Change Manager (Remote)

Change Manager | Victoria Legal Aid | Australia

• Full time, maximum term position up to 2 years
• Salary range: $123,625 – $157,340 plus super, plus salary packaging
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model

About the role
Working as part of Built Environment, you will play a key role in ensuring the team meets its strategic objectives by driving the delivery of our major and minor capital works plans, embedding new ways of working into the organisation, and optimising the hybrid use of our built environment.

You will be responsible for formulating and designing change management plans, enabling change readiness, managing stakeholder engagement plans, identifying and resolving barriers to adoption, and developing and executing change communications.

You will coach managers on managing and implementing change, building staff and stakeholder resilience and driving staff adoption of new ways of working during design development through to site occupation.

This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Country.

About you
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Demonstrated expertise in the use of change management principles, methodologies and tools, particularly in relation to built environment programs of work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders that demonstrate respect and understanding of social and cultural differences.
• A proven track record working in major capital and minor work projects, ideally within a program-based environment, with an understanding of user experience and human centred design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as strong problem solving and root cause identification skills.
• Formal change management certification and tertiary qualification in behavioural science, change management or related field are highly desirable, but not mandatory for this role.

Don’t meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If you’re excited about this role but your CV doesn’t align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other opportunities.

About Victoria Legal Aid
We provide legal representation to those who need it most. With over 1000 staff employed in 15 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems.

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that’s inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.

Employee benefits

• Focus on work-life balance including flexible working arrangements
• Hybrid work from home & office model 
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Excellent salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 and Novated Leasing
• Opportunity to join Myki Commuter Club (and salary package the cost)
• Supportive team environment in modern offices (including free gym and end-of-trip facilities at our CBD office)
• Access to discounted Private Health Insurance

How to apply
To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume and a cover letter outlining your previous experience.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team.

For further information, please review the attached position description or contact John Tsiolkas, Built Environment Manager on (03) 9269 0626 or reach out to the recruitment team on recruitment@vla.vic.gov.au.

No agency applications will be accepted.

Applications for this position will close by 11.59pm on Sunday, 27th October.

Other relevant information
It is a requirement that staff attend for office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria, unless part of a border community.

VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.

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