Now Hiring - Management And Consulting Change Management Consultant in Washington, DC

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About COE

Have you ever dreamed of going to a job that you love? Well, you need to look no further - COE is an award-winning workplace with a balanced focus on client, employee, and company. We offer competitive benefits and a flexible environment focused on your success. We encourage all interested candidates to apply! It’s time to see if COE is the right place for the next step in your career - we are ready to invest in you!

As an EEO employer, COE celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment of equitability where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and COE employees. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

About the Role

We are seeking a Change Management Consultant who will focus on the people side of change - including changes to business processes, systems and technology, job roles and organization structures. The primary focus will be creating and implementing change management plans that minimize employee resistance and maximize employee engagement. This position will be hybrid in the D.C metropolitan area.

Additional Responsibilities Include:

• Apply a structured change management approach and methodology for the people side of change caused by projects and change efforts.
• Develop change management strategies based on a situational awareness of the details of the change and the groups being impacted by the change.
• Identify potential people-side risks and anticipated points of resistance, and develop specific plans to mitigate or address the concerns.
• Conduct readiness assessments, evaluate results and present findings in a logical and easy-to-understand manner.
• Develop a set of actionable and targeted change management plans – including communication plan, sponsor roadmap, coaching plan, training plan and resistance management plan.
• Support the execution of plans by employee-facing managers and business leaders.

Experience and Skills:

• 5 -7 years of experience and knowledge of change management principles and methodologies.
• A solid understanding of the change process and how people experience organizational change.
• Familiarity with project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle.
• Exceptional communication skills – both written and verbal and excellent active listening skills.
• Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization.
• Problem solving and root cause identification skills.
• Strong analytic and decision making abilities.
• Must be a team player and able to work with and through others.
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal.
• Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts.
• Extremely detail oriented.
• Must be able to be cleared at the public trust level.

Job Benefits:

We are proud to have been recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms. COE has also received consecutive awards of the prestigious "When Work Works" award in recognition of our engaging corporate culture and strong employee benefits!

We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits to meet the personal and family needs of our employees. The following information is a brief summary of these benefits and may be subject to change.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Basic Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• Voluntary Group Term Life and Accidental Death Benefit
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Employer-Paid Professional Development
• Educational Assistance
• Performance Incentive Bonus Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) Plan
• Financial Planning Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Smart Benefits®
• Parking Assistance Policy
• Holidays
• Floating Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave