Organizational Change Manager, (Grade-23) - Lower Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island Region

Minimum Qualifications

To apply, you should have:

• A bachelor's degree in any field + seven years of experience working on a project team or managing projects + three years of supervisory experience + certification in an established OCM Model (Prosci, Acuity, Cornell, etc.).

OR

• A master's degree in any field + five years of experience working on a project team or managing projects + one year of supervisory experience + Certification in an established OCM Model (Prosci, Acuity, Cornell, etc.).

It would be great if your professional experience includes working on a project team or collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with major transformational change and organizational change projects.
• Experience with large-scale organizational change effort
• Requires minimal instruction on day-to-day work and general direction on more complex tasks and projects.
• Ability to effectively lead change initiatives, as well as the personal skills required to be an effective leader and communicator.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and can multitask and prioritize effectively.
• An in-depth understanding of how people go through a change and the change process experience.
• Must possess problem solving, strong analytic and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal.
• Driven to solve complex challenges and support all stakeholders through change.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and WebEx.

Preferred Qualifications

You will be a great candidate if you are:
• Highly self-motivated.
• A reliable motivator for your team.
• A critical thinker.
• Able to solve problems or find out-of-the-box ways to achieve the agency's goals.
• A great communicator-both written and oral.
• Excellent at facilitating conversations and guiding a group on professionals to achieve a common goal.
• Detail-oriented and accurate in analysis.

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• A positive attitude and the ability to influence people around you.
• Great analytical skills and ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data.
• Experience using Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and WebEx.
• An understanding of graphic design and experience creating or editing media.
• Organizational Change Management (OCM) experience.
• Experience engaging stakeholders and managing relationships with business partners.

Duties Description The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is an agency dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and exceptional service to our customers. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment that empowers our employees to achieve their full potential.

DMV operates in a dynamic environment marked by ongoing change. At the heart of our efforts is the Change Management Office (CMO). Our CMO assist with enabling change within the agency by developing structured approaches to help acclimate employees and the agency to the future state of the organizational change.

Joining the CMO means becoming part of a team dedicated to shattering the perceptions of the DMV. You will be a valued member of a team of collaborators with the common goal of driving DMV forward. We proudly promote a respectful, empowering, and inclusive work environment where there is room for growth and new opportunities to help drive your career forward.

This position is based in Manhattan - New York City. You can expect to lead change activities in the lower Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island Region as well as Capital Region and Central and Western NY Region areas as needed. The incumbent will report to the Organizational Change Manager for the Lower Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island Region.

What will you do?

• Lead change initiatives for the agency covering New York City, Long Island, and Westchester and Rockland Counties.
• Participate in the active execution of engagements, focusing on the people side of change for organizational changes and processes.
• Work with senior management on change initiatives and help strategize and promote positive learning journey across the organization.
• Assist in managing the change management process and help to create and implement a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative.
• Develop and initiate activities to support change and transition through impact and readiness change assessments, conducting analyses, and identifying key stakeholders.
• Partner with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, to support the growth and transformation of the organization, measure efficacy of initiatives, manage communications and evaluate implementations that support organizational change.
• Collect and analyze data related to organizational changes.
• Track and measure the effectiveness of change initiatives using feedback and other metrics to adjust and improve our strategies.
• Engages stakeholders and build relationships to support change efforts.
• Conducts and evaluate impact assessments and develop change management strategies and associated materials for regional needs.
• Identify barriers and propose recommendations to eliminate resistance, overcome barriers and gain acceptance of the change among stakeholders.
• Supervise a team of Organizational Change Analysts in your region.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What's in it for you?

• 13 paid holidays
• Paid vacation and sick leave
• Flexibility and work-from-home opportunities
• Affordable health insurance plans
• Family dental and vision benefits
• Membership in the New York State Employees' Retirement
System (ERS)
• Access to New York State Deferred Compensation to help
save extra money for retirement.
• Opportunities for student loan forgiveness and tuition
assistance programs
• Promotional opportunities to grow your career.

Additional Comments Hours of the position will be discussed at the time of interview, including questions regarding flextime, compressed work week and telecommuting. Telecommuting, if granted, is a maximum of 50%.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Jaclyn Shimkus

Telephone

Fax

Email Address Jaclyn.Shimkus@dmv.ny.gov

Address

Street 6 Empire State Plaza

Swan Street Building

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12228

Notes on Applying Send a cover letter (referencing the Vacancy ID noted at the top of this posting) indicating how you meet the qualifications for appointment. Please also include a clear and concise resume. Submit all documents to the email address listed above. Candidates applying from outside DMV may be asked for their Social Security number to verify NYS employment history and transfer eligibility. The Department of Motor Vehicles is committed to diversity and equal opportunity, and to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we encourage all qualified individuals to apply, including people with disabilities or any other protected category under the law. Our goal as an employer is to reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and customers we serve. Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at response@oer.ny.gov.