Are you an experienced and proven change leader? Are you interested in working on Government change initiatives?

Come showcase your change management, leadership and relationship management skills as a Change Management Lead with the Service and Management and Oversight Branch, Ministry of the Solicitor General

Be a part of a dynamic and agile team and use your progressive skills to develop and implement change management strategies to support Government priorities and change initiatives.

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

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What can I expect to do in this role?

In this role, you will:

• Lead the development of frameworks and tactics that influence best practice and culture change across the Ontario Public Service Agencies, vendors and Corrections to drive the implementation of an integrated public sector supply chain that minimizes employee and key stakeholder resistance.
• Design, develop, and implement communications strategies and engagement plans that help clients/users to navigate and understand the significant business process changes that will transform the organization's procurement system, policies and practices.
• Develop actionable deliverables for change management levers including: communications plan, sponsor roadmap, coaching plan, training plan, and resistance management plan utilizing Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
• Lead the effective design, development and implementation engagement tools for information-sharing (e.g., websites, presentations, workshops, emails, newsletters, etc.).
• Provide coaching and mentoring to project colleagues to ensure consistent messaging to promote changes to programs, processes, policies and best practices in procurement.
• Provide team leadership to assigned project staff, including determining priorities, assigning work, monitoring work quality/progress, and providing technical guidance and solutions.
• Lead consultations, focus groups, workshops, presentations and meetings with staff and executives to drive faster adoption of change, improved system utilization and greater proficiency of the changes to ensure minimal business disruptions.

How do I qualify?

Change Management and Strategic Communications Expertise

• You have knowledge of change management theories, methodologies, best practices, tools and techniques including Lean Six Sigma methodologies
• You have knowledge of public and private sector procurement principles, methods and practices, supply chain management, related legislation, policies, and directives
• You know principles, theories, concepts, practices and techniques of strategic communications and engagement solutions

Interpersonal and Influencing Skills

• You can build rapport and credibility as an agent of change and establish a trusted advisor/partner relationship across the public sector
• You can engage various business stakeholders, provide explanations for change strategies and convince stakeholders who may have opposing procurement needs, unique issues, and objectives to agree on accepting the change strategy
• You can provide advice and guidance at the project start-up phase on appropriate change management approaches to drive faster adoption

Analyzing and Problem Solving Skills

• You can identify issues and opportunities to improve or develop new strategies and change management approaches based on organizational readiness assessments, challenges and risks
• You can identify, assess and prioritize risks forming part of change activities and provide recommendations, solutions and/or approaches to ensure successful acceptance of changes
• You can apply change methodologies and principles, types and stages of change management and develop an approach to suit culture and complexity across the public sector

Decision Making and Responsibility

• You can facilitate and help clients and users navigate, understand the use and accept significant business process changes that will transform the province's procurement system, policies and practices
• You can conduct key stakeholder analysis to increase support and assess interest and position relating to the implementation of supply chain centralization
• You can identify resistance and working to develop and implement corrective actions plans

Computer Skills

• You know and can use standard desktop computer applications (e.g. word processing, spreadsheet and presentations, project management software)
• You can create analytical reports, stakeholder communication material, presentation and briefing material and correspondence

Additional Information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Employment Screening Checks Policy (ESCP), the top candidate(s) may be required to undergo a security screening check. Refer to the above to determine the screening checks that are required for this position.
  
  Required security screening checks along with your written consent, will be sent to the Transition and Security Office (TSO), Corporate Talent Programs Branch, Talent and Leadership Division to evaluate the results. If applicable, the TSO, with your written consent, will request and obtain any additional employment screening checks that were not obtained directly by you.
  
  A record under the Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The employment screening check(s) will only be reviewed and evaluated by the TSO for the purpose of making a security clearance decision. The details of an individual's employment screening check(s) will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Employment screening check records will be maintained by the TSO and kept strictly confidential.
• Less qualified applicants may be considered on an underfill basis.
• The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.