Programme Officer (Inequalities)

Programme Officer (Inequalities)
Grade 4 £30151 - £37,261
Permanent
Working 36.5 hours per week

We have 2 exciting opportunities for skilled public health practitioners/ project officers 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.

These are full-time permanent positions, which are part of the Inequalities 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, justice and the third sectors. The team you will be joining are engaged in a dynamic and diverse range of work around inclusion health, poverty, clinical inequalities, discrimination and health, including ground-breaking and award-winning initiatives.

About Us

The Inequalities Team’s mission is to reduce health inequalities in the city by effective influencing and working with partners across the council and externally, with a specific focus on the vulnerable and disadvantaged citizens. We aim to facilitate action to address the causes and to mitigate the impact of health inequalities. Our approach is to raise the profile of inequalities experienced by the citizens of Birmingham, consolidate evidence on effective interventions and develop approaches and resources to drive action across the system to reduce health inequalities and improve health outcomes.

The Role

Both roles will provide support to define and manage projects to reduce health inequalities in the city. 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 migrants. This will involve using your proven public health and project management skills to work in partnership across organizational boundaries to deliver key health inequalities initiatives.

You will also be consolidating public health evidence and data and using it to develop project proposals and action plans to reduce health inequalities.

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 tackling health inequalities
• has excellent organizational skills and is able to work independently to achieve expected outcomes and 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, project specifications and plans
• is able to learn and adapt and can make a confident start in this role quickly.

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 Person Specification and as outlined in the list above. 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.

Closing date: 5th March 2023 23:59

Interviews for this post will take place either face to face in a location in central Birmingham or remotely via Teams.. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.

For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact:

Monika Rozanski, Public Health Service Lead - Inequalities, Public Health Birmingham.
Email: monika.rozanski@birmingham.gov.uk
Tel: 07742405225

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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) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).

Job Description

Person Specification