Change Officer - Brussels - ASAP Start - Freelance / CDI bei act digital

As a Change Officer, you will contribute to the definition, execution, monitoring, and supervision of change initiatives across Engineering. You will support transformation projects impacting culture, business processes, technology, and organizational structures. Your role is pivotal in ensuring staff embrace change and that initiatives are delivered on time and within budget.

You will work closely with the Knowledge & Competence Manager, HR Business Partner, and Project Managers to design and implement effective change plans. As part of a dedicated team of three professionals, you will collaborate to support transformation initiatives throughout the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business project teams to orchestrate, support, prepare, and activate change management strategies, transformation roadmaps, and change plans for digital and agile transformation.
• Analyze the impact of change on people, processes, and technology.
• Contribute to the implementation of change plans in partnership with relevant teams.
• Identify and resolve obstacles to transformation.
• Design, support, and activate comprehensive change communication plans, ensuring transparency throughout the change journey.
• Support transformation pillars (core business, technology, value assurance) in their change approach and implementation.
• Train teams in storytelling and effective communication of change impacts.
• Co-lead a team of Change Agents & Trainers.
• Support, prepare, and activate the overall training management strategy.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in business management, organizational psychology, business administration, energy engineering, digital engineering, communication/change, or equivalent experience.
• Project management experience.
• Proven experience in change management within business projects.
• At least 5 years as a change management expert, with in-depth knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and implementation.
• Familiarity with the ADKAR methodology (certification highly desirable).

Mindset & Competencies

• Critical thinker, passionate about challenging the status quo and finding innovative solutions.
• Embraces a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, and trust.
• Hands-on, willing to step out of comfort zone and encourage others to do the same.
• Experimental mindset to stimulate innovation.
• Excellent communication skills, storytelling ability, and relationship-building.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.
• Solution-oriented, highly organized, and able to set priorities.
• Adaptable to different contexts and situations.
• Resilient under stress and emotionally stable in VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) environments.

Languages

• Fluency in French and Dutch preferred; good understanding of the second language required.
• Fluency in English.
• Project documentation may be in French, Dutch, or English.