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Allstate Insurance Corporation
Location: Northbrook, IL 60062 Document ID: A4214-13MZ Posted on: 2011-01-0301/03/2011 Job Type: RegularJob Schedule:Full-time
2011-02-02
Nutrition Performance Coach - Corporate Facilitation
The position is located in Northbrook, IL. The mission of the Learning and Organizational Effectiveness (LOE) team is to enable the achievement of Allstate's key business strategies by advancing and optimizing learning, talent and organizational effectiveness solutions. . An exciting new priority for 2010 is the start-up of a comprehensive approach to improve energy management and personal/professional effectiveness of all leaders and employees through improved nutrition, fitness, and understanding of personal mission or purpose. This program involves a flagship education course called "Energy for Performance" as well as other sustaining mechanisms that contribute to creating a culture of health and well being at Allstate. The Nutrition Performance Coach will develop and support programs to promote employee well being and will share expertise with colleagues. The job requires collaboration and consulting with LOE team members, business clients, HR Business Partners, and other HR resources to develop and implement this strategic enterprise initiative.
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Lead role shaping organizational efforts to facilitate employee education on the impact of nutrition on energy, ability to think clearly, metabolism and performance
- Facilitating Energy for Performance and other workshops (position involves travel to field locations)
- Designing and implementing energy management strategies to enable leaders and employees to prepare for and complete a 90 day mission upon completion of the Energy for Performance course
- Managing learning projects: e.g. collaborating with third party vendors to improve nutritional options, recovery and physical energy at work and at home to drive full engagement
- Providing ongoing coaching to sustain change and commitment to personal training missions
- Providing thought leadership to team, clients and HR Business Partners on interval and resistance training and/or nutritional best practices and benchmarks
- Consulting on business unit or organization-wide change efforts
- Partnering with clients and HR Business Partners to provide coaching, consulting and analysis around business strategy and talent implications
- Furthering departmental knowledge and company knowledge through research, internal/external benchmarking, participation in professional associations, etc.
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Qualification
Candidate should possess the following skills:
- Great energy, passion and modeling of healthy lifestyle habits
- Ability to engage and inspire others and rally support for a critical enterprise initiative
- Ability to influence leaders and employees at all levels toward a health and well-being vision
- Credibility, a classroom presence and excellent speaking and facilitating skills
- Advanced consultation and coaching skills
- Change management knowledge
- Demonstrated systems/strategy thinking ability
- Project management
- Proficiency with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Flexibility and capability to perform in ambiguous situations
- Relationship building with individuals at all organizational levels
- Strong work ethic with commitment to high energy performance, quality and service excellence
- Ability to work independently as well as thrive in a matrixed team environment
Experience and Education:
- A BS degree in nutrition and dietetics or related field and a minimum of 5 years of business experience (Masters/Holistic Nutrition beneficial)
- Facilitation experience with executives and employees
- Registered Dietician or Nutrition Consultant preferred
- Lifestyle Weight Management Consultant (LWMC) certification preferred
Our customers aren't the only ones in Good Hands with Allstate! If you are interested in working for an employer of choice, then look no further. We offer:
- A commitment to diversity
- A commitment to our communities
- A commitment to success
and
- A commitment to work-life balance.
At Allstate, you will be among the industry's top talent with an environment that encourages continuing development and growth opportunities. As a member of the Allstate Team, you will enjoy a customizable benefits plan, generous paid time away, an excellent 401K plan, a defined benefit pension plan and much, much more!
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