Wellness Program Manager

Gallagher•Rolling Meadows, IL

About The Position

At Gallagher Benefit Services, you’re a trusted partner to organizations navigating some of their most important people decisions. We help clients build better workplaces, where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to thrive. Whether it’s shaping benefit strategies, designing wellbeing programs, or advising on workforce challenges, the work you do here creates meaningful change for businesses and the people who power them. We’re a community of bold explorers, trusted experts, and compassionate partners; working side by side to solve problems, and shape the future of work. Here, curiosity is encouraged, collaboration is second nature, and your ideas have room to grow. If you’re looking for a place where your contribution matters and where you can help build a better world of work; think of Gallagher. The Wellness Program Manager will work collaboratively to develop, implement, track and evaluate clients’ wellness programs. The goal of the Wellness Program Manager is to boost employee health,mindset and productivity through the creation and modification of its wellness program.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Minimum 2 years experience in the Health/Wellness field (vendor, carrier, corporate, Broker/Consulting) or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Must have computer skills and be proficient with Windows-style applications, email, and internet.
Demonstrate strong communication, both oral and written, and presentation skills.
Strong organizational and project administration skills.
Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects under tight deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Education in health related field (Exercise science, exercise physiology, kinesiology, public health, health promotion, etc. preferred.
Experience working with employee benefits, wellness vendors, and insurance carriers desirable.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with Gallagher’s Wellbeing Consultants and client support team(s) in developing, implementing and managing Wellness Programs.
Develops, and periodically updates, an annual calendar of activities and associated budget to guide health promotion and wellness activities.
Supports implementation and ongoing vendor management of health promotion programs and activities while serving as the main point of contact for issue escalation and resolution.
Schedules onsite and/or virtual-based health and wellness activities including, but not limited to,preventive care screenings and services, guest speakers, lunch n’ learns events, webinars/seminars, 5K events, health fairs, wellness challenges, wellness portal administration and other planned health and wellness activities.
Develops marketing materials and educational resources for health promotion and wellness activities including, but not limited to, newsletters, website/intranet site content, mail and email campaigns, posters and other communication methods for client use in promoting health and wellness activities and health observations.
Leverages community partnerships to support a client’s goals including initiatives related to health promotion and wellness activities.
Collaborates with a client’s health plan and vendor partners to identify opportunities for health awareness, engagement and to drive utilization of a client’s health and wellbeing resources.
Administers employee satisfaction surveys following health promotion and wellness activities.
Compiles participation statistics for preventive screenings, wellness programs and activities.
Develops and presents scheduled reports on overall program.
Continually evaluates the effectiveness of wellness activities in attracting high levels of participation and seeks new and/or innovative approaches to increasing such participation.
Responds verbally and in written form to client and employee inquiries related to wellness activities and refers inquiries to staff as appropriate.
Develops and facilitates wellness committees/champion networks related to local and centrally planned activities across key client locations.
Monitors a client’s expenditures for health and wellness promotion activities and programs to ensure budgetary compliance.
Conducts limited-in-scope request for proposals for specific wellness programming and activity needs, evaluates vendor’s responses and monitors and evaluates performance of selected vendors, including recommendations for continuation or discontinuation of services.

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
Life and accident insurance
401(K) and Roth options
Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
Educational expense reimbursement
Paid parental leave
Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
Training programs
Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
Charitable matching gift program