The Role: Fircroft are looking for a Change Management & Communication Analyst for a long term contract within the UK Location: Farnborough Duration: ongoing contract Work Pattern: Monday to Friday (9/80 fortnight, every other Friday off) Required Skills Applied change management principles, processes and tools. Developed and executed Change Management plans including stakeholder engagement, analysis, and communication plans. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to plan and lead change communications. Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences Worked as a Change Leadership consultant for multiple IT projects for at least 3 years. Experience working with diverse cultures Facilitated Change Management and Resistance workshops Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal Familiarity with project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle The change manager will play a key role in ensuring projects (change initiatives) meet objectives on time and on budget by increasing employee adoption and usage. This person will focus on the people side of change, including changes to business processes, systems and technology, job roles and organization structures. The primary responsibility will be creating and implementing change management strategies and plans that maximize employee adoption and usage and minimize resistance. The change manager will work to drive faster adoption, higher ultimate utilization of and proficiency with the changes that impact employees. Roles and Responsibilities: Apply a structured methodology and lead change management activities Apply a change management process and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative. Support the design, development, delivery and management of communications. Conduct change impact analyses, assess change readiness and identify key stakeholders. Provide input, document requirements and support the design and delivery of training programs. Identify, analyse and prepare risk mitigation tactics Identify and manage anticipated resistance Assist project managers to develop project and user documentations and guides Requires occasional travel to other project locations including Kazakhstan & Korea The Company: Preferred Qualifications: Participated in Project Assurance Reviews Change Management or behavioural Analysis certifications/degree