Manager, Wellness

Description

Title: Manager, Wellness
Department:Human Resources
Community:Iqaluit
Requisition Number: 766
Type of Employment:Indeterminate
Salary range:$145,539 to $165156.00 per year, 37.5 hours/week
Northern Allowance:$16,328 per year
Housing:Subsidized Staff Housing is Available
Union Status: Excluded
Closing date: July 24, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. eastern time

This employment opportunity is open to all applicants.

Reporting to the Director of Wellness (Director), the Manager Wellness (Manager) ensures the Government of Nunavut’s (GN) wellness operational plan is executed based upon Inuit Societal Values. The Manager is responsible for the GN workplace wellness programs, services, and compliance in accordance with a wide variety of acts and legislation, the Canada Labour Code, collective agreements, labour arbitration cases and other relevant precedents. The Manager is the lead for employee wellness matters for all GN departments, boards and agencies; a workforce of approximately 5,000 employees located in 25 Nunavut communities plus several out-of-territory locations.

Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the Manager, Wellness are, but are not limited to:

• managing the development, implementation, and monitoring of a Wellness Program Framework based in Inuit Societal Values (ISV).
• leading the development, implementation, and monitoring of employee wellness programs, including mental health supports, psychological work environment initiatives, diversity and inclusion activities, occupational health programs, and organizational community involvement.
• managing the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), including contract management, service evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• working proactively with subject matter experts as key stakeholders in the execution of the GN Wellness Operational Plan.
• providing expectations, procedural advice, directives, and implementation tools to departments, boards, and agencies on workplace health, psychological work environment, diversity and inclusion, and organizational community involvement.
• managing directives related to conflict management, including the use of alternative dispute resolution methods to address workplace conflict.
• managing and implementing employee recognition programs, including the planning, organization, and execution of long-term service awards.

Qualifications

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through completion of an undergraduate degree from a recognized Canadian university in Social Sciences, health sciences, workplace wellness, or a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Wellness, or Bachelor of Community Mental Health and Wellness, Human Resources, Health fields or another related field, plus five (5) years of experience in a related field, including one (1) year of related supervisory experience. Experience in wellness program development would be considered an asset.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land,Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.

Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered.
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check.
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.