EY-Parthenon Mauritius - Change Management Strategist

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EY-Parthenon is EY’s global strategy consulting arm, working alongside C-suite leaders to solve their most complex challenges. From Mauritius, we support a uniquely diverse portfolio of clients across Africa and EMEIA - from major corporates to fast-growing mid-market companies and family-owned businesses. Our projects range from designing operating models for regional conglomerates, to supporting SMEs in their international expansion and helping financial institutions accelerate digital transformation.

Joining EY-Parthenon Mauritius means contributing to one of the fastest-growing strategy practices focused on Africa. It is an opportunity to shape high-impact strategies, work directly with senior decision-makers, and play an active role in driving transformation across the continent, combining intellectual rigor, entrepreneurial energy, and real on-the-ground impact

Your role and responsibilities: 

As a change management strategist, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that strategic transformations are truly adopted and sustained across organisations.

• Change strategy and leadership
  • You will develop and lead comprehensive change management strategies that align with client objectives and transformation roadmaps.
  • You will translate complex transformation initiatives into clear, actionable behavioural shifts.
• Organisational impact and readiness
  • You will conduct change impact assessments, readiness diagnostics, and organisational culture analyses.
  • You will recommend interventions to enable smooth transitions and sustained adoption.

• Stakeholder engagement and communications

• • You will identify, map, and engage critical stakeholders across all levels.
  • You will design communication strategies and narratives that build alignment, clarity, and momentum.
  • You will facilitate leadership workshops and large-group engagement sessions.
• Capability building and training
  • You will design and oversee capability-building programmes, training curricula, and coaching initiatives for managers and frontline teams.
  • You will strengthen leadership effectiveness during transformation.
    
    
• Operating model and transformation support
  • You will contribute to operating model redesign, workforce transition plans, and new ways-of-working rollout.
  • You will work closely with strategy, operations, and digital teams to embed change into programme delivery.
• Agile and data-driven delivery
  • You will integrate change management practices into agile or hybrid delivery models.
  • You will define success metrics, monitor adoption levels, and adjust interventions based on data.
• Risk and issue management
  • You will identify risks that may impact adoption and design mitigation strategies.
  • You will coach leaders and managers on how to drive change effectively within their teams.
• Team and practice development
  • You will mentor junior colleagues and contribute to building EY-Parthenon Mauritius’ change management offering.

You will develop internal methodologies, tools, and thought leadership

What’s it for you?

• You will gain a unique global and Africa-focused exposure across Mauritius, Madagascar, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Morocco, Côte d'Ivoire, and beyond.
• You will take on a strategic role at the intersection of leadership alignment, culture, operations, and human performance.
• You will work directly with C-suite executives, sponsors, and business leaders.
• You will benefit from accelerated career growth within a fast-expanding strategy practice.
• You will have access to EY’s global transformation frameworks, accelerators, and learning programmes.
• You will join an entrepreneurial environment where you help shape and scale the transformation capabilities of the Mauritius practice.

To qualify for the role, you must have

Experience

• You have 6–10 years of experience in change management, organisational transformation, or people advisory.
• You have a proven track record leading change workstreams on large, multi-stakeholder, or multi-geography programmes such as digital transformation, operating model redesign, post-merger integration, ERP or CRM implementations, or cultural change.
• You have strong experience in stakeholder management and executive facilitation.

Skills and mindset

• You are able to simplify complexity and craft compelling narratives for senior stakeholders.
• You have excellent workshop facilitation and communication skills.
• You demonstrate a strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate insights into actionable interventions.
• You show high emotional intelligence, resilience, and a calm, structured approach to fast-paced environments.
• You bring an entrepreneurial spirit and appetite to build new capabilities within the practice.

Nice to have

• You may hold certifications such as Prosci, ACMP, PMI-ACP, Lean Change, or design thinking credentials.
• You may have exposure to behavioural science, cultural transformation methods, and digital adoption frameworks

Qualifications

• You hold a master’s degree from a leading engineering school or business school, with a specialization in strategy, organisational transformation, or a related field.
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and French

What We Look For

If you’re a natural leader, with a talent for motivating individuals, building relationships, and solving complex client problems, we’re interested in you. You’ll need to be ready to listen and confident in challenging the status quo. Top performers in this role will have strong experience contributing content to pursuits, collaboratively structuring work, managing teams, developing reusable collateral, and experience working with client executives. If you have a genuine passion for helping businesses achieve their full potential, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching, and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

About EY

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