Transformation Change Lead

About The Institute

The world of professional accountancy is changing at an unprecedented pace, adapting to its crucial role in climate reporting, AI and emerging technologies, increasingly sophisticated regulation, and evolving ways of working. This pace of change ensures that the non-stop demand for professional accountants and their services will continue to grow and expand to 2030 and beyond.

Chartered Accountants Ireland, the longest established and fastest growing professional accountancy body on the island of Ireland, is changing rapidly too, drawing on best-in-class organisational design and state-of-art digital solutions to provide forward-looking education, support, and regulation to members, firms, and students in the years ahead. We are embarking on a business transformation programme, the most exciting and ambitious in our 135-year history.

Institute Values

The Institute seeks to ensure an environment based on its values of Innovation with Ambition, Collaboration for Impact, Speed and Simplicity, Trust, Inclusion, and For Tomorrow, For Good. Candidates should be able to demonstrate how these may apply to them in the role for which they are applying and how their previous experience is relevant to them.

The role:

We are seeking a skilled and dynamic transformation change lead on a fixed term contract to play a crucial role in driving organisational change initiatives within the Institute. As the transformation change lead, you will lead and facilitate the successful implementation of transformational projects, ensuring seamless transitions while minimising disruption and maximizing benefits realisation. Your expertise will be essential in guiding teams, stakeholders, and employees through the change process, fostering a positive and adaptive culture while also enabling leaders to act as change accelerators on their teams. This role will have a dual reporting line, reporting to both the Chief Information Officer and Head of HR.

Key Responsibilities:

Transformation Change Lead Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive change management strategies, frameworks, and plans that align, to existing PMO processes, to support the successful execution of transformational initiatives across the organisation.

• Work closely with the leadership team to foster a culture that embraces change and innovation, promoting a growth mindset and adaptability among employees.
• Identify and analyse stakeholders impacted by changes, develop communication and engagement plans, and ensure key stakeholders are informed, consulted, and involved throughout the change journey.
• Conduct thorough impact assessments to understand the implications of proposed changes on various business units, processes, systems, and personnel, and proactively address potential challenges and risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop clear and effective communication materials, including change messages, updates, and training programs, to deliver better staff outcomes and ensure employees are informed, prepared, and equipped to adopt new practices.
• Define criteria for measuring change readiness, evaluate the organisation's readiness level, and recommend appropriate interventions to bolster preparedness.
• Guide project teams and stakeholders through the change process, providing guidance, coaching, and support to address resistance and promote acceptance of the transformation.
• Facilitate post-implementation reviews and assess the effectiveness of change initiatives, collecting feedback to drive continuous improvement in future transformation projects.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of change initiatives, provide regular progress reports to stakeholders, and make data-driven recommendations for improvement.

Planning and budgets: develop, implement, and manage an annual plan with a supporting budget and income plan (where applicable).

Policies: abide by Chartered Accountants Ireland policies, standards and initiatives locally including but not exclusively in relation to Performance management, relevant codes of conduct, Data protection, IT policies, health and safety, etc.

The candidate

Required Competencies & Personal Profile

This position requires knowledge of several areas including:

• Design and implementation of transformation change management processes.
• Communications channels, their use, assessment of effectiveness, and implementation
• The ability to implement change through others.
• Strong team player and able to collaborate with others.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Good listening and communications skills
• In addition to technical skills, working knowledge of the Association industry is desirable, including knowledge of the following: ITIL Foundation Expertise; Project Management Capability – PMBOK, Prince2, etc.; UAT Testing Experience; Systems Implementation Methodologies.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant Social or Business Science.
• 10+ years of related change management experience
• Experience in managing diverse stakeholders at different levels of the organisation.
• Microsoft 365 Experience (SharePoint, Yammer, Team, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• CIPD/CMI/IPM Certification a plus.

Flexible work arrangements

The Institute is seeking and encourages applications from experienced candidates who may be looking for flexible work arrangements. If such arrangements are being sought please bring these to the attention of your interviewer.

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Chartered Accountants Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

How to apply:

Please contact for further details and to send your details, Susan Nix (snix@morganmckinley.com) with our selection partner, Morgan McKinley.