Employment type: Fixed term until June 2026
Hours per week: 38
Remuneration: Band 7 salary from $112,427.64 per annum plus superannuation and a fortnightly RDO
Location: This role may be required to work across multiple locations throughout the Wyndham Municipality
About the role
As a Change Project Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring the success of organisational change initiatives, with a strong focus on the people side of transformation. You will develop and implement change management strategies to drive engagement, adoption, and long-term sustainability.
Working closely with stakeholders across the Council, you will assess change impacts, support communication efforts, and provide guidance on best practices. Starting with the Business Transformation Program, you will help teams navigate change, address resistance, and ensure smooth transitions. This role is ideal for a proactive change professional who thrives in a dynamic environment.
What your day will look like
- Design, refine, and execute structured change management plans to support business transformation projects.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to assess change impacts, provide coaching, and address resistance to change.
- Draft and distribute communication materials to ensure clear messaging around change initiatives.
- Work with teams to develop and deliver training programs that enhance change adoption.
- Identify change-related risks, implement mitigation strategies, and ensure alignment with Wyndham’s risk management policies.
What you will bring
- High level experience in communicating to an internal audience using a range of processes and tools.
- High aptitude in the application of communication, stakeholder management and change management skills and knowledge to search for solutions to new problems and opportunities.
- Experience leading large/complex organisational change initiatives will be an advantage.
- Ability to liaise and manage situations with internal stakeholders to resolve specialist problems and build long term relationships.
- Qualifications and experience relating to change management, stakeholder management or project management, organizational psychology.
- A continuous improvement mindset with a positive, proactive, and flexible attitude
If you progress past the interview stage, you may be required to complete pre-employment screening, which may include police checks, a medical, qualification verification, and an Australian work rights check.
Why join Wyndham
We are one of Australia’s fastest growing and most diverse cities.
By 2040, we will have more than 500,000 residents and our people are hard at work designing the precincts, building the infrastructure, developing the policies and delivering the programs that will ensure the City is prepared.
Look at our job opportunities and you may be surprised at what you discover: a future-focused culture, a sense of purpose and possibility, and real opportunities to strengthen our diverse community. It all adds up to make Wyndham City a great place to belong.
Our people are our most valued asset. We are focused on building a culture that empowers every person to do their best work. Flexibility is built right into our DNA and we are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace that celebrates a diverse workforce.
How to apply
Please apply online by submitting your resume and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role via the provided link.
Applications close at 11:59PM on Thursday, 3 April 2025.
If you have further role-specific questions, please contact Parul Gupta, Business Readiness Lead on parul.gupta@wyndham.vic.gov.au
Wyndham City Council is committed to providing a recruitment experience that is fair, inclusive, and accessible. If you have specific accessibility needs or general recruitment enquiries, please contact our Careers team via careers@wyndham.vic.gov.au or 03 9394 6860.
Child Safe Organisation
Wyndham City Council has zero tolerance to any form of child abuse and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children. We create and maintain a child safe organisation which is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, volunteers and contractors. Additionally, we are committed to fostering a culture of safety within the Council, which includes the inclusion and empowerment of Aboriginal children, their families, and communities. Our recruitment practices reflect this.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Wyndham City Council we value workforce diversity and inclusion and embrace individual uniqueness. We value diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, while providing high-quality services to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexuality.
Wyndham has one of the largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the Western Region, with a rich and diverse history. We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. To read more about Wyndham City’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, please visit our website.
