Enterprise Initiatives Change Management & Communication Lead - Accenture Federal Services
Arlington, VA
About the Job
At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.
Join Accenture Federal Services to do the work you love in an inclusive, collaborative, and caring community, where you can be empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.
Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!
You Are:
The Enterprise Initiatives Change Management & Communications Lead will work in the Program Management team in the CISO organization. This role will provide change management and communications support for the Enterprise initiatives that impact and maintain information security compliance. This person will provide change management and communications strategy support, develop communications, and manage communication tracking and vehicles such as AFS Portal pages and the Secure.Plus mailbox. This person will also work with change management from other Corporate Function teams to understand big picture, make sure messaging and asks are consistent and coordinated.
Responsibilities Include:
- Partner to create the overall change management strategy for initiative(s)
- Create and manage communications and training plan for initiative(s)
- Facilitate bi-monthly communication meetings with key stakeholders to ensure consistent and consolidated messaging.
- Prepare materials and prep leads for key leadership meetings to secure stakeholder engagement and feedback.
- Manage the development, review process, and implementation of communications/presentation materials (audiences included: leadership, internal teams, and external suppliers)
- Manage the development, review, and delivery of training resources (including live training, job aids, FAQ, portal pages, etc.)
- Participate in monthly Change Agent meetings (working with stakeholders to identify key topics and development materials, facilitating review process, prepping speakers for delivery)
- Work with various teams to ensure consistent messaging of new processes.
- Enable teams to operationalize change management activities into their processes (i.e., maintaining job aids, enhancing support communications, updating the portal, etc.)
Here's What You Need:
- U.S. Citizen required.
- 5 years of experience in Change Management experience working primarily in the areas of Communications, Stakeholder Management, and Training design/delivery
- Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills)
Bonus Points if you have:
- 3 years SharePoint design experience
- Experience with a Change Management Plan to include a Communications Editorial Calendar, Training Strategy and Deployment Plan, and Stakeholder Engagement
- Bachelor's degree in English, Organizational Communication, Marketing, Business Communications, or Journalism
- Proven success in contributing to a team-oriented environment.
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
- Desire to work in an information system environment.
- Experience in information security environment.
As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, New York, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:
$83,000—$178,300 USD
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Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
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