Director, Organizational Change Management

Reporting to the AVP & Chief Organizational Excellence Officer, the Director, Organizational Change Management (the "Director"), engages with leaders across the organization to conceptualize and implement a comprehensive organizational change management strategy. The incumbent focuses on leading organizational change management initiatives for key organizational projects. The incumbent also guides the development of tools and resources and provides guidance and support to foster a culture of adaptability and continuous improvement. In addition, the position includes monitoring the impact of change initiatives through metrics and benchmarking. **What You’ll Be Doing** - Engages with leaders across the organization to conceptualize and implement a comprehensive organizational change management strategy using change management best practices and aligning with institutional objectives. - Leads change management initiatives for various key organizational projects, including the development of a project specific change management strategy including stakeholder engagement, communication, guidance and support. - Guides the development of resources/tools and provides guidance and support to foster a culture of adaptability and continuous improvement. - Operational leadership of the unit including hiring, leadership and management of staff. Aligns budgets/resources to deliver on initiatives. Prioritizes relevant projects and coordinates the workload of the team. Monitors project deliverables and meets deadlines. - Determines a process and then monitors the impact of change initiatives through metrics and benchmarking. - Performing other duties as required. **About You** You are a **self-directed **natural **leader **and have a highly **collaborative **spirit which, combined with your keen **interpersonal **and **communication skills**, empowers you to build positive and collaborative relationships and create and maintain a positive organizational culture. You have sound understanding of **project management **and **change management** principles and tools and have the ability to **multi-task, prioritize**, balance and manage multiple complex and competing demands. You have superlative **presentation **and **influencing **skills with an ability to influence at all levels and obtain buy-in when diverse needs and competing priorities exist and can clearly communicate complex information verbally and in writing across multiple levels. You have the skills and knowledge to work with an increasingly diverse student and staff population as well as a proven commitment to anti-oppression, equity, and inclusion. You enjoy balancing many different tasks, staying **organized** and **planning** and have the ability to integrate multiple streams of information, **prioritize** and track multiple projects to meet a demanding workload and keep things running smoothly. - 4-year Bachelor’s degree in Business or Psychology or other relevant programChange Management certification (preferably Prosci) is required - 7+ years in-depth experience as a senior practitioner with sound change management experience within a large, complex organization - Solid working knowledge of database software - Experience with research, analysis and synthesis of information - Experience with political sensitivity and awareness; discretion, tact & diplomacy, including considerations around EDI **Who We Are** - For more information, visit: Why Work at Sheridan **Other Details** **Faculty/Department**: Organizational Excellence Department **Primary Work/Campus Location**: Trafalgar (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus) **Work Categorization**: Hybrid Position | On-site at least 3 days/week **Reference #**: J0924-0578 **Employee Group**: Administrative **Payband**: NO **Salary Range**: $126,723 - $158,403 **Application Deadline**: October 23, 2024 Sheridan is deeply committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, Anishinaabe Nation, Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Sheridan is situated on these lands, and it is our collective responsibility to honour and respect those who have gone before us, those who are here, and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be working on this land. Sheridan will provide job applicants with accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. To request accommodation, please contact Human Resources. - You may be asked to provide copies of your educational credentials at the time of interview. Upon hire, we require official confirmation of educational credentials and Canadian equivalency assessments, if applicable._