and drive sustainable organisational change.

• If you are an experienced change professional with a strong track record in enterprise-wide transformation, stakeholder engagement and change adoption, we would like to hear from you.

• Apply now to be considered for this opportunity.

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