Work Ability Leadership Development Manager

Keskinäinen Työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Elo; Tampere; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Elo is seeking a Work Ability Leadership Development Manager for the Tampere region. The role focuses on identifying and mitigating sickness absence risks and developing leadership processes to improve work ability.

You will help client companies recognize and prevent costs related to sickness absence through Elo’s digital services, collaborating with management, HR and supervisors. You will participate in multiple projects, contribute to service development, and bring an advanced university

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree and substantial experience in personnel or work-ability leadership development.

Responsibilities

• Identify and mitigate sickness absence risks within client organisations.
• Develop processes for work-ability leadership.
• Plan measures to reduce sickness absence risks.
• Help client companies recognise and prevent costs related to sickness absence through Elon’s digital services.
• Collaborate with client management, HR and supervisors and coordinate with Elon colleagues, partners and external experts.
• Participate in multiple projects concurrently and contribute to service development.

Skills

Finnish

Swedish

English

Leadership development

HR practices

Communication skills

Education

Advanced university degree

Job description

Elon's team seeks a Work Ability Leadership Development Manager for Pirkanmaa. The role involves identifying and mitigating sickness absence risks, developing processes for work ability leadership, and planning measures to reduce such risks.

You will help client companies recognize and prevent costs associated with sickness absence through Elon's digital services. In the role you will work with client company management, HR and supervisors and coordinate closely with Elon colleagues, partners and external experts.

You will participate in multiple projects concurrently and contribute to service development.

The position requires a suitable advanced university degree and substantial experience in personnel or work-ability leadership development tasks. You bring solid expertise in good HR and work-ability leadership practices and experience collaborating with customer organisations. Supervisory experience is advantageous.

Proficiency in Finnish, Swedish and English and strong communication skills are essential. You should be comfortable in presenting. We seek a person who is enthusiastic, customer-oriented and solution-focused.

The job requires flexibility, travel willingness and the possibility to use your own car.

Why apply? You will engage in meaningful, societally important work and join a collaborative, trusting culture. The role offers pathways to become a deep expert in work-ability leadership and to work independently as a work-ability leadership expert within customer organisations while being part of a great team. We work in a hybrid model emphasizing smooth day-to-day life and work-life balance.

We value diversity and equality and invite all applicants to equal footing.

If you are interested, please submit your application with CV, salary expectations by 20.8.2026. For more information contact Service Director Marjo Itäaho. You can reach her Tue 18.8. 14-16 and Tue 20.8. 16-17, tel. [phone]. Prepare for the first round Teams interview on 27-28.8.2026. The second interview is tentatively in Tampere on 8-9.9.2026.

Advanced university degree, Substantial experience in personnel or work-ability leadership development