Project Change Management Lead
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Who We Are


Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships to bring life-changing surgeries and transformational medical training to people in some of the most challenging contexts along the African coast. For over 40 years, Mercy Ships has been delivering lasting hope and healing through safe surgical care, while working alongside partners and stakeholders to strengthen local healthcare systems in more than 55 countries. Since the inception of this dream by founders Don and Deyon Stephens in 1978, Mercy Ships has served more than 2.7 million direct beneficiaries without regard for race, gender, or religion.

 

The Opportunity

 

Do you have a heart for the hurting and a desire to invest your talents and experiences into a mission with eternal significance? For every transformative surgery that takes place onboard one of our Mercy Ships, there are dozens of men and women being used of the Lord to prepare the way through their vocational gifts and talents!

 

This is a FULL TIME REMOTE Opportunity.

 

Compensation Range for This Position Is $80,000 - $85,300

 

Mercy Ships is seeking a Project Change Management Lead to create and lead change plans for key initiatives within the organization. It plays a crucial role in ensuring that all stakeholders are actively engaged and embrace the change. You will also work closely with the Project Management team to ensure the change is planned and implemented on time and within budget.

 

How You’ll Contribute

  • Apply a structured organizational change methodology/framework to lead change management initiatives.
  • Apply change management processes and tools to create change strategy and support specific initiatives.
  • Build relationships and collaborate across the organization, team and other cross-functional SMES in planning, designing, and executing change support solutions.
  • Conduct surveys, interviews, and perform analysis on results to determine the effectiveness of change management efforts.
  • Optimize existing communication channels to meet evolving stakeholder needs.
  • Conduct stakeholder and change impact assessment to assess change risk, readiness and prepare the organization for change.
  • Develop effective change plans to identify and manage resistance to change.
  • Develop communication plans and materials/templates to be deployed to support the change initiative.
  • Design and execute training plans related to the items above to support the change initiative as needed.
  • Other duties as assigned.

 

The Ideal Candidate

  • Demonstrated understanding of change management principles, techniques, and tools.
  • Experience in leading the creation and management of initiatives requiring change leadership.
  • Experience working with all levels of the organization; strong collaboration skills.
  • Experience with guiding project teams through the design, delivery, and implementation of organizational change programs.
  • Effective stakeholder and facilitation skills.
  • Effective listening and communication skills.
  • Ability to problem solve.
  • The ability to develop and present presentations converting complex matters to understandable, easily applicable, concepts.
  • Supportive of Mercy Ships mission and vision and committed to its core values.

 

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
  • 3 years’ experience in training, communications, change management roles.
  • 2+ years developing and managing change initiatives.
  • Professional Certification in Organization Change Management preferred.
  • Must be able to travel internationally.