Strategic Manager Wellbeing and Partnerships
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
25/09/2018
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 09/10/2018 23:59
Salary:
HPO10 - £50,990 to £53,500 p.a.
Job Category:
Executive / Managerial
Employment Location:
You may be required to work at any council workplace within County Durham
Further Information
Durham County Council is seeking to appoint a motivated, passionate and highly skilled candidate to become the first joint appointment between public health and culture & sport at a senior management level.
The post holder will be responsible for driving forward key aspects of the culture & sport and public health strategic priorities and motivating the team of staff to deliver against the set priorities. They will actively contribute to the wider culture and sport and public health senior management teams and will lead by example in terms of embedding the vision, values and behaviours of the council.
Working to address health inequalities, the successful candidate will have substantial public health knowledge and an understanding of the role culture and sport can make in addressing issues of wellbeing. With demonstrable leadership and partnership skills the successful candidate will need to demonstrate their ability to deliver wellbeing outcomes through an innate understanding of how sport, leisure, museums, libraries and arts services can contribute to the wellbeing agenda. An excellent track record of collaborative working with primary and secondary care colleagues as well as the voluntary and community sector is a priority. Understanding all aspects of the local authority remit and statutory responsibilities for public health will be required. Exemplary analytical and communication skills are essential to be able to influence the wider system and engage partners in understanding their role in population health improvement. Ensuring all aspects of culture & sport are focused on improving the health of the population and making every contact count is a key outcome for this post holder.
Required Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Promotion or related field
Management qualification
Registered or working towards inclusion on the UKPH register
For further discussion please contact either:
Stephen Howell Head of Culture and Sport
on tele. no. 03000 264550 or email stephen.howell@durham.gov.uk
Gill O’Neill Deputy Director of Public Health
on tele. no. 03000 267696 or email gill.o'neill @durham.gov.uk
The interview date is to be confirmed.
Apply on-line via the jobs portal or for further assistance contact the HR Operations & Data Team on telephone no. 03000 267190 / 267940 or email hrreal@durham.gov.uk
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’ as you will not be notified by any other means.
In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Any information provided on CVs will not be considered for short-listing purposes.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.