Change and Communications Manager

Change and Communications Manager

Location: Remote (occasional site visits to High Wycombe)

Duration: Contract running until the end of 2023 (opportunity for contract extension)

Hours: 37.5 hours/per week

Pay rate range: Competitive hourly rate

Travel: Opportunity to travel (1-2 per year, internationally)

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS OUTSIDE IR35

Imagine your next project as Change & Communications Manager at Johnson and Johnson. The Regional Change & Communications Manager is accountable for creating and deploying the regional Change Management (CM) and communication strategy throughout the regional E&PS organization in partnership with Global Change & Communication Directors (FM and E&PS).

This role is responsible for leading change management and communications within region, ensuring alignment with the organizational change management framework used in J&J E&PS and FM. From a change perspective they are responsible for capturing change impacts and developing mitigation plans and leader action plans to achieve successful organizational change and engagement. From a communications perspective they are responsible for developing and executing the in-region communication plan.

An ideal candidate for this role will have experience as a change management and communications practitioner, who is comfortable with complexity and ambiguity. Has the ability to quickly understand complex information and workout and maintain relationships with the right parties to contact to effect desired outcomes.

Key relationships include interfacing with regional leadership teams and their sub-organizations, E&PS Boards, E&PS Strategy, and collaborating with external partners to execute communications in alignment with overall change plan for readiness and go-live for programs.

roles and responsibilities

• Lead Change Management and Communications within region in alignment with the organizational change management framework used in J&J E&PS and Facilities Management, prepare regional change management strategy; develop and execute change management plan.

• Track success of change management and communications by using existing performance measures and identify new measures where necessary.

• Capture, develop and validate all change impacts on employees and on the business.

• Develop mitigation plans that address leader and stakeholder engagement, communications, and training recommendations.

• Develop and execute regional change management and communications strategy and plans to include leadership action plans, stakeholder/end-user engagement plans, communications plan, and change impacts and mitigation plans.

• Maintain regional stakeholder list of JNJ end users and regional business leadership.

• Collaborate with external partners to execute change and communications in alignment with overall change plan for readiness and go-live of programs. This includes, but is not limited to: writing targeted communications to stakeholders (at different levels of organization), developing program status updates, sharing ways the business can achieve the project benefits, creating project toolkits (PowerPoint decks for awareness, readiness, and understanding), making management presentations, designing and executing change readiness surveys, conducting change network meetings, developing FAQs (frequently asked questions), creating marketing materials and content for website updates (if applicable), utilizing digital signage, and providing End User training support, developing quarterly regional employee engagement channels, contributing to global E&PS engagement channels.

• Adhere to JNJ and E&PS communications and branding guidelines when using branding for company, organization, and program.

• Lead, coordinate, and support regional engagement activities such as town halls, industry celebrations, and other regional events.

• Support quarterly global E&PS Town Halls, interfacing with E&PS Strategy team and the regional teams to identify topics, develop content/slides, interface with guest speakers and potentially help develop videos with local video production companies.

• Support quarterly newsletters, interfacing with E&PS Strategy and the regional teams to identify topics and write compelling articles and/or produce other forms of content including videos.

how to succeed

Required:

• Change Management and Communications experience

• Good management and strong technical skills

• Strong communication skills both written and oral

• Ability to focus strategically while maintaining a tactical focus

• Ability to adapt emerging best practices and industry innovations

• Computer skills, including working knowledge of MS Office suite

  Preferred:

• Change management efforts including communication, preparing organization for business

• transformation, influencing others and cross function project management.

• Experienced change management practitioner, who is comfortable with complexity and ambiguity

• Project management and reporting experience

• Ability to quickly understand complex information and workout the right parties to contact

• Strong record of collaboration ensuring completion of projects

• Ability to coordinate within sites of varying size, complexity, and needs with agility and excellence

benefits

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run until the end of 2023 and has a strong chance of extension. 

you are welcome here

Johnson & Johnson is working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are.

about Johnson & Johnson

Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 130 years. As a skilled contractor, you’ll play a key part in the thinking, strategy, dynamism - and impact - of this iconic global healthcare company as they touch the lives of nearly a billion people every day. Contribute to the next healthcare breakthrough with your next project at Johnson & Johnson.

application process

We are looking to process the first round of applications within the next 2 working days.

We do not accept applications via email. The pay rate for this role will depend on how you are paid. PAYE, LTD & Umbrella options are available. 

questions

If you would like some additional information about the role please contact:  sara.marsalo@randstadsourceright.co.uk

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo.

We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. That is why we are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”.