| Location: | London, Ontario |
| Date Posted: | Oct 17, 2024 |
Job Description
About the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
We’re here to help. When an injury or illness happens on the job, we move quickly to provide wage-loss benefits, medical coverage and support to help people get back to work. Funded by businesses, we also provide no-fault collective liability insurance and access to industry-specific health and safety information. We are one of the largest insurance organizations in North America covering over five million people in more than 300,000 workplaces across Ontario. For more information, visit wsib.ca.
At the WSIB, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- explore many career paths and follow your passion
- continuously learn and grow professionally
- be recognized for the great work you do
- participate in programs that support your health and wellbeing
You’ll also receive a competitive salary and may be eligible to participate in our health and dental plan.
We are establishing our new head office in London and looking to grow our team! Candidates located in this region will be given preference.
Our people have different ways of working and lifestyles. We’re committed to a mix of working in the office, in the field and from home. You have some flexibility in terms of where and how work gets done to help you balance your personal life and career goals.
This job may require travel to Toronto, or in other locations across Ontario for in office days, training, or events. In office days are typically held monthly. Travel reimbursement will be provided in accordance with WSIB policies.
This is a temporary opportunity up to 24 months
Job Summary:
The Project Director, Change Management will lead the change management workstream for the WSIB’s Claims Journey to the Cloud program, a large-scale business and technology transformation. This role is crucial in driving successful adoption of changes across the organization by developing and implementing a comprehensive change management strategy. They will work closely with the Program Director, executive sponsors, governance committees and cross-functional leads to ensure alignment, readiness and engagement throughout the claims transformation journey.
Major Responsibilities:
The Project Director, Change Management is accountable for the strategy, execution, and results of change management within the Claims Journey to the Cloud program. This role involves managing all change management workstream deliverables and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless transition to the cloud environment.
Major responsibilities will include:
- Aligning with the Enterprise Change Management (ECM) framework and Program goals, the Project Director will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing a comprehensive change management strategy for the Claims Journey to the Cloud program.
- Maintaining strong relationships with internal business partners supporting the project to ensure alignment with enterprise frameworks and timely delivery of change management artifacts and activities.
- Facilitating and ensuring alignment across leadership, stakeholders, and teams, on change objectives, vision, and priorities.
- Leading and integrating cross-functional workstreams comprised of business partners such as human resources, learning & development, communications, knowledge management business readiness, etc. as they develop their project plans in alignment with the project needs and program goals. Facilitate the collaboration between these supporting functions and integrate their respective plans into a change management plan. Partnering with the Claims Journey to the Cloud PMO to integrate the change management plan into the overall project plan.
- Conducting impact assessments and analysis to identify potential challenges, designing strategies for resistance management and engagement.
- Building and supporting change networks within the organization, enabling effective collaboration and execution.
- Maintaining strong relationships with internal business partners to ensure timely delivery of change management artifacts and activities.
- Providing strategic advice and recommendations to executive sponsors and senior leadership teams ensuring that change management strategies align with business goals.
- Developing, maintaining and monitoring project budgets to ensure that there are no costs or resource over runs, as well as, tracking project milestones and deliverables ensuring project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within budgetary guidelines.
Job Requirements:
Education requirements:
- University Degree with specialty in required area of expertise (e.g, Business, Commerce, Accounting, etc.)
- Change Management Certification required (e.g., CMPD, Prosci, Acuity, etc.)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) designation considered an asset
Experience:
- 10+ years experience in change management, including leading change initiatives end to end for large-scale transformation programs, ideally within public sector or insurance/workers’ compensation industry environments
- Experience leading change management for Guidewire ClaimCenter related implementations or upgrades is preferred
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We respect and value the diversity of our people. We strive to create an environment where employees can be themselves and where our differences are celebrated.
The WSIB is committed to being accessible and inclusive, and following barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know when we contact you and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Disclosing conflicts of interest
As public servants, employees at the WSIB have a responsibility to act in an ethical way at all times to create a respectful workplace and maintain public trust. Job applicants are required to disclose any circumstance that could result in a real, potential or perceived conflict of interest. A conflict of interest is any situation where your private interests may impair or be perceived to impair the decisions you make in your official capacity. This may include: political activity, directorship, other outside employment and certain personal relationships (e.g. with current WSIB employees, customers and/or stakeholders). If you have any questions about conflict of interest obligations and/or how to make a disclosure, please contact the Talent Acquisition Centre at talentacquisitioncentre@wsib.on.ca.
Privacy information
We collect personal information from your resume, application, cover letter and references under the authority of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. The Talent Acquisition Centre and WSIB hiring parties will used this information to assess/validate your qualifications, determine if you meet the requirements of vacant positions and/or gather information relevant for recruitment purposes. If you have questions or concerns regarding the collection and use of your personal information, please contact the WSIB’s Privacy Office at privacy_office@wsib.on.ca. The Privacy Office cannot provide information about the status of your application.
As a precondition of employment, the WSIB requires that prospective candidates undergo a criminal records name check any time before or after they are hired.
To apply for this position, please submit your application by the closing date.
Application Contact Information
| Company Name: | WSIB |
| Company Website: | https://www.wsib.ca/en/careers |
| Application URL: | Click here to apply online |