Location
Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QP

Hours
36 hours per week

Salary
£42,912 - £49,155 per annum (salary negotiable depending upon experience)

About the Role
As a Public Health Officer working on the Health Protection portfolio and health promotion activity, you will make a powerful contribution to improving outcomes and tackling inequalities across the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and Westminster City Council. You will be a valued member of an excellent team of public health specialists, whose work enjoys a high profile and benefits from strong partnerships with stakeholders and the local community. In this varied role, you will support a range of public health projects and programmes from health promotion to health services and health protection.
You will work with a number of stakeholders and report to a Senior Public Health Strategist. As a key member of the team, you will contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of the local population.
Your responsibilities will include providing public health project and programme management support and coordination. Drawing on your full spectrum of project and programme skills, you will contribute to programme and strategy development, resource planning, communications, and reporting.
You will work closely and collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders including council teams, third sector organisations, and NHS partners, playing a key role in driving the department’s business plan.
Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who meet the essential criteria for the role will automatically be invited to interview.

Experience
Experience of working with a variety of stakeholders, project development, coordinating complex projects, and using Microsoft Office is essential.

About you
You will demonstrate excellent organisational skills plus a flexible and resilient approach to your work. A commitment to making a difference to residents’ health and wellbeing is vital. Your flair for communication with all kinds of people, both in person and in writing, enables you to help move projects forward and solve challenges creatively across multiple activities simultaneously.

Qualifications
Public Health qualification, project management qualification, or an equivalent level of relevant experience is required.