Senior Specialist, Wellness at Exxaro Resources

Position Overview:

• As the Senior Specialist, Wellness, you will play a pivotal role in driving the successful rollout and management of Exxaro’s comprehensive employee wellness strategy. Your focus will be on delivering a centralised implementation and advisory service that ensures our wellness initiatives are impactful, aligned with our organizational goals, and comply with industry best practices.

Minimum Requirements    
QUALIFICATIONS:

• B Degree (Hons) (Relevant) (Essential/Minimum)
• Management Development Programme (Essential/Minimum)
• PG Diploma in Business Management (Recommended/Desirable)

EXPERIENCE: 

• 6-8 yearsProven experience of solution delivery in the field of employee health and wellness. Highly specialised in health promotion and championing the wellbeing of employees. Strong understanding of the health and safety challenges in the South African mining industry. Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.  (Essential/Minimum) Management

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum)
• Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum)
• Reg: South African Occup Health Society (Recommended/Desirable)
• Reg: Health Profession Council of SA (Recommended/Desirable)

Duties & Responsibilities    
Ideal Candidate Profile (Includes but not limited to):

Ability to:

• Manage the roll out of the Group employee wellness programme and provide a centralised implementation and advisory service to the Group of companies in terms of Exxaro’s group employee wellness strategy, key initiatives, and related policies. 
• To foster a supportive, healthy, and safe work environment by developing, implementing, and managing wellness programs that promote physical, mental, and emotional health, and occupational safety. 
• To manage employee wellness related monitoring and assurance, ensuring that wellness initiatives are aligned with organisational goals and comply with industry regulations and best practices. 
• To manage and facilitate targeted wellness forums and Group wide programmes across the company.
• To provide specialist support and guidance to individual teams and Business Units in creating awareness and driving bespoke wellness campaigns and related interventions. 
• To collaborate with management, employees, healthcare providers and related implementation partners across the process in fostering a positive culture of health and safety within the company.