Human Capital and Change Management Lead 2026P-0305
Ascension LLC is seeking a Human Capital and Change Management Lead to support a high-visibility Air Force organizational transformation effort focused on workforce alignment, change adoption, stakeholder engagement, and future-state Target Operating Model implementation.
This role is ideal for a strategic, organized, and mission-focused professional with experience in human capital strategy, organizational change management, workforce planning, communications, stakeholder facilitation, and federal management consulting. The selected candidate will help translate organizational health findings and workforce needs into clear, actionable recommendations for senior Government leaders.
Role Summary
The Human Capital and Change Management Lead will support development of human capital strategies, change management plans, stakeholder engagement approaches, communications products, adoption plans, and talent retention recommendations. The role will help the customer address organizational friction, improve workforce alignment, support governance adoption, and sustain transformation outcomes beyond the period of performance.
The ideal candidate is self-driven, detail-oriented, comfortable working in ambiguous environments, and skilled at managing multiple priorities under a compressed delivery schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop human capital strategy inputs aligned to the future-state Target Operating Model.
- Assess workforce alignment, capability gaps, role clarity, and adoption barriers.
- Support stakeholder interviews, workshops, working groups, and leadership briefings.
- Facilitate discussions on change readiness, workforce impacts, and adoption planning.
- Translate organizational health findings into practical change management actions.
- Prepare executive-ready briefings, reports, talking points, and recommendation papers.
- Develop communications plans, stakeholder messages, and adoption support materials.
- Identify talent retention risks, dependencies, and implementation challenges.
- Support sequencing and prioritization of corrective actions and transition activities.
- Coordinate with governance, analytics, and transformation team members.
- Maintain action trackers, meeting notes, decision logs, and status materials.
- Support development of playbooks, templates, sustainment tools, and implementation guides.
- Perform all work in an advisory capacity without directing Government personnel.
How to Apply
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| Job Category | Management Consulting, Project Management |
| Minimum Requirements | Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Public Administration, Communications, I/O Psychology, or related field.| 6+ years of experience in human capital strategy, change management, workforce planning, organizational transformation, or management consulting. |
| Required Skills | Strong facilitation, writing, analysis, and executive communication skills. | Ability to support senior-level meetings, workshops, and leadership briefings.| Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.| Ability to work independently in a fast-paced federal consulting environment.| Ability to travel periodically to Hill Air Force Base, Utah. |
| Technical Skills | Experience developing change management plans, stakeholder engagement strategies, communications products, or workforce recommendations. | Experience supporting organizational assessments, operating model redesign, governance rollout, or process improvement. |
| Desired Skills | Master’s degree in Human Capital Management, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Public Administration, I/O Psychology, or related field. | Experience supporting DoD, Air Force, acquisition, sustainment, or national security environments.| Experience supporting SES, General Officer, Flag Officer, or senior executive stakeholders.| Knowledge of governance frameworks, decision rights, operating models, or enterprise transformation.| Experience with workforce analytics, organizational diagnostics, survey analysis, or qualitative research.| Certification in Prosci, CCMP, SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, PMP, or Lean Six Sigma.| Familiarity with ADKAR, Kotter, change readiness assessments, stakeholder analysis, and communications planning.| Experience developing transformation playbooks, training materials, implementation roadmaps, or sustainment guides. |
| Sustainability Requirements | U.S. Citizenship required. | Ability to pass a federal background investigation required.| Public Trust or DoD suitability may be required.| Secret clearance preferred, but not confirmed as required.| Must be able to follow CUI handling, information protection, and customer security procedures. |