Business Manager | EWP

LIFE Healthcare Group; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Gauteng seeks a Business Manager to oversee employee wellness programmes for large corporate clients. The successful candidate will ensure high-quality service delivery while managing client relationships and driving new business opportunities. With 5-7 years in the wellness industry, a relevant degree, and strong leadership skills, you will excel in fostering cooperative relationships to meet strategic objectives. The role demands excellent communication and organizational capabilities, along with a commitment to ethical practices.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years’ experience in a health-related environment with management experience in the Wellness industry.
• Experience in administration, financial, operations, and human resource management.
• Good professional role model with strong organizational and management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage employee wellness programme for large corporate clients.
• Ensure delivery of quality service aligning with contract and SLA obligations.
• Actively identify new business opportunities within the region.

Skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Excellent verbal & written communication skills

Organisational awareness

Customer responsiveness

Education

Business Degree or relevant qualification in healthcare (minimum NQF level 7)

Matric or Grade 12 or equivalent

Tools

Computer literacy

Valid Code 08 Drivers Licence

Job description

A vacancy exists for a Business Manager in Gauteng (Inland South) to manage the employee wellness programme for large corporate clients with a national footprint. The successful candidate will report to the Regional Business Manager and will be responsible for rendering a quality service which is effective and efficient and exceeds customers’ expectations.

Critical Outputs

• Ensuring the delivery of a quality service to our customers in alignment with our agreed contract and SLA obligations
• Direct and continuous engagement with customers, relationship building and sustaining these relationships & improving on the engagement across different levels, to foster cooperative relationships intended to optimally impact the delivery of an integrated wellness solution
• Project manage all aspects of the assigned client portfolio
• Ensure monitoring, documentation, facilitation, and direct engagement with customers for queries regarding health solutions & respond within a timely and appropriate manner
• Responsible for the effective and timeous delivery of high-quality services to customers
• Responsible for Business Reporting as required (internally & externally)
• Manage and deliver contract reviews that are consistent with the overall business, health, and wellness strategy and/or SLA
• Strategically build relationships with identified stakeholders within the client organization to deliver on an integrated wellness solution
• Actively identifying new business opportunities within the region supporting the LHS sales and marketing strategy
• Achieving the business growth targets and retain clients within the region, in line with the business strategy, by meeting short-, medium- and longer-term objectives
• Responsible for contract renewals, annual increases, and client retention of assigned portfolio
• Source new and upselling opportunities within assigned portfolio
• Active leading, encourage and participation from all employees to achieve strategic objectives
• Provide direction and inspire positive work behaviours in line with Life Healthcare and LHS code of conduct and workplace culture in the patch
• Leading, guiding, and managing the teams to ensure they receive the necessary information, infrastructure, logistics and functional support to achieve and meet their objectives
• Demonstrating visible leadership in respect of the Life values, operating model, and strategy
• Ensuring and driving optimal management of business governance to achieve sound business ethics, risk management and control with appropriate transparency and controls
• Escalation of identified risks to the correct reporting lines and follow-through on remedial actions required

Requirements

• Matric or Grade 12 or equivalent
• A business Degree/ or appropriate relevant qualification in the health care field, minimum NQF level 7
• At least 5-7 years’ experience in a health-related environment with management experience in the Wellness industry (EWP/EAP)
• Experience in administration, financial, operations and human resource management (including communication and training)
• Possession of a valid Code 08 Drivers Licence and own car with reliable insurance for client site travel; occasional overnight trips may occur
• Good professional role model, strong organisational and management skills, effective communicator and motivator with good interpersonal skills
• Computer literacy is essential

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgment
• Resilience
• Teamwork
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Business insight
• Organisational awareness
• Drive and energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behavior
• Building relationships & networking
• Customer responsiveness
• Motivating and developing people

Email: [e-mail] Closing date Friday, December 5, 2025

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.