Change Management Specialist

The DC Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) needs a Change Management Specialist for the PASS Procurement System Modernization Project, replacing the District’s on-premises procurement system with a new cloud solution. You will drive adoption, communications, and training while minimizing disruption and keeping the project on schedule. Hybrid in Washington, DC, onsite 4 days a week.

What you’ll do

• Apply a structured change management methodology to drive adoption of a new cloud-based procurement system, using established change management principles and tools
• Help create the change management plan and strategy that supports adoption of the changes the project requires
• Design, develop, deliver, and manage key communications to project stakeholders
• Assess change impact through impact analyses, change-readiness evaluations, and stakeholder identification (as directed by the OCP Change Manager)
• Support training efforts: provide input, document requirements, schedule sessions, and assist with the design and delivery of training programs
• Contribute to core change management plans, including stakeholder communication plans and training plans

Job title Change Management Specialist (Hybrid, Washington, DC)

Company Tecknomic

Workplace type Hybrid (onsite 4 days a week)

Location + radius Washington, DC 20001 (source in the DC / Maryland / Virginia metro)

Employment type Contract (through 09/30/2027)

Job function Consulting; Project Management; Human Resources

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Industries Government Administration; IT Services and IT Consulting; Management Consulting

Required skills (up to 10) Change Management, Organizational Change Management, Prosci, ADKAR, Stakeholder Management, Training & Development, Communications, Change Impact Analysis, PMO, Microsoft Office

Compensation (candidate W-2) $65 to $74/hour (based on experience)

What you need

• Bachelor’s degree in Change Management, Communications, business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Extensive organizational change management experience supporting enterprise system implementations
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Change management documentation with demonstrated writing and editing skills
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate messages and tailor documents to a variety of audiences
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others, work independently, and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Willing and able to work onsite 4 days a week in Washington, DC

Required skills

• Structured change management methodology to drive system adoption (principles, methodologies, and tools)
• Change management planning and strategy: stakeholder communication plans and training plans
• Stakeholder communications: design, development, and delivery of key project communications
• Change impact and change-readiness assessment; stakeholder analysis
• Training support: requirements gathering, scheduling, and design/delivery of training programs
• Organizational redesign (roles, responsibilities, policies, and procedures) and job-aid development