"Change Manager"

Technical Support Service | Digital Services

Located in Christchurch | Christchurch, New Zealand | New Zealand

• Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Fixed term role until December 2025

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

This role is pivotal in delivering successful projects and change at UC - making the change 'stick' and ensuring successful adoption and benefits realisation of changes. You will lead and manage the people side of change on IT initiatives, aiming achieve the desired outcome of high adoption and usage of delivered changes.

You will use the Prosci ADKAR methodology to plan, implement, lead and manage the changes to the organisation that the implementation of projects and programmes within the Digital Services Portfolio will bring. This includes changes to business processes, systems, and technology.

You will ensure that changes are effectively articulated and understood, that sponsors and managers can successfully lead their teams through the changes, and students and staff are able to embrace, adopt and use the new processes and systems.

Mōu | Who You Are

You have significant change management experience in a digital environment implementing large-scale organisational change efforts. You are familiar with programme and project management approaches, including Prince2 and Agile.

You will be a 'people person', with a strong user and customer focus. You can communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and build strong relationships with stakeholders and users.

You have "hands on" ability to produce communications collateral and training material and are eager to help build team and organisational capability and competency.

Working Together | Who You Will Work With

Our Digital Team is on an exciting transformation journey, supporting UC to deliver a large amount of change. As a Change Manager you will be based in Digital Services, but work closely with teams and stakeholders across the University, as well as in the Digital Services team.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC

Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment:

• Enjoy five days university holidays.
• Enjoy a great work-life balance, working 37.5 hours per week.
• Receive up to 6.75% superannuation.
• Professional development opportunities
• Amazing wellbeing support.
• Southern Cross health insurance discount.
• Living in revitalized  Christchurch | Christchurch, New Zealand
• A unique working environment in a beautiful campus with access to UC facilities such as the recreation centre and Staff club at discounted rates plus onsite cafés and eateries, and more.

For more information about The University of Canterbury | University of Canterbury, please visit  https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 16th June 2024 (midnight, NZ time)

Please note, applications may be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date.  

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted on our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to WorkatUC@canterbury.ac.nz

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #20878Posted on05 Jun 2024Closes on16 Jun 2024 23:55Location(s)ChristchurchExpertiseInformation Technology, Project ManagementJob level(s)ExperiencedWork type(s)Fixed term full-timeMore details (document)Change Manager PD.pdf