Healthier Food Lead Officer Occ615170

1 week ago

Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Oxfordshire County Council Full time

Job details:

Salary range:
£47,420 per annum

Work location:
Graham Hill House, Oxford


The post holder will be required to work outside normal office hours (including weekends) and to travel extensively throughout the county to lead this programme and work in a supportive way with food premises business owners, as required.


Hours per week: 3- we are open to discussions about flexible working

Contract type:
Temporary for 24 months

Closing date: 12th April 2024

Interview date:22nd and 24th April 2024

About the role:


Oxfordshire County Council is looking for a dynamic individual to be based within our trading standards service, but working across both Trading Standards and Public Health, to lead the development and delivery of a new programme or programmes to support existing Oxfordshire food businesses, to provide and give customers access to healthier food.


About us:


It's an exciting time for Trading Standards in Oxfordshire with the council's vision of becoming a greener, fairer and healthier county aligning with Public Health priorities including a shift towards focussing on more preventative approaches and aiming to close the health inequalities gap between different communities.


About you:

Do you have the passion and ideas for encouraging the promotion of healthy food in Oxfordshire but also can identify problems or gaps in provision?

Do you have the motivation and skills to encourage and persuade businesses to offer healthier options?

  • You will have a regulatory or public health background or a dietetic/nutrition qualification and may have additional skills such as having worked in a food business.
  • You will have the skills to enable you to both develop a Healthier Food Programme (with advice of Public Health and Trading Standards colleagues) and work in a supportive way with food business owners to help them make impactful and sustainable changes towards a healthier food offer.
  • You must be able to work independently, with support from colleagues when required.
  • Build good connections with partners.
  • You will need to be able to undertake research and carry out evaluations.
  • Have excellent communication skills to liaise with a wide range of agencies, businesses, and customers.
  • Be creative in designing incentives for businesses to take up the programme.
  • Come up with recommendations and act on those recommendations.
  • You will have a good understanding of healthy diets and products.

Rewards and benefits:

  • Culture of flexible working
  • Technology to support agile working where role permits
  • Up to 33 days holiday p.a. plus bank holidays
  • Option to 'buy' additional holiday
  • Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
  • Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer's contribution of up to 19.9%
  • Enhanced family friendly policies
  • Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
  • Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development

Would you like to know more?:

Please click here to view the Job Description and Selection Criteria
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Emily James, Team Leader Trading Standards on

Application Procedure:

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_Equality, Diversity and Inclusion_

  • At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

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_Guaranteed Interview Schemes_

  • As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service._

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_Safeguarding_

  • Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments._

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_Flexible Working_

  • We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexitime, part time working, job sharing, nineday fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of

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