The Opportunity

Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Customer Experience & Innovation

Location: Halifax, NS

Type of Employment: Regular Full-Time

Closing Date: May 2nd, 2025

We're currently hiring a Business Growth Advisor to join our Customer Solutions team in a permanent position. In this role, you'll report to the Manager, Key Accounts.

Key elements of this role include:

• Proactive Customer Outreach (33%): Focus on inside sales activities such as cold calling, prospecting, and lead generation. You'll work to build and maintain relationships, respond to inquiries, and provide timely updates.
• Customer Value-Driven Internal Projects (33%): Assist with internal projects that drive customer value, including managing special events such as contractor and customer engagements. Coordinate resources, track timelines, and ensure timely and successful completion of tasks.
• Project Assistance and Execution (33%): Support and lead business growth initiatives by compiling data, preparing reports, and ensuring smooth execution.

These skills will make you successful:

• Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree or diploma in business, engineering or a related discipline with at least 3 years of work experience in a progressive sales environment.
• Strong Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with customers, partners, and team members.
• Attention to Detail: Keen eye for detail when preparing reports and coordinating tasks.
• Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to identify and resolve minor challenges independently.
• Tech Savvy: Familiarity with office productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Office) and openness to learning new software and systems.
• Team Player: Eagerness to collaborate with colleagues and contribute to team success.
• Customer-Focused Mindset: Dedication to meeting customer needs and providing excellent service.
• Adaptability: Comfort with evolving responsibilities and a willingness to take on new tasks.

Learn more about our culture and values

At the Emera Group of Companies, you'll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers.

If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by May 2nd, 2025 and let us know why this role is right for you.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
• Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching, volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plans and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera

As one of Atlantic Canada's largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

Recruitment & Promotion Policy

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.