Head of Health and Wellbeing

We have an exciting opportunity to work within the senior leadership team at Bristol City Robins Foundation, strategically leading and managing our health and well-being programmes as our Head of Health and Wellbeing.

If so, we would like to talk to you…

Bristol City Robins Foundation is a registered charity striving to make a positive difference for all through sport and learning. We recognise our positive impact on the community but are continually looking to develop and expand our reach.

The Head of Health and Wellbeing will drive the department’s strategic direction, develop community-based health and wellbeing programmes that meet the community’s needs, and monitor and evaluate their success. The post holder will develop and maintain partnerships, oversee the department’s growth, and manage the health and wellbeing team.

Your Main Responsibilities:

• Play a key role in the Senior Leadership Team with a key specialism in linking health and wellbeing to community development.
• Support the CCO in developing and delivering the organisational strategic plan for health and wellbeing, including taking lead responsibility for agreed strategies and deliverables.
• Link into the NHS long-term plan and ensure programmes are aligned to local and national strategies around health and wellbeing.
• Work in partnership and be proactive in engaging with key partners from across the City in the health and wellbeing sector, including public health and local PCNs.
• Manage commissioned contracts, grants, and other agreed projects, including work with partners and subcontractors, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Lead on and support the preparation of reports and documents as required by commissioners, funders, and trustees.
• Identify and lead on bids, contracts, and partnerships to generate project funding.
• Line Manage the health and wellbeing staffing team.
• Develop the skills, experience, and capabilities within the teams relating to local and current issues.
• Support the overall running of the organisation through robust budget setting and planning, safeguarding, health and safety, KPIs, operational updates, risk management, project development, and bid writing.
• Respond promptly to emerging issues/needs/threats and take advantage of new opportunities.
• Review operational and delivery risks to ensure that key risks are appropriately managed.
• Safeguard the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, working within organisational safeguarding policies and local authority frameworks.

You will have:

• To have been working in a community development organisation or role at a senior level with a proven track record of developing strategies and community delivery in the health and wellbeing sector.
• Evidence of understanding the health inequalities and priorities across Bristol.
• Proven links and strong relationships with contacts in the local and national health sector, including NHS, ICB, Local Authority, health charities and organisations, VCSE alliance, and PCNs.
• Ability to inspire, lead, and develop a team towards achieving project and department-wide goals.
• Proven ability to manage multiple programmes and teams
• Ability to identify good practices and have a capability in monitoring and benchmarking the performance of staff and programmes using industry terminology and metrics linked to health and wellbeing.
• A creative mindset and experience in community development, where the implementation of unique and engaging community programmes is evident in planning, funding, delivery, and reporting.
• The ability to manage multiple people, priorities, and programmes where quality is paramount is important.
• Capable of analysing and assimilating information through qualitative and quantitative data/information to produce reports for stakeholders, trustees, and funders.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to connect with the community, staff, and stakeholders/partners.
• Ability to be flexible in navigating the evolving landscape of the health and wellbeing services locally and nationally and address emerging needs.

Safeguarding Statement:

Bristol City Robins Foundation is committed to safeguarding children’s and young people’s welfare and expects all staff and volunteers to endorse this commitment. This post requires Enhanced Criminal Records Checks and may include checks against the Barred Lists; as such, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). Therefore, all convictions, including spent convictions that have not been subject to filtering by the DBS, should be declared.

Equality Statement:

The successful candidate must ensure a positive commitment to equality and diversity by treating others fairly and not committing any form of direct or indirect discrimination, victimisation, or harassment of any description. The candidate must also promote positive working relationships between all internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 3 years of employment, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of employment (plus bank holidays and Christmas closure days)
• A flexible working environment with generous planning, preparation, and admin time in your timetable.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Generous continuous personal development budget.
• 2 x BCFC and Bristol Bears tickets to home league games
• Work equipment (BCFC clothing, laptop, phone)
• The opportunity to be part of an incredible journey.