Public Health Policy and Programme Officer

Public Health Policy and Programme Officer: Healthy place and urban designThe Public Health Division are recruiting a Policy and Programme Officer for Healthy Place and Urban design on a 3 year fixed term basis. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop Southwark’s approach to supporting healthy environments, in partnership will colleagues across housing, regeneration and planning. You will be employed by and based in Southwark Council. This post is a varied role that involves: taking a health in all policies approach to collaboration; developing and commissioning specific programmes of work to improve accessibility to healthy environments and address health inequalities; and to support partnership working and effective learning about health impact across key staff groups and organisations. You will develop relationships with all programme stakeholders across Council departments and communities, VCS and NHS partners. You will be championing the capacity of local authority place-shaping powers to create healthier urban environments.Through thisroleyou will gaincomprehensive experience of working independently on a system-wide, politically complex project within an enthusiastic and high functioning public health team.About you:We are seeking a highly skilled professional with extensive experience in project management, working to address the wider determinants of health, and a deep understanding of public health methodology.The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in developing, implementing, and evaluating policies and programs aimed at improving health outcomes and addressing inequalities.You will have expertise in conducting health needs assessments and evaluating intervention outcomes. You will have exceptional communication and report writing skills and ability to present complex information to diverse audiences. You will be skilled in delivering results under pressure, and can effectively manage multiple projects to high standards within tight deadlines.A strong commitment and understanding of addressing health inequalities and tackling the wider determinants of health. About Southwark
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do. This post is a fixed term contract for 3 years. We encourage any internal staff to gain agreement from their substantive line manager before applying if considering this is as a secondment opportunity.Benefits and more information: In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough.For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits
page.As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health conditionRecruitment timetableInterviews: 20th May 2024SWC1We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme
. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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