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Role highlights

• Lead transformative change that enables CSIRO’s world-class science
• Shape digital experiences that help our people thrive
• Drive readiness, adoption and lasting change

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

Visit CSIRO.au for more information.

The opportunity

As the Senior Change Management Specialist, you’ll have the opportunity to shape how a major digital transformation lands across CSIRO. Leading change management for the Atlassian Cloud Migration, you’ll connect people, technology and business needs to support a smooth transition and strong adoption across the organisation.

You’ll partner with leaders and teams across research, enterprise services and Information Management and Technology (IMT) to understand impacts, build readiness, deliver meaningful engagement and communications, and ensure the experiences of our people inform program planning and delivery.

This is an opportunity to influence change at scale while supporting the technology foundations that enable CSIRO’s world-class science.

High-level duties include:

• Develop and deliver change management plans for enterprise-wide initiatives, including communication, engagement and capability-building activities.
• Assess and manage the people impacts of change, navigating complex projects and diverse stakeholder needs across the organisation.
• Partner with leaders, business owners and project teams to plan, communicate and successfully implement IMT-led change.
• Engage key business networks and stakeholders to ensure the business voice informs the design and implementation of change.
• Coordinate and monitor change activities, ensuring delivery within agreed timeframes and appropriate governance and reporting.

Role particulars

Location and office arrangements: Open to Australian cities with CSIRO sites

Salary: AU$135,571 – AU$158,863 per annum, plus 15.4% superannuation

Tenure & work schedule: Specified term till 30 June 2028

Reference: 104515

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

Essential criteria

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or similar experience in a science or technology environment.
• Extensive change management experience in an organisation of comparable size and complexity, ideally in digital transformation programs, and the capacity to deliver high-quality outcomes and meet deadlines.
• Relevant Change Management training/accreditation (e.g. PROSCI) and a demonstrated understanding of the challenges and methodologies to ensure change management can be effectively delivered in an organisation.
• High level of analytical and influencing skills to appeal to the interests of different teams and research units to deliver the change management messaging (including communications and learning & development).
• Excellent written and oral communications skills to effectively communicate and influence staff at all levels within CSIRO and externally, with the ability to produce quality presentations, reporting, change and process documentation for end users.
• Demonstrated experience leading organisational change for a large-scale enterprise platform migration, including Atlassian Cloud or comparable SaaS migrations from on-premises/Data Center environments.

Desirable

• Experience working with government agencies of comparable size to CSIRO or experience working with research organisations.

For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description.

Not sure if you meet all the criteria?

While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact Careers.online@csiro.au and let us know how we can support you.

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Platinum Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Eligibility

This is a security assessed position, applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens only with the successful candidate being required to be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Baseline level.Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Child safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.

How to apply

Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum two pages) and CV. In your cover letter, address the selection criteria and outline how your skills and experience make you suitable for the role.

Applications close

Sunday 15th of November, 11pm AEDT