Change Management

Job Code : EWC - 1216

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in OCM. A certification in Change Management will not be accepted in lieu of actual CM experience.

The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has received federal ESSER funding as part of COVID relief.  This funding is used to implement two major Enterprise-wide applications.  For the two projects, an Enterprise-Wide Grant Management system (GMS), and the Data pipeline Modernization (DPM), CDE will be engaging a temporary part-time, contract Organizational Change Management Architect to support the change management process at the department.

This engagement focuses on the people side of change at CDE, which will involve preparing, supporting, and equipping CDE staff and stakeholder groups to adopt and use changes to business processes, systems and technology for the Grants Management and Data Pipeline Modernization projects.

This position will be working closely with the project owners, stakeholder groups including school districts in Colorado, sponsors and managers of the Grants management and Data pipeline Modernization projects.

General Requirements Summary

• Please submit only those candidates that have been proven to be excellent at change management which meet the following minimum requirements.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in organizational change management (OCM) Note that a certification in Change Management will not be accepted in lieu of actual CM experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including technical writing skills
• A solid understanding of and demonstrated leadership guiding people through a change and the change process.
• Experience with and knowledge of organizational change management principles, methodologies, and tools (i.e., ADKAR – Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability and Reinforcement)
• Excellent active listening skills
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
• Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere
• Forward looking with a holistic approach to change management
• Problem solving and root-cause identification skills
• Able to work effectively at all levels of an organization
• Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others
• Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges
• Familiarity with project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle
• Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts
• Change management certification or designation desired
• Ability to form strong relationships with all stakeholders to facilitate transparent and frequent communication

Strong collaboration skills

• Detailed analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to build presentations and to present
• Ability to pass a background check
• Preferred:  Experience working within the education sector