Organization Change Manager

Organization Change Manager, WMS 1, Office of Strategy and Performance, Olympia Central Office.

• Further develop the agency culture of Organization Change Management as a critical adjunct to achieving business goals.
• Launch and maintain Organizational Change Management as a critical adjunct to achieving business goals.
• Measure a broad set of change risks for agency-wide projects, develops and ensures implementation of risk mitigation strategies.
• Review and recommend updates to agency change management strategy and approach for the agency and our projects.
• Facilitate and lead change transition efforts to maximize goals are achieved.
• Facilitate, support, and consult on change sustainment across the agency.
• Promote the assimilation of organizational effectiveness and change management competencies through education, partnership, and consultation.
• Develop and implement employee engagement and/or customer data gathering, analysis, and decision-making tools to help the organization respond to employee and customer feedback.
• Assist the Director of Strategy and Performance on individualized executive coaching as required to help create high performance teams at the senior leadership level.

• Three (3) years practical experience in the following areas: Leading process improvement activities including demonstrated success developing, implementing, and coordinating continuous quality improvement processes and programs.
• Advising executive managers, supervisors, quality improvement/ Lean Six Sigma practitioners, on quality improvement practices and culture change.
• Managing projects, including large-scale projects involving multiple teams, significant risk, and system-wide changes.
• Working cooperatively and effectively with diverse stakeholders and partners (local, state, and federal government, business, customers, and the public).
• Assessing, analyzing, planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining effective organizational change management strategies. Action oriented and confident practitioner.

• Health insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid personal holiday
• Sick leave
• Vacation (Annual Leave)
• Dependent care assistance
• Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance

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