Programme Senior Officer – Built & Natural Environment

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Programme Senior Officer - Built and Natural Environment

Permanent

Grade 5 - £41,511 - £49,764 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Location: The Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham

About Us

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled person to join our multi-disciplinary public health team in a Built and Natural Environment (BNE) senior officer role that will span the public health BNE work programs.

This is a rare opportunity to join an expanding public health team in the largest local authority in the country and contribute to Birmingham's being a great city that enables people to live healthy and active lives. This unique role will support the joint work of the Council’s Public Health BNE team to maximise the health and wellbeing gains from regenerating the city.

The Public Health Division is engaged in a dynamic and diverse range of innovative work at the local, regional, national, and international levels.

The Role

The role is ideal for experienced public health or policy professionals with experience in roles or programs associated with the built and natural environment or a related field.

This full-time role will be in the expanding Built and Natural Environment team, working closely with various council departments, including the Planning and Regeneration team, housing, licensing and transport. It will look at embedding public health considerations into the policy-making processes to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities within the community. There will also be opportunities to develop new projects that meet the priorities of the public health and planning and regeneration functions.

The successful candidates will be required to deliver on a selection of duties and responsibilities within the team, and these may change and evolve as priorities emerge and business needs change.

This role involves driving forward a Social Determinants of Health approach, developing and advocating for policies that promote health equity.

Skills & Experience

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who:

1. has substantial experience working with a wide range of partners and stakeholders in supporting Public Health outcomes, for example, elected members, the commissioners and providers of health and care services, statutory agencies and businesses
2. can interact with the diverse communities of Birmingham and is passionate about reducing health inequalities
3. has experience in delivering performance and governance arrangements and developing and implementing improvement programmes in line with agreed priorities
4. has demonstrable knowledge and understanding of Public Health priorities and relevant policy environment
5. has demonstrable knowledge of national planning legislation and local planning policy
6. has substantial experience in developing and coordinating the delivery of major projects in complex and challenging environments
7. has experience in developing staff through both formal and informal opportunities

Additional Information

Special Conditions:

• This vacancy is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact: Sherine Edwards-Dodd- Service Lead, Built and Natural Environment Team. Email: [e-mail]

Please upload your up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without both a CV and Personal Statement attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

Closing date 28th April 2025 at 23.59.

Interviews for this post will take place virtually via video conferencing. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.

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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) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

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