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Executive Division: People Culture & Communications

Division: People & Culture Operations & Workforce Systems

Program: People & Culture Operations & Workforce Systems

Department: Project PeopleConnect

Enterprise Agreement: Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administr

Job Function: Administration & Leadership

Role Summary:

- Location: Footscray Hospital
- Employment Type: Full time, Fixed-Term (2 years)
- Salary: Admin Grade 5 (commensurate w/ experience) + Superannuation + Salary Packaging

About the role:

Western Health is on an ambitious journey to continually enhance our employee experience. With the successful go-live of PeopleHub and TalentHub (SAP SuccessFactors), Project PeopleConnect (PC) has delivered the organisation’s first fully integrated Human Resources Information System (HRIS).

The next phase of Project PeopleConnect includes the introduction of two new HR Platforms:

- HR Service Management (HRSM) will provide a centralised, digital platform for employees and managers to access HR support, policies, knowledge articles, and service requests. By introducing standardised workflows and case management, HRSM will improve transparency, reduce manual effort, and enhance the responsiveness and consistency of People & Culture services.
- RosterHub, which will introduce RLDatix Optima, a cloud-based rostering, time and attendance solution, and the award interpretation engine supporting SAP Payroll. Delivered in partnership with the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Women’s Hospital, RosterHub will strengthen rostering practices, improve accuracy, and significantly reduce manual effort for employees, managers, and Payroll Services.





Key responsibilities:

The Change Manager - Project PeopleConnect is responsible for the change management, communications and training activities. The position will engage and collaborate with stakeholders to develop effective project communications and assist employees, managers and internal People & Culture team to be aware timelines, milestones and changes that impact their work. Working with the project manager the position will support the development of executive reporting for the steering committee and executive committee. Change management is an important component of this project, as such the position will have a strong ability to develop interpersonal relationships with working group and lead the transition of People and Culture administrative tasks to the new HRIS. You will become a trusted partner and culture champion for PeopleHub. Project PeopleConnect is a once in a generation shift in the way Western Health operates, how we communicate this to our workforce will determine the success of the project implementation.

Lead Change Management activities for Project PeopleConnect including:

- Lead Change Strategy and Analysis aligned to PROSCI/ADKAR or equivalent framework
- Lead Communications Strategy and Planning
- Lead Project Stakeholder Engagement, including workshops,



briefings and feedback mechanisms
- Lead Training Strategy and Planning, undertaking needs analysis and coordinate training delivery

About you:

- Demonstrated experience developing comprehensive change strategy and plan through to implementation using ADKAR or similar methodology on ERP/Rostering or Digital Project (e.g. SAP SuccessFactors or equivalent)
- Demonstrated experience developing Communication Strategy focussed on internal communications and training
- Demonstrable experience influencing stakeholders in large, multi-site and complex workforce
- Experience conducting change impact assessments and stakeholder analysis
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience designing stakeholder communications

About Western Health

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach servicesto aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women’s health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia’s most culturally and socioeconomically diverse

📌 Change Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Western Health
📍 Melbourne