Manager Employee Wellness

Listing reference: eskom_000065
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 7 October 2025
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Human Resources and Recruitment
Location: Germiston
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
To provide strategic wellness direction and policy assurance, leadership in managing wellness services and subject matter expert advice to human resources business partners (HRBP) and stakeholders. Task Grade: M14 Department: Employee Wellness Business Unit: Human Capital Management No. of positions: 1 Location: Rosherville - Germiston
Job description

Skills and Competencies

•  Engaging and managing key stakeholders in senior positions
•  Presentation and facilitation
•  Excellent written communication skills
•  Management and execution of large scale projects
•  Computer literacy
•  Conflict management and resolution
•  Problem solving
•  Analytical
•  Crisis management and debriefing skills
•  People management skills
•  Coaching and consulting skills
•  Project Management Skills
•  Financial Management skills

Leadership

•  Live the Eskom vision and values
•  Grow people
•  Ignite passion
•  Promote teamwork
•  Encourage the right behaviour
•  Promote open and transparent communication


Knowledge

•  Employee wellness knowledge, including EAP.
•  Marital, family and relationship, personal debt and financial management problems and sexual harassment problems
•  Substance abuse (alcohol, drugs, prescription medication) and other addictive behaviour such as gambling
•  Workplace Violence and Trauma Counselling and after care (Conflict management and resolution)
•  Health Stress Management
•  Life Style Management including HIV/AIDS and TB in the workplace.
•  EAPA standards, related legislations
•  South African Labour and Health Legislation Organisations HR systems, policies and procedures
•  Management of sickness, absenteeism and medically incapacitated employees
•  EAP service provider contracts, including eligibility requirements, performance, standards, budget, limitations, scope of service and strength and weakness of the service provider.
•  Negotiation techniques
•  Change management knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

•  Provide leadership on psychosocial processes and lead the management of employee assistant programmes (EAP) initiatives thereof.
•  Provide a consultative and advisory role on EAP related issues within Eskom Rotek Industries
•  Identify psychosocial trends and risks within the business
•  Monitoring and evaluation of EAP services within Eskom Rotek Industries
•  Customer Relations / Service Level principles (SLP's)
•  Project management and participation in all Health and Wellness initiatives within the regions
•  Wellness
•  Manage and monitor the EAP external service provider
•  Continuous improvement
•  SHE compliance
•  Reduce rework
•  Audit rating

If you have not been contacted within 28 days after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.”

 

“Eskom is committed to equality, employment equity, and diversity. In accordance with the employment equity plan of Eskom and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.  Eskom reserves the right not to make an appointment to the posts as advertised.  Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply for positions.”

 

Eskom is committed to providing a smoke-free environment for its employees and visitors at the workplace.

Minimum requirements

Qualification(s):

•  B Degree/B Tech/Advanced Diploma in Psychology/Social Work at NQF7 with 360 credits or related qualification
•  Registration with either one of the following: HPCSA//EAPA/SAIHCM will be advantageous.

Experience:

•  5 years related Wellness/EAP management experience

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