Description internal Please note this vacancy is only available for Birmingham City Council employees that are under a S188 (Priority Movers and Lateral Movers). Public Health Programme Officer (Inclusion Health) Permanent Grade 4 : £33,366 - £40,476 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review) Full-time, 36.5 hours per week We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled public health practitioner/ programme officer to join our multi-disciplinary Public Health Division within the largest Local Authority in the country and lead work that contributes to tackling health inequalities in the city. This is a full-time permanent position, which is part of the Inclusion Health Team within the Healthy Behaviours and Communities sub-division. We work with a wide range of stakeholders to improve health and wellbeing, including internal directorates, academics, the Integrated Care System partners, housing and homelessness, justice and the third sectors. The team you will be joining are engaged in a dynamic and diverse range of work focused on the most disadvantaged populations, including some innovative initiatives. About Us The Inclusion Health Team’s mission is to reduce health inequalities affecting inclusion health groups in the city by influencing and working with partners across the council and externally. We aim to drive and facilitate action to address the causes and to mitigate the impact of health inequalities. Our approach is to develop understanding and raise the profile of inclusion health groups’ needs, consolidate evidence on effective interventions and develop approaches and resources to drive action across the system to reduce disparities and improve their health outcomes. The Role This role will provide support to define and manage specific projects, from comprehensive needs analyses to public health interventions. You will be coordinating and influencing work to improve the health and wellbeing of groups who often face significant barriers to accessing mainstream services such as homeless individuals and those in contact with the criminal justice system. This will involve using your proven public health and project management and matrix working skills to work in partnership across service and organizational boundaries to deliver initiatives. For this, you will be consolidating public health evidence and data and using it to develop project proposals and action plans focused on addressing inclusion health needs. Skills & Experience This is an ideal opportunity for somebody who: has experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders in supporting Public Health outcomes understands the role of public health and other organisations in the inclusion health agenda has excellent organizational skills and is able to work independently to achieve expected outcomes and deliver quality outputs has experience of developing, commissioning and coordinating delivery of complex projects has strong written and verbal communication skills and experience in writing briefings, reports, needs assessments, project specifications and plans is able to learn, adapt and manage under pressure. For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact: Natalie.Chewbirmingham.gov.uk, or Monika.Rozanskibirmingham.gov.uk. Additional Information You must upload a Supporting Statement via the miscellaneous attachment on to your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Job Description (criteria within the role context ) and Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. Please do not attach CVs as we do not accept them. Interviews for this post will take place face to face in a location in central Birmingham. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. Ref: BCC2759 We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). Job Description and Person Specification