Barnard

Change Management Specialist

New York City, NY · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$115k-$120kDetected 30 days ago

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About the role

If you are a current Barnard College employee, please use the internal career site to apply for this position.
Job: Change Management Specialist The Change Management Specialist will be a driving force in advancing organizational change initiatives across Barnard College, with a focus on systems, processes, and people.
This role is ideal for a proactive, resourceful professional who thrives in a dynamic, highly collaborative, and politically nuanced environment.

Develop and execute tailored comprehensive change management strategies to support adoption of new systems and processes across the College, with sensitivity to community dynamics.
Lead communications planning for major initiatives, including creating messaging, FAQs, guides, presentations, and digital content with diverse audiences.
Partner with Barnard College departments including, for example, Finance, BCIT, Communications, Inclusion & Belonging, and academic departments on project rollouts such as Workday Student, ensuring smooth transitions and broad stakeholder readiness.
Design, deliver, and assess training and facilitation programs (live and digital) that prepare staff and faculty to succeed with new systems and processes.
Build and sustain a change champion network to encourage adoption, collect real-time feedback, and foster engagement across departments.
Partner with leaders to develop clear operational communications and contingency plans for system and process changes across the College.
Leverage technology to deliver effective communications, training, and adopting tracking.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Demonstrated ability to thrive in complex, nuanced, and evolving environments
ability to simplify complex topics for diverse audiences.
Bachelor's degree
Minimum 5 years' experience in change management, organizational development, or a related field
Demonstrated experience in system-related change initiatives, including training and communications components
Proficiency with productivity and collaboration tools (e.g., G Suite, MS Office, project management software)
Success requires more than technical expertise-it calls for resilience, cultural intelligence, and the ability to listen, learn, and tailor strategies to the unique character of the Barnard community.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience supporting Workday projects, particularly in higher education
Prior experience in higher education or complex organizational environments
This job is currently a hybrid position, but may require a presence in the office up to five times a week depending on operational needs.

Change management certification (e.g., Prosci, ACMP)
Experience in designing and delivering training programs, both live and through LMS platforms

Demonstrated ability to thrive in complex, nuanced, and evolving environments; resilient and solutions-oriented.
Strong expertise in change management methodologies (communications, stakeholder engagement, readiness, adoption).
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to simplify complex topics for diverse audiences.
Demonstrated skills in influence and curiosity.
Strong collaboration skills and ability to work in a matrixed environment across multiple functions.
Comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities.
Technically adept, with experience supporting change in Workday or other enterprise systems a plus.
Organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.

$115,000 - $120,000 annually
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training.
The above hiring range represents the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Collaborate with the rest of the People Experience team to develop and host training resources in the College's learning management system (LMS), BCLearn, for scalable, ongoing learning.

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