Business Change Lead

• 9 months max-term contract
• Lead the planning and delivery of business change initiatives
• Join a high-performing team shaping the future of organizational change
• Canberra or Brisbane locations considered
• D365 experience will be an advantage

Shape the future of ADF Careers as our Business Change Lead, driving impactful business transformation and modernisation

Join us as the Business Change Lead for ADF Careers, where you'll spearhead transformative initiatives to modernise our recruiting system. Reporting to the Future Service Delivery Model (FSDM) Programme Business Change Manager, you'll take on ownership of a high profile, National, in-flight change initiative to be deployed in Half 2 2025, before moving on to other change initiatives planned for 2026. If you're a proactive change professional committed to driving impactful outcomes, apply now and help shape the future of ADF Careers.

ADF Careers is the largest workforce outsourcing solution in the southern hemisphere with over 80,000 applications received on average each year.
ADF Careers is on a mission to recruit the right people, in the right numbers, at the right time to support the Australian Defence Force to build, sustain and maximise Defence capability.

Our people are our greatest asset. We recognise and respect our people’s need to work in ways that support their careers, families, and lifestyle. That’s why we offer flexible working arrangements, learning pathways, additional leave entitlements and extensive corporate discounts across a variety of product and services. We want our people to be financially rewarded; to feel good and to go beyond what they thought possible at work.

Be you, and we’ll be better together.

To find out more about our great employee benefits and what it’s like to be part of the team, reach out to our friendly talent acquisition team.

Reporting to the FSDM Business Change Manager you will be part of the programme business change management team tasked with delivering the change interventions required to ensure successful transformation across ADF Careers.

The Business Change Lead will be responsible for developing and delivering the large-scale business change activities required to deliver a modernised ADF recruiting system. This role requires the ability to perform stakeholder and impact analysis, create and execute communication plans and support the change process through the development and execution of change communications, training and other collateral. We are seeking a proactive, experienced change professional who is committed to delivering key recruiting outcomes for the ADF.

You will:

• Support the planning and execution of change initiatives, ensuring they are delivered on time and aligned with strategic direction of ADF and the transformation change strategy.
• Manage the change implementation schedule, ensuring dependencies and risks are managed effectively.
• Support change governance and portfolio change management reporting and insights
• Identify key stakeholders, ensuring clear engagement runways on their involvement and support throughout the change process.
• Coordinate and facilitate business stakeholder workshops to support requirements, design, impact assessment and planning activities.
• Conduct impact assessments through review of current and future state processes with business SMEs, to identify how changes will affect different roles inthe organisation.
• Develop  and execute an engaging communications plan to improve awareness, build buy-in, prepare impacted stakeholders and support their change journey.
• Engage and work closely with a range of stakeholders including subject matter experts, project team and leadership to ensure alignment and support for change initiatives.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement across the program.

If you have worked in a similar position or just looking for your next opportunity that will make an impact, we want to speak with you.

Your background will demonstrate:

• Experience in supporting large scale end-to-end transformation projects, including planning, execution, and monitoring of change within a complex program.
• Ability to pick up and run with an in-flight project and lead independently
• Experience coordinating and working closely with Training and Communications in delivery
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive change and ensure successful implementation of transformation initiatives.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels and align and articulate program purpose and direction.
• Excellent strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to navigate large and complex environments.
• 5+ years’ experience of similar experience in delivering and implementing change management for complex programs.
• Tertiary qualifications or relevant experience in change management or change management certification (e.g. PROSCI) is preferable.

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen and have the ability to maintain an Australian AGSVA security clearance.

If eligible, please submit your resume; applications are open to all qualified Australian citizens regardless of their background, identity, experiences and beliefs.

If you need assistance during our recruitment process, please email Sahar Khalid at sahar.khalid@adecco.com.au for a confidential conversation.

To apply for this position, please submit your application online through our designated platform. The deadline for applications is 11:30 PM (AEST) on 20th April 2026. It's important to note that applications will be reviewed and processed as they are received.