Location
Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster

Hours
Full Time - standard local government hours

Salary
£59,574 per annum

About the Role
As a Senior Public Health Strategist, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering public health improvements across two of London’s most dynamic boroughs, Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea. Working within an ambitious Bi-borough Public Health team, your focus will be on improving residents’ health and wellbeing and tackling health inequalities through strategic programme management and service review. This role demands turning strategy into tangible action by managing programmes that support council priorities, meet statutory public health requirements, and respond to local needs. You will collaborate closely with colleagues, strategic leads, Heads of Service, and partners to deliver measurable public health outcomes. Your expertise will help embed public health principles across council services, commissioning, and wider activities, ensuring effective use of skills and funding. Building strong relationships with senior management and stakeholders, you will act as a trusted adviser, providing coaching, influence, and respectful challenge where necessary. Your sound judgement, resilience, and political awareness will be essential in maintaining focus on impactful work for residents. Additionally, you will contribute to the team’s culture, development, and business planning, exemplifying the council’s values, behaviours, and key Public Health competencies. This role offers an excellent opportunity to grow strategic leadership and broaden your influence in local public health change. Please refer to the Job Description for further details.

Experience
At least three years’ experience working in public health or a related role within the NHS, local authority, or similar setting. Proven ability to translate evidence into work that improves outcomes for residents and communities. Experience conducting health needs assessments, evaluating public health interventions, and measuring impact to inform service improvements. Understanding of the commissioning cycle and service design with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

About you
Confident in working with senior stakeholders, leading meetings, and building trust across organisations. Skilled in engaging with residents and communities to incorporate diverse perspectives into service design. Analytical and curious, with strong quantitative analysis skills to develop proposals and advocate for change based on evidence. Excellent communication skills, capable of writing detailed reports, delivering presentations, and handling sensitive conversations with tact and political awareness. Knowledgeable about best practices in public health and aware of the political, financial, and organisational pressures in local government and the NHS. Familiarity with London’s public health and NHS systems, change management, or local government improvement is advantageous. Strong IT and AI skills, including proficiency with Copilot, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Committed to excellent public services with a can-do attitude, honesty, integrity, and a values-led approach.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications in public health or related disciplines are implied but not explicitly stated. Commitment to continuous professional development and alignment with Public Health competencies is expected.

Additional Information
Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace and encourages applications from underrepresented groups, particularly candidates from Global Majority backgrounds. Positive action provisions under the Equality Act 2010 may be applied where candidates of equal merit are identified.