Public Health Senior Officer

Birmingham City Council,

Public Health Senior Officer – Arts & Health
Permanent
Grade 5 - £42,839 - £51,356
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review.
Working 36 hours per week
Are 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 Responsibilities

• Lead 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 We're Looking For
We're 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 & Culture
You'll 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. You'll have opportunities to attend conferences, contribute to strategic decision-making, and shape the future of creative public health in Birmingham.

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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.
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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.
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