Location
London Borough of Harrow

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£46,854 per annum

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Harrow Council’s Public Health team in a newly created role that will have a significant impact on improving health and wellbeing across the borough. As the Behaviour Change and Healthy Weight Lead, you will play a central role in delivering Harrow’s Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Strategy, helping to embed health improvement conversations across council services, health organisations and the voluntary sector. By empowering staff and partners with the knowledge, skills and confidence to support healthier lifestyles, you will contribute to long-term improvements in population health and the reduction of health inequalities.

Working collaboratively with public health colleagues, clinicians, community partners and key stakeholders, you will lead the design, development and delivery of a high-quality MECC training programme for the borough. You will create engaging training resources, deliver impactful training sessions and establish a sustainable train-the-trainer model to build capability across organisations. Alongside this, you will provide professional leadership and oversight for the Child Healthy Weight Programme, supporting quality assurance, programme development and continuous improvement across a diverse network of providers and partners.

This is a rewarding opportunity for a passionate and motivated professional who is committed to behaviour change, prevention and partnership working. You will have the autonomy to shape and influence key public health programmes, align health improvement messaging across the local health and care system and help ensure residents have access to consistent, evidence-based support. Harrow Council is committed to innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement, making this an ideal role for someone looking to make a lasting difference to the lives of residents while supporting healthier communities across the borough.

This is a 2 year fixed-term contract.

Experience
- Proven experience of leading complex public health behaviour change programmes and initiatives with minimal supervision.
- Strong facilitation and presentation skills, with confidence to engage and work effectively with diverse groups.
- Experience of coaching, mentoring and developing others to build skills, knowledge and confidence.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including managing sensitive or challenging conversations without formal authority.
- Good understanding of key public health priorities, including infection prevention and control, vaccination programmes, common communicable diseases and health improvement approaches.

About You
- Excellent knowledge of culturally sensitive, evidence-based and compassionate behaviour change approaches.
- Ability to design and deliver effective interventions for diverse communities using behaviour change theory and professional judgement.
- Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex health information into clear, accessible and trauma-informed messages.
- Ability to identify opportunities for improvement, solve problems proactively and use initiative to drive positive change.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, able to prioritise competing demands and deliver high-quality outcomes within agreed timescales.

Qualifications
Not explicitly stated, but relevant public health qualifications and experience in behaviour change are implied.