Employee Wellness Specialist at Nestle

As part of the Emoloyee Wellness team , responsible for the implementation of employee Nutrition, Health and Wellness strategy for the company on a national basis, enabling support for Nestlé's position as an employer of choice on the NHW (Nutrition Health & Wellness) platform.

A day in the life of...

An Employee Wellness Specialist

• Drive employee behaviour change to improve the Nutrition Health and Wellness (NHW) profile of our employees to decrease absenteeism and Increase productivity through data collection, analysis and reporting
• Responsible for definition and communication of nutrition health and wellness calendar topics and Interventions events Nationally and at Head Office to promote employee health initiatives
• Responsible for the development, implementation and ongoing management of nutrition, health and wellness interventions
• Co-ordinate NHW service providers (ICAS, AFA, LOH, Discovery Medical Aid.) and Onsite services such as gym, crèche and canteens ensuring they meet 80% of KPI's, meeting monthly and actioning all agreed actions arising
• Administration of EW Intranet and drive NHW messaging through Workplace
• Co-ordinate and support wellness committees and champions according to their KPI's
• Administration of EW budget and EW Intranet and Workplace
• In conjunction with CCPA & SHE to coordinate Employee volunteering initiatives
• Drive Safety Health and Environment at Head Office in conjunction with SHE Department
• Drive and embed Global Programmes to ensure Line-Managers and employees trained on Healthy Lives, Know your Numbers & Stress and Resilience

What Will Make You Successful

• A 4 year post matric qualification
• Over 3 years experience in a similar role
• Background in Health, Dietetics, HR qualification, Health related qualification, Sports science (or good understanding of employee Health),
• Ability to connect with the external stakeholders,
• Ability to manage a large group of internal and external stakeholders (across all levels)
• Execution focused
• Good communication skills including Communication platform management
• Project management skills
• Innovation (new initiatives)