Public Health Senior Officer

DescriptionPublic Health Senior Officer Arts & HealthPermanentGradeConsultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review.Working 36 hours per weekAre you passionate about using creativity to drive health equity Birmingham City Council is seeking a dynamic and strategic Public Health Senior Officer to lead our Creative Public Health Programme. This unique role bridges the arts and public health sectors using cultural engagement to tackle health inequalities and improve wellbeing across Birmingham.You will manage a portfolio of city-wide and hyper-local investments oversee embedded matrix officers in cultural institutions and lead strategic alignment across the Public Health Division and wider council. This is a high-impact role with opportunities to shape policy co-design services with citizens and represent Birmingham in national and international forums.Key ResponsibilitiesLead the Healing Arts Programme and other creative health initiatives.Manage contracts and financial planning across 11 active projects.Supervise a Grade 4 officer and four matrix officers embedded in arts organisations.Build and sustain partnerships with arts NHS ICS and community organisations.Ensure legacy planning for matrix officer roles post-contract.Translate public health policy into practice through creative interventions.Represent the council in strategic partnerships and public health forums.What Were Looking ForWere looking for someone who is:Educated to degree level in arts social culture public health or a related field.Experienced in local authority NHS or third sector work.Committed to professional development including UKPHR practitioner registration.Skilled in relationship-building stakeholder engagement and strategic planning.Comfortable working in a fast-paced high-pressure environment.Proficient in financial oversight contract management and project delivery.Team & CultureYoull join a close-knit diverse team that values collaboration innovation and personal growth. The team operates across multiple workstreams including community health cultural intelligence and ethnic disparity. Youll have opportunities to attend conferences contribute to strategic decision-making and shape the future of creative public health in Birmingham.For any informal enquires please contact: Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately we cannot consider any applications without a CV 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.We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered.We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.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.Required Experience:Senior IC Key Skills Children Activity,Graduate Engineering,Flight Operations,Adobe Photoshop,Content Marketing,Broadcast Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Monthly Salary Salary: 42839 - 51356