Manager, Health and Wellness

Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Human Resources

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Closing Date: December 4, 2024

We are looking for a Manager, Health & Wellness to join our Human Resources team. Reporting to the Director, Talent and Change, you will join a team of HR, Health & Wellness professionals at our Halifax location where we offer you a Hybrid work option.

The Manager, Health & Wellness, is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight in the development, implementation, and administration of Health & Wellbeing programs and policies. This role is pivotal in promoting employee health, safety, and wellness, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, and fostering a supportive and healthy workplace environment.

• Develop and Implement Health & Wellbeing Programs: Lead the design and execution of comprehensive health and wellness programs that support employee health and organizational objectives.
• Oversee Case Management: Manage a team responsible for short-term illness claims, long-term disability applications, workers’ compensation, medical accommodation review, attendance review, fitness for work review, and employee health promotion.
• Support Complex Cases: Assist with complex cases, focusing on early support, stay-at-work intervention, safe return to work, and reduction of absenteeism.
• Critical Incident Response: Directly support critical incident response, integrating trauma-informed approaches.
• Continuous Improvement: Use expertise to enable continuous improvement, support employee engagement, and incorporate best practices.
• Foster Relationships: Build strong working relationships with business leaders, HR, Safety, and the Emera Wellness team.
• Pandemic Planning: Lead pandemic and influenza-related planning within the organization.
• Metric Management: Accountable for metric management and reporting, including utilization, statistics, and satisfaction of wellness programs.
• Contract Management: Review and manage various health contracts with external vendors.

To thrive in this role, you recognize yourself in most of the following competencies and skills listed below:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Health, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Case Management, including team leadership.
• Proven experience in case management, health and safety, with an understanding of psychological health and safety.

Technical/Job Specific Knowledge and Abilities

• Demonstrated and passionate commitment to health and safety, with an understanding of psychological health and safety.
• Experience developing strategy and leading multi-stakeholder projects and initiatives, integrating a lens of Change Management.
• Proficient working experience with policy and legislation in the areas of Human Rights, Privacy, Workers’ Compensation, Human Resources, and Occupational Health & Safety.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience managing internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Strong business acumen, along with demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Proven analytical skills to develop, evaluate, and implement recommendations.
• Proficient with Microsoft suite of products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

We understand that experience comes in many forms, and we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. So, if your experience is close to what we’ve listed above, please consider applying.

At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers.

If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by December 4, 2024 and let us know why this role is right for you.

• Flexibility: Hybrid work model with 2 flexible remote workdays.
• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
• Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching, volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plans and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.