Change Management Consultant

Company Profile 

At Sand Cherry Associates, we excel in the design and delivery of strategic customer-centric initiatives through digitally-native, data-empowered solutions.  Our client’s confidence in us is centered on exceptionally skilled, high-energy talent working with the support of the full Sand Cherry team.  Finding the right match for this role is a critical aspect of continuing that success. 

Overview 

This Change Management Consultant role is responsible for supporting a large organizational transformation change. This role will help design strategy and change communications and establish changes focused on people, process and technology. This role will manage the change management at the program level and work closely with a training team. This role will manage many change initiatives and will require the ability to manage multiple priorities at the same time. This is a 5 - 7 month consulting engagement and is remote. Qualified candidates must live in the continental United States.

Duties & Responsibilities 

• Establish change management best practices and framework, following the PROSCI, Q5, or ADKAR or similar model 
• Design and develop change management KPIs, tools and techniques 
• Develop communications content and key messaging  
• Provide guidance on change management best practices to team members and client staff 
• Partner with program team members to customize and utilize change management tools/techniques throughout all relevant elements of the operations improvement programs 
• Infuse change management best practices in all program communications for a range of internal audiences 
• Establish means to evaluate and refine effectiveness of change management tactics 
• Consistently exercise informed judgment and discretion in matters of significance 
• Ability to work collaboratively with training teams and many stakeholders to communicate wins, benefits and any organizational impacts.

Desired Skills and Experience 

• Candidates must have prior, direct experience designing, developing and deploying change management tactics and programs
• Minimum 7 years project management experience within large enterprise organizations
• Prior consulting experience and client facing executive solutions experience
• Industry experience in oil and gas or energy/utilities industries is required
• Excellent MS Office skills- Excel, PPT advanced knowledge
• Excellent oral and written communications skills, experience working with a range of stakeholders with proven ability to influence, strategize and negotiate for success 
• Ability to think analytically and process information quickly, presenting it in a succinct and insightful format suitable for executives 
• Experience working with a fast growing company transitioning from start up environment to public company is ideal

Education/Certifications 

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience necessary
• Prosci certification or commensurate experience necessary

Compensation

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Colorado, Sand Cherry Associates is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range is specific to the State of Colorado and takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. This is a short term consulting engagement with an expected hourly range of $85 - $100. Years of experience, level of education, geographic location, unique skills/qualifications for the specific role and potential certifications can be key factors in the final compensation for this role.

Our team is unique — we are passionate about what we do. At Sand Cherry, our consultants know they are impacting and shaping our clients’ industries. We recognize our employees for their contributions. Our culture is one of the most friendly and communicative in the consulting industry. Sand Cherry is not a top-heavy organization. We offer the opportunity to be part of a digital workforce. Discover the experience that only comes with self-responsibility in the workplace. Our team members manage their own workloads and are expected to deliver exceptional work for our clients. Professional career growth is one of our main priorities, as we affirm that investing in our consultants and empowering our people will also deliver the best results and value for our clients.