About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security. In New Zealand, our Talent & Organisation (T&O) practice partners with clients to drive large-scale transformation by aligning people, culture, leadership, and operating models to business strategy.

The Role

As a Change Consultant (CL9) within Accenture’s Talent & Organisation practice, you will support the delivery of enterprise-scale transformation programs across public and private sector clients in New Zealand. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to design and deliver change strategies that enable successful adoption of new ways of working, technology, and operating models.

This role requires strong consulting capability, practical change delivery experience, and the ability to work effectively in complex, fast-paced environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver change management strategies aligned to business and transformation objectives

• Conduct change impact assessments, stakeholder analysis, and readiness assessments

• Develop and execute change plans including communications, engagement, and training approaches

• Support leadership and workforce transitions during organisational and technology change

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across HR, technology, and business functions

• Prepare high-quality client deliverables including presentations, reports, and change artefacts

• Support client workshops, interviews, and engagement sessions

• Contribute to practice development through knowledge sharing and continuous improvement

Minimum Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum 4–6 years’ experience delivering change management initiatives within a consulting or large enterprise environment

• Demonstrated experience working on enterprise transformation programs (e.g. HR transformation, operating model change, digital or technology-enabled change)

• Strong understanding of structured change methodologies (e.g. Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter or equivalent)

• Proven ability to engage and influence stakeholders at multiple levels

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing client-ready materials

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in ambiguous environments

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Management, or a related discipline

• Relevant change management certification (e.g. Prosci) is desirable but not mandatory

Why Join Accenture

• Work on high-impact transformation programs across New Zealand

• Be part of a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing consulting team

• Access ongoing learning, certifications, and career development opportunities

• Flexible working arrangements and a strong focus on wellbeing

Additional Information

• This role is based in New Zealand and requires the right to work in New Zealand

• The role will be advertised for a minimum of two weeks on a national job listing site

• Applications will be closed prior to lodging the Job Check application

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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