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Head of Wellness at Minet Kenya

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience 6 – 8 years
  • Location Nairobi
  • Job Field Medical / Healthcare&nbsp

Head of Wellness at Minet Kenya

Head of Wellness

Purpose for the Job

  • To provide strategic leadership, innovation, and operational oversight for Minet’s corporate wellness programs. The Wellness Manager will spearhead the development of holistic, data-driven wellness solutions that enhance client health outcomes, drive business growth, and position wellness as a premium differentiator within the Minet portfolio.

Duties and Responsiblities

Strategic Leadership and Wellness Program Innovation:

  • Develop and execute a multi-year wellness strategy aligned to client segmentation, claims trends, and global wellness trends.
  • Lead the design and periodic refinement of wellness service packages tailored to specific industries and risk profiles (e.g., call centers, logistics, banking, education, etc.)
  • Collaborate with the GM and actuarial team to integrate wellness metrics with insurance renewal strategies.
  • Monitor global trends in occupational health, digital therapeutics, mental wellness, and workplace engagement to inform service evolution.
  • Foster innovation by piloting and scaling new wellness offerings (e.g., AI-based health nudging, wearable tech integration, resilience labs, green wellness, workplace social prescribing).

Oversight of Wellness Team and Program Execution:

  • Lead and mentor a team of Wellness Officers and coordinators across client accounts, ensuring high standards of delivery, professionalism, and responsiveness.
  • Oversee the development and execution of wellness calendars for key clients, ensuring alignment with health risk data and employee engagement needs.
  • Approve and monitor implementation of CDM, EAP, WPP, and occupational health solutions.
  • Ensure effective onboarding, supervision, and performance appraisal of all wellness personnel using competency-based scorecards and KPIs.

Client Engagement, Partnerships and Thought Leadership

  • Serve as the strategic wellness liaison with top-tier clients, insurance underwriters, health providers, and internal teams.
  • Support client renewal meetings by demonstrating ROI and value-on-investment (VOI) of wellness programs.
  • Represent Minet in external forums, wellness summits, and industry networks to build brand credibility.
  • Lead quarterly wellness roundtables or webinars for client HR leads and wellness champions.

Data Analytics, Reporting and ROI Tracking

  • Partner with the claims and business intelligence teams to translate health data into actionable insights.
  • Track and communicate ROI, absenteeism trends, productivity impacts, and reduction in preventable claims.
  • Drive digitization and dashboarding of wellness analytics using platforms such as Power BI, Salesforce Health Cloud, or similar tools.

Key Result Areas

  • Flexibility to lead webinars or respond to urgent health needs remotely.
  • To ensure the company regains market leadership in health and wellness by delivering measurable value to clients and fosters a vibrant preventative health culture across our clientelle.

Key Competencies

  • Strategic and analytical thinker with strong business acumen.
  • Team leadership and mentoring across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Program management, including budget control and provider management.
  • Advanced knowledge of health promotion, lifestyle diseases, occupational health, chronic disease management and behavior change.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and report writing skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills with clients and vendors.
  • Fluency in digital wellness tools, platforms, and data visualization.

Knowledge And Skills Required

  • Strategic Planning and Execution: Demonstrated ability to develop and implement multi-layered wellness strategies aligned with organizational goals and client health profiles.
  • Data Analysis and Health Intelligence: Proficiency in interpreting claims data, HRAs, absenteeism trends, and other health metrics to design targeted interventions and demonstrate ROI.
  • Digital Wellness Tools & Platforms: Familiarity with digital health ecosystems including mobile health apps, wearable integrations, wellness portals, and data visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Salesforce Health Cloud).
  • Occupational Health & Behavioral Science: Deep understanding of health promotion, ergonomics, employee behavior change models, and mental health frameworks like EAP, WPP, CDM, and buout prevention.
  • Leadership and People Management: Strong track record in supervising teams, coaching staff, conducting performance reviews, and creating a culture of accountability and innovation.
  • Client Relationship Management: Ability to build strategic partnerships, engage senior leadership across sectors, and influence wellness adoption within client organizations.
  • Communication and Presentation Skills: Expertise in preparing wellness proposals, writing impactful reports, and delivering persuasive presentations to both clinical and non-clinical audiences.
  • Financial Acumen: Understanding of wellness budgeting, cost-benefit analysis, pricing of wellness services, and negotiating with vendors for value-based solutions.
  • Change Management: Skilled in driving cultural change in organizations, aligning wellness with business KPIs, and building consensus among cross-functional stakeholders.

Professional and Academic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Medicine, Nursing, Clinical Medicine or related field.
  • Postgraduate qualification in Wellness Management, Occupational Health, Health Economics, or MBA (an added advantage).
  • Minimum 6 – 8 years of experience in corporate health / wellness management, at least 3 in a supervisory or managerial role.
  • Training in coaching, behavior change communication, or digital health strategy preferred.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Minet Kenya on hr.minet.co.ke to apply

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