Program Management Office
Reference no. 1392/0717

• Opportunity to work within the PMO, establishing and managing the Organisational Change Management practice within the University
• Fixed term (three years)

About the opportunity 

The Change Management Practice Lead is responsible for establishing and managing the Organisational Change Management Practice within the University.

Reporting to the Director PMO, this role works in partnership with project sponsors, business owners and their teams to manage transformational or operational changes that occur across the University, ensuring the efficient and effective transition management of structures, processes and people to a desired future state.

The incumbent will lead a team of Organisational Change Managers, develop methods, techniques, tools and KPI’s to create a high quality, professional, repeatable practice across the university, for the consistent and effective organisational preparation management throughout the project management lifecycle.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance in recruiting talent aligned to these values in the pursuit of research excellence. We are looking for a Change Management Practice Lead who possesses demonstrated expertise in:

• Implementing and managing the Organisational Change Management practice
• Providing change management leadership and advice throughout the development and implementation lifecycle
• Managing the overarching change management governance and reporting throughout implementation
• Ability to work collaboratively in a complex and challenging environment.

About us

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 6000 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.

For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number to apply.

Closing date: 5pm 8 August 2017

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

If we think your skills are needed in other areas of the University, we will be sure to contact you about other opportunities.

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