Job Description

Job Description

WHO WE ARE:

Founded in 2007, DTI (Diversified Technology, Inc.) is a successful African American owned IT Consulting/Staffing firm based in Chicago's Loop.

WHAT WE DO:

We focus on providing delivery, staffing, and supported services such as enterprise integration/implementations including, but not limited to, CRM, EAM, ERP, PMO, and QA. We service clients in SLED (state/local gov't & education), financial services, fortune, public utility, as well as regularly partnering with Big 4 SI partners.

Are you a OCM Lead- Onshore looking for your next contract? If so, we want to speak to you! DTI has an immediate need for a OCM Lead- Onshore for a 6 months with extension contract.

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Job Title: OCM Lead- Onshore

Location: Chicago, IL – Hybrid

Duration: 6 months with extension

Project Description:

CPS seeks to contract an experienced Organization Change Management (OCM) Lead consultant as required for arious CIDT projects. This is a full-time hybrid position (9 am - 5 pm, M-F, CST). The resource may be required on-site under special circumstances. Candidate/Vendor shall bear any costs related to travel.

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the fourth largest school district in the United States, serving over 320,000 students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families and all Chicagoans: academic progress, operational excellence and building trust. Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership and continuous learning

Job Summary:

The Organizational Change Management (OCM) Lead reports to the Director of Enterprise Change Management and plays a key role in driving technology change management efforts for the CIDT program. This role will apply a structured OCM (Organizational Change Management) methodology and lead change management activities to support the adoption of CIDT initiatives. This includes assessing the change impact, identifying stakeholders and supporting communication and training efforts.

The Organizational Change Management Lead will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Implement the OCM methodology, playbook, and toolkit across CIDT projects by applying a structured OCM methodology and lead change management activities: Implement OCM strategy and plans (change impact, stakeholder identification and management, communications, training, and change readiness and adoption).
• Lead change management efforts: Accountable for the execution of change management workstreams, projects and tasks. Coach and advise senior leaders, people managers, and project leaders to perform their roles in change.
• Manage OCM delivery: Establish key change milestones and delivery timelines and partner with program and project managers. Create, monitor, and report user adoption metrics to track the effectiveness of the OCM activities.
• Oversee program and project communications: Accountable for coordinated program and project communications and engagement plans for internal and external audiences.
• Provide direction and support to the program and project teams to ensure that multiple methods and channels are leveraged to reach targeted stakeholder audiences.
• Oversee program and project training: Accountable forproject training plan and coordinated delivery for internal and external audiences. Review training requirements and support the design and delivery of training programs.
• Address resistance: Monitor employee resistance, make recommendations to mitigate resistance, and escalate unresolved resistance to project and senior leaders.

Minimum Qualifications: Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities, License/Certification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Psychology, Change Management or relevant concentration.
• Relevant Organizational Change Management certifications (i.e., PROSCI or CCMP) preferred.
• 10+ years of organizational change management experience working with a structured change management methodology, communications, change communications, employee engagement.
• Served as a trusted advisor for project managers, product owners, and senior leaders to engage them in change.
• Able to solve complex problems, guided by policy, procedures, and business plans with limited input from senior managers.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality deliverables and set delivery standards for change management team members.
• Successfully managed a diverse set of team members and business stakeholders, preferably in the public sector or in an educational environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Change Management or relevant concentration.
• Recognized OCM expert.
• Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics.
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.
• Experience coaching and advising senior leaders, people managers and project teams; training and mentoring team members to deliver change management activities.

Pay rate: $70/hr depending on experience

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DTI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under Illinois state or federal law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, and business needs.

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