Organizational Change Management Practitioner

Overview:
MPI is committed to a safe, respectful, and inclusive workplace where all can be their authentic selves to work. People from all backgrounds are desired at MPI.

As the Organizational Change Management Practitioner, you are responsible for developing, implementing, and managing change management strategies and plans to meet business and project objectives. You will work as an internal consultant focusing on the people side of change while creating and implementing plans to manage the impact related to changes such as business processes, job roles, and organization structure.

In a lead role, the position influences change through commitment, support, coaching, and communication with all levels of employees and management. You must understand change and transition principles and project management methodologies to ensure deliverables are integrated and implemented according to project objectives.

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop, manage and implement specific change management strategies, plans and schedules.
- Collaborate with Customer and Corporate Communications, training partners (Organizational Development and Knowledge Management Services), Talent and Organizational Development and other staff assigned on a matrix reporting relationship to the People Team to ensure communication and training are aligned and fully integrated with the change management plan.
- Lead and facilitate the change process as outlined in the change management plan for the assigned change initiative.
- Identify and support the impacted stakeholders' development needs in collaboration with the project, people team, and operations.
- Facilitate stakeholder involvement in the development and implementation of all change initiatives.
- Act as a change champion and advocate for enterprise change and specific change initiatives, as assigned.
- Participate in the refinement and maintenance of the MPI change management methodology.
- Facilitate collaborative planning sessions with impacted leaders and their teams to co-create change management plans and interventions to prepare them for change.
- Review project documents and works collaboratively with other communication resources to develop communication strategies and plans based on the project objectives and impacts on stakeholders.
- Integrate all communication deliverables and events into one plan and coordinate activities to ensure alignment in timing and messaging.
- Ensure all training activities for the specific initiative are integrated with the change management plan.
- Collaborate with other technical training units in the needs assessment, design, development, and delivery of required training for the assigned initiative.

Qualifications:

- Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration, Education, or Social Sciences
- Five years of related experience in leading change management initiatives using project management methodologies, including assessing training needs, customizing and delivering training, and providing consulting services to management
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically and analytically, and deliver tactically
- Ability to identify, analyze, recommend and implement solutions to a variety of change management issues as they arise
- Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholder departments and individuals
- Someone who is flexible in their approach to established plans based on emerging needs
- Ability to develop and manage change management tactical plans based on strategy documents
- Ability to effectively manage multiple projects involving various departments/divisions
- Must be able to manage time and stress in a dynamic environment and working to deadlines
- Must be willing and able to travel locally
- Valid driver’s licence
- Access to a personal vehicle

Employee Benefits:
**Health benefits**

We offer a comprehensive health benefits program that includes:

- flexible health, dental and vision plans
- health spending account
- travel health coverage
- other extended health benefits such as ambulance, massage and physiotherapy

**Financial security**

In an effort to support financial security, we offer:

- registered pension plan
- group, dependent, and optional life insurance coverage
- critical illness insurance
- sick leave to cover short-term disability
- long-term disability

**Wellness**

We offer programs that focus on how to better achieve a balance between work and personal commitments, as well as maintain a healthy workplace culture. This includes:

- vacation entitlement
- flexible work program
- maternity, parental and adoptive leaves
- bereavement and family responsibility leaves
- employee and family assistance program
- mental-health programming
- lunch-and-learn offerings
- discounted gym memberships and wellness account

**Diversity and inclusion**

Manitoba Public Insurance believes that diversity and inclusion strengthens us. We consider ourselves to be a barrier-free organization where individual values, bel