Change Management & Communications Consultant

We’re Hiring: Change Management & Communications Consultant Location: Oman Work Mode: Onsite Experience: 8+ Years ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking an experienced Change Management & Communications Consultant to lead organizational change, stakeholder engagement, communications, and user adoption for a large-scale national Public Financial Management (PFM) system programme in Oman. The role focuses on ensuring organizational readiness, minimizing resistance, building user capabilities, and enabling the successful adoption of new financial processes and systems across affected entities. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Develop and implement the overall change management and communications strategy aligned with programme objectives and timelines. • Lead organizational readiness and impact assessments to identify change impacts, adoption risks, resistance points, and capability gaps. • Design capacity-building frameworks, including role-based training strategies, learning pathways, and knowledge-transfer plans. • Develop and execute communication plans covering key messages, communication channels, materials, and schedules. • Coach business leaders, managers, and change champions to reinforce desired behaviours and manage resistance. • Collaborate with functional, technical, and programme management teams to embed change activities into system design, rollout, and post-implementation support. • Monitor and report on user readiness, change adoption, training effectiveness, and communications impact. • Support post-implementation stabilization by addressing adoption challenges and reinforcing new ways of working. • Develop and maintain change management documentation, including stakeholder maps, impact assessments, communication materials, training plans, and adoption dashboards. • Ensure effective knowledge transfer to internal teams to support sustainable change. REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Change Management, Communications, Business Administration, Human Resources, Psychology, Public Administration, or a related discipline. • Minimum 8 years of experience in change management, organizational readiness, and communications for large-scale digital transformation, ERP, financial systems, or government reform programmes. • Proven experience in stakeholder engagement, capacity building, and user adoption in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. • Expertise in developing change strategies, communication plans, training frameworks, and adoption metrics. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical and business changes into clear messages for diverse audiences. • Experience collaborating with functional, technical, and programme management teams to integrate change management into project delivery. • Postgraduate qualifications or professional certifications such as Prosci ADKAR, APMG Change Management, or CCMP are strongly preferred. • Public-sector or regulated-industry experience is an advantage. WHY JOIN US? • Drive meaningful organizational transformation and digital adoption. • Work with multidisciplinary teams on a high-impact financial system programme. • Competitive compensation based on skills and experience. 📩 Apply now: Share your CV at [email protected]

Develop and implement the overall change management and communications strategy aligned with programme objectives and timelines. Lead organizational readiness and impact assessments to identify change impacts, adoption risks, resistance points, and capability gaps. Design capacity-building frameworks, including role-based training strategies, learning pathways, and knowledge-transfer plans. Develop and execute communication plans covering key messages, communication channels, materials, and schedules. Coach business leaders, managers, and change champions to reinforce desired behaviours and manage resistance. Collaborate with functional, technical, and programme management teams to embed change activities into system design, rollout, and post-implementation support. Monitor and report on user readiness, change adoption, training effectiveness, and communications impact. Support post-implementation stabilization by addressing adoption challenges and reinforcing new ways of working. Develop and maintain change management documentation, including stakeholder maps, impact assessments, communication materials, training plans, and adoption dashboards. Ensure effective knowledge transfer to internal teams to support sustainable change.