Disability Absence Consultant (12-Month Contract)

You are as unique as your background experience and point of view. Here youll be encouraged empowered and challenged to be your best self. Youll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day youll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do.

At Sun Life were driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring authentic bold inspiring and impactful.

When you join Sun Life youll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients lives.

Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Reporting to Manager People Operations (Absence Management). We are seeking a Disability Absence Consultant (12-month contract) to provide expert HR support within HR Shared Services (HRSS) and support Sun Lifes Salary Continuance program. The ideal candidate brings strong HR operations and disability absence experience sound judgement and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

What will you do

• Employee Support and Case Administration:
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on the Salary Continuance program processes and systems; resolve complex disability-related absence inquiries and escalate as needed
  • Provide clear empathetic guidance to employees on the disability absence process including timelines required documentation and employee responsibilities
  • Administer Salary Continuance and disability-related absences across the leave lifecycle including intake documentation case monitoring employee follow-up return-to-work payroll status changes and LTD transitions
• Process Improvement and Project Participation:
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen audit controls cross-functional collaboration employee experience and escalation practices and to streamline workflows and reduce manual tasks
  • Participate in Salary Continuance and absence management process reviews and workstreams; document findings and share practical recommendations and disability-management best practices
  • Partner with HR stakeholders to develop test and implement agreed improvements
  • Update process documentation communication templates and tools to reflect agreed improvements and partner with Manager People Operations (Absence Management) to update training materials
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Coordinate with Payroll Benefits Disability Case Managers Workplace Accommodations Employee Relations and HR partners to support accurate case administration and a consistent employee experience
• Data Policy and Compliance:
  • Maintain accurate and timely employee data in HR systems and manage audits reporting and data quality activities
  • Ensure work complies with Salary Continuance program booklets benefits contracts approved process flows data privacy requirements and applicable laws

What do you need to succeed

• Disability and Absence-Management knowledge
• Operational Case Management
• Employee-Centred Support & Communication
• Process Improvement and Continuous Learning
• Stakeholder Collaboration and Influence
• Risk Awareness Judgment and Escalation
• HR Systems Proficiency
• Strong Attention to Detail Data Accuracy and Organization

Whats in it for you

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
• Were committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all ouremployees have the chance to live up to their full potential
• Were honoured to be recognized as a 2025 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work Canada
• We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work for prioritizing employee well-being fostering a positive work culture and achieving excellence in mental health

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The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other addition to Base Pay eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

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We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business our Clients and you.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing screening interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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