Job Description

Job Title: Organizational Change Management Consultant

Location: Remote but requires occasional onsite in Oakland, CA.

The Company

Headquartered in Oakland, California, our client is a leading nonprofit provider of comprehensive, integrated care for older adults in the East Bay. They are in an exciting period of technology transformation, having recently hired their first-ever CIO to drive a future-ready IT roadmap focused on cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data governance, and AI adoption. IT professionals will find a purpose-driven environment where technology is a key enabler of compassionate, equitable care.

Compensation Expectation : $140,000 - $180,000

What You'll Do As an OCM Consultant:

• Serve as the change management lead for multiple concurrent IT initiatives, ensuring a consistent, structured approach to change
• Develop and execute comprehensive Prosci ADKAR®based change management plans, including stakeholder analysis, impact assessments, readiness assessments, and mitigation strategies
• Partner with executive and functional sponsors to clarify change vision, build sponsorship capability, and provide ongoing coaching to reinforce effective sponsor behaviors
• Translate complex IT and system changes into clear, peoplefocused messages that support awareness, desire, and adoption
• Collaborate with Communications to define key messages, communication strategies, timing, and delivery channels aligned to ADKAR milestones
• Partner with Training and business stakeholders to help design a practical, rolebased training approach that supports knowledge and ability
• Actively support implementation activities, including facilitating change sessions, stakeholder meetings, workshops, and frontline engagement
• Identify resistance risks and proactively design and implement strategies to address resistance and accelerate adoption
• Track change effectiveness and adoption metrics; provide regular status updates, insights, and recommendations to project and leadership teams
• Travel to client locations throughout the East Bay as needed to support inperson change activities, leadership engagement, and frontline adoption

Qualifications:

You could be a great fit if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, Business Administration, Human Resources, Psychology, Information Systems, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred
• Prosci Change Management Certification required
• Demonstrated experience applying the ADKAR® methodology in complex, multistakeholder environments
• 5+ years of hands-on change management experience supporting IT, digital, or systems implementations
• Proven ability to operate at both a strategic planning level and a tactical execution level
• Willingness and ability to travel locally within the East Bay as business needs require

This client requires that a background check be completed. A background check is required to protect our company/client and its stakeholders by ensuring that we hire individuals with a trustworthy history, which helps maintain a safe and secure workplace. This proactive measure minimizes potential risks and promotes a culture of integrity within the organization.

Benefits Offered:

Employer provides access to:

• 3 levels of medical insurance for you and your family
• Dental insurance for you and your family
• 401k
• California has the following sick leave policy: accrue 1 hour for every 30 hours worked up to 48 hours. If you are based in a different state, please inquire about that state’s sick leave policy.

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