Our Federal Government client in Ottawa is seeking a Senior Change Management Consultant (Level 3) to support a large scale, enterprise transformation initiative. This role will focus on designing and executing comprehensive change strategies that enable successful adoption of new technologies and ways of working across a complex, multi branch e
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nvironment. The ideal candidate brings over 10 years of experience advising senior leaders and executives, leading readiness and engagement activities, developing executive communications, and applying structured methodologies such as Prosci or Kotter. This is a high impact opportunity to influence organization wide change, with a primarily remote work model within Canada and occasional presence in the National Capital Region.
*** 10 month contract ***
*** Candidates must be eligible for Reliability level security clearance (5+ years in Canada) ***
Advantages
•Influence enterprise wide transformation and work closely with senior leaders.
•Primarily remote within Canada with occasional in person collaboration.
Responsibilities
•Leading the development and execution of change management strategies to support large scale digital or organizational initiatives
•Assessing stakeholder impacts and conducting readiness assessments across business units
•Designing and delivering communication plans, training materials, and engagement activities
•Working closely with project teams, executives, and business leads to ensure alignment between change initiatives and program objectives
•Identifying risks to adoption and resistance points, and developing mitigation strategies
•Supporting users through transitions by promoting awareness, understanding, and adoption of new processes or technologies
•Monitoring and measuring change effectiveness through feedback, metrics, and continuous improvement efforts
Qualifications
•Extensive experience (often 8–10+ years) leading change management initiatives on large, complex transformation projects
•Proven ability to develop and execute change strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, and communication approaches
•Strong background in organizational change methodologies such as Prosci, ADKAR, or similar frameworks
•Experience working with senior leadership and influencing decision making at the executive level
•Demonstrated ability to assess organizational impacts and manage resistance to change
•Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with experience creating presentations, reports, and training materials
•Experience working in or with government organizations, with an understanding of public sector processes and governance
•Ability to work in fast-paced, evolving environments while managing multiple priorities
Preferred (asset) qualifications may include:
•Change management certifications (e.g., Prosci certification)
•Bilingualism (English and French), especially in federal contexts
•Experience with large scale digital transformations or cloud based initiatives
•Familiarity with project management frameworks such as Agile or Waterfall
Summary
If you're qualified and interested please submit your resume and one of our experienced Recruiters would be happy to give you a call. Thank you.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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Our Federal Government client in Ottawa is seeking a Senior Change Management Consultant (Level 3) to support a large scale, enterprise transformation initiative. This role will focus on designing and executing comprehensive change strategies that enable successful adoption of new technologies and ways of working across a complex, multi branch environment. The ideal candidate brings over 10 years of experience advising senior leaders and executives, leading readiness and engagement activities, developing executive communications, and applying structured methodologies such as Prosci or Kotter. This is a high impact opportunity to influence organization wide change, with a primarily remote work model within Canada and occasional presence in the National Capital Region.
*** 10 month contract ***
*** Candidates must be eligible for Reliability level security clearance (5+ years in Canada) ***
Advantages
•Influence enterprise wide transformation and work closely with senior leaders.
•Primarily remote within Canada with occasional in person collaboration.
Responsibilities
•Leading the development and execution of change management strategies to support large scale digital or organizational initiatives
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•Assessing stakeholder impacts and conducting readiness assessments across business units
•Designing and delivering communication plans, training materials, and engagement activities
•Working closely with project teams, executives, and business leads to ensure alignment between change initiatives and program objectives
•Identifying risks to adoption and resistance points, and developing mitigation strategies
•Supporting users through transitions by promoting awareness, understanding, and adoption of new processes or technologies
•Monitoring and measuring change effectiveness through feedback, metrics, and continuous improvement efforts
Qualifications
•Extensive experience (often 8–10+ years) leading change management initiatives on large, complex transformation projects
•Proven ability to develop and execute change strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, and communication approaches
•Strong background in organizational change methodologies such as Prosci, ADKAR, or similar frameworks
•Experience working with senior leadership and influencing decision making at the executive level
•Demonstrated ability to assess organizational impacts and manage resistance to change
•Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with experience creating presentations, reports, and training materials
•Experience working in or with government organizations, with an understanding of public sector processes and governance
•Ability to work in fast-paced, evolving environments while managing multiple priorities
Preferred (asset) qualifications may include:
•Change management certifications (e.g., Prosci certification)
•Bilingualism (English and French), especially in federal contexts
•Experience with large scale digital transformations or cloud based initiatives
•Familiarity with project management frameworks such as Agile or Waterfall
Summary
If you're qualified and interested please submit your resume and one of our experienced Recruiters would be happy to give you a call. Thank you.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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