PDC Change Manager

Department Description / Departement Beskrywing

IT Division

IT Partnerships and Projects Division

PDC Change Manager (Post Level 8)

(1 Year Fixed-term Contract)

(Stellenbosch Campus)

Ref. IT / 188 / 0825

The IT Division is Stellenbosch Universitys (SU) strategic partner on the digital transformation journey. We provide exceptional digitally enhanced experiences for our stakeholders in partnership with our internal and external stakeholders by improving the efficiency and effectiveness of operational activities and campus facilities enhancing the transformative student experience enriching teaching-learning-assessment and promoting student success advancing research activities and processes by supporting the research journey and enabling social impact initiatives.

The Change Manager will play a critical role in ensuring the successful adoption of new processes and initiatives within the Stellenbosch University IT Division. This position will require the application of structured methodologies and collaboration with various stakeholders to drive change management activities across IT projects and initiatives.

IT-afdeling

IT Vennootskappe en Projekte-afdeling

PDC Veranderingsbestuurder (Posvlak 8)

(Vastetermynkontrak)

(Stellenbosch-kampus)

Verw. IT / 188 / 0825

Die IT-afdeling is die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se strategiese vennoot op die reis van digitale transformasie. Ons lewer uitsonderlike digitaal-verrykte ervarings aan ons belanghebbendes deur middel van samewerking met interne en eksterne vennote. Dit doen ons deur die doeltreffendheid en effektiwiteit van operasionele aktiwiteite en kampusfasiliteite te verbeter die transformerende studentervaring te versterk onderrig-leer-assessering te verryk en studentesukses te bevorder navorsingsaktiwiteite en -prosesse te ondersteun en sosiale impak-inisiatiewe moontlik te maak.

Die Veranderingsbestuurder sal n sleutelrol speel in die suksesvolle aanneming van nuwe prosesse en inisiatiewe binne die IT-afdeling van die Universiteit Stellenbosch. Hierdie pos vereis die gebruik van gestruktureerde metodologie en noue samewerking met verskeie belanghebbendes om veranderingsbestuursaktiwiteite oor IT-projekte en -inisiatiewe heen te dryf.

Duties / Pligte

• Utilising established change management frameworks methodologies and tools to develop tailored strategies that facilitate the smooth adoption of changes.
• Designing implementing and managing key communication plans ensuring that stakeholders are informed and engaged via appropriate channels.
• Conducting detailed analyses to evaluate the impact of change assess the readiness of the institution and identify key stakeholders.
• Collaborating on the design and delivery of training initiatives ensuring alignment with project objectives operational and institutional needs.
• Performing comprehensive change management assessments.
• Identifying and developing risk mitigation strategies.
• Addressing anticipated and persistent resistance with targeted interventions.
• Providing guidance and coaching to diverse teams.
• Developing and delivering core plans including sponsor plans people manager plans communication plans and training plans.
• Implementing supplementary plans as required such as resistance management plans.
• Engaging and supporting senior leaders and coach line managers.
• Collaborating on organisational design and clarifying roles and responsibilities.
• Ensuring seamless integration of IT change management activities into broader project plans.
• Evaluating user readiness and monitoring change progress.
• Establishing metrics to define and measure success and tracking overall change adoption.
• Providing IT change management support at the institutional level by managing the IT change management portfolio.
• Supporting governance by aligning change initiatives with the Universitys policies and strategic goals.
• Gebruik gevestigde raamwerke metodologie en hulpmiddels vir veranderingsbestuur om pasgemaakte strategie te ontwikkel wat die gladde aanvaarding van veranderinge vergemaklik.
• Ontwerp implementeer en bestuur sleutelkommunikasieplanne om te verseker dat belanghebbendes ingelig en betrokke is via toepaslike kanale.
• Voer gedetailleerde ontledings uit om die impak van verandering te evalueer die instelling se gereedheid te bepaal en sleutelbelanghebbendes te identifiseer.
• Werk saam aan die ontwerp en lewering van opleidingsinisiatiewe met die versekering dat dit belyn is met projekdoelwitte operasionele en institusionele behoeftes.
• Voer omvattende evaluasies van verandebestuur uit.
• Identifiseer en ontwikkel risiko-beperkingstrategie.
• Spreek verwagte en aanhoudende weerstand aan met geteikende ingrypings.
• Verskaf leiding en mentorskap aan uiteenlopende spanne.
• Ontwikkel en lewer kernplanne insluitend borgplanne personeelbestuurderplanne kommunikasieplanne en opleidingsplanne.
• Implementeer aanvullende planne soos benodig soos weerstandsbestuursplanne.
• Betrek en ondersteun senior leiers en mentor lynbestuurders.
• Werk saam aan organisasieontwerp en verduidelik rolle en verantwoordelikhede.
• Verseker die naatlose integrasie van IT-veranderingsbestuursaktiwiteite in brer projekplanne.
• Evalueer gebruikersgereedheid en monitor die vordering van verandering.
• Stel metrieke op om sukses te definieer en te meet en hou die algehele aanvaarding van verandering dop.
• Verskaf ondersteuning vir IT-verandebestuur op institusionele vlak deur die IT-verandebestuursportefeulje te bestuur.
• Ondersteun bestuur en beheer deur veranderingsinisiatiewe met Universiteitsbeleide en strategiese doelwitte te belyn.

Job Requirements / Pos Vereistes

Recommendation / Aanbeveling

How To Apply / Hoe Om Aansoek Te Doen

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Enquiries / Navrae

Enquiries regarding this post : Ms Monja Smit on / or at

Enquiries regarding remuneration / benefits as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process : Human Resources Client Services Centre on (Stellenbosch) / (Tygerberg) or at

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Navrae oor vergoeding / voordele asook tegniese ondersteuning met die elektroniese aansoekproses : Menslike Hulpbronne Klintedienssentrum by (Stellenbosch) / (Tygerberg) of by

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Land Survey,C#,C++,Civil Engineering,Lab Technology

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1