Job Description and Duties Candidates must perform the following functions with or without reasonable accommodations. Under general direction provided by the Organizational Change Assistant Chief (Staff Services Manager II) with the California State Payroll System (CSPS) Project the Organizational Change (OC) Readiness Manager performs management duties to support the work of analysts performing work as Agency Change Experts (ACEs) to create awareness, understanding, acceptance, and commitment to prepare impacted stakeholders for the California State Payroll System (CSPS) Project. The mission of the Organizational Change Management (OCM) team is: CSPS OCM supports and guides Department Agency Readiness Teams (DART) to champion adoption of a modern payroll and personnel system through proactive communication and training. We do this, in part, by consistently demonstrating the values of clarity, credibility, communication, consistency, collaboration and customer care.
The CSPS project will replace the current personnel and payroll systems for state employees. CSPS will deliver a modern solution for human capital management including core HR functions (position control, personnel administration, benefits administration, and time management), travel and business expense and Payroll with employee self-service and streamlined business processes through innovative technology solutions. The project will impact over 300,000 state employees. The OC Readiness Manager will combine complex analysis on business needs with project management tasks, which includes in-depth analysis, evaluation, and planning for critical organization change readiness of the CSPS Project. For more information, view JOB #1955 at the following link: .
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Working Conditions The option for telework is available Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
•Experience in recruitment, development, training, mentoring, and coaching staff.
•Knowledge of principles and practices of employee supervision, development, and training.
•Knowledge of Organizational Change Management purpose, principles, and methodologies; understanding of how people go through a change and the change process.
•Ability to prioritize and respond quickly to changing priorities.
•Ability to reason logically and creatively and utilize a variety of analytical techniques to resolve complex managerial problems.
•Ability to develop and evaluate alternatives; analyze data and present ideas and information effectively.
•Ability to gain and maintain the confidence and cooperation of those contacted during work.
•Ability to apply concepts, best practices, methodologies, and principles related to OCM.
•Ability to positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.
Benefits Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position. Resume is required and must be included. Statement of Qualifications - Please submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) responding to the prompt below. The SOQ should be no longer than one page in length using size 12 font. Applications submitted without a SOQ in a narrative format will automatically be excluded from the recruitment process.
How would you approach setting goals and expectations for a remote team, particularly on a dynamic project like CSPS where, and how would you maintain team motivation and performance under such conditions?
