Adviser - CHIP (Fixed term until 30 September 2024)
Westminster - London

Vacancy Reference: 002556

Location: Westminster - London

Closing Date: 01/06/2022

Salary: £47,347 pa (including London Weighting)

Employment Type: Fixed term or secondment considered, full-time

Department: Deputy Chief Executive, LGA

Hours Per Week: 35

Fixed term contract until 30 September 2024

About us

The Local Government Association (LGA), working with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) and Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) has a programme for sector led support as part of our Care and Health Improvement Programme (CHIP). We are looking for a highly respected and credible person to work as an Adviser. 

To find out more information about what it’s like to work at the LGA, please visit http://www.local.gov.uk/benefits-and-working-lga and for information on Equality and Diversity at the LGA, please visit https://www.local.gov.uk/equality-and-diversity-lga

The role

Do you have a passion for public health? Would you like to be part of work to examine how we can reduce health inequalities? Do you want to support councils in their role in creating healthier places for their citizens? If so, we are looking for an Adviser to join us as part of our public health improvement programme. 

This role offers varied public health work from topic specific improvement programmes such as suicide prevention, through to whole system approaches to tackling inequalities with the Childhood Obesity Trailblazer Programme (COTP) and the Shaping Places for Healthier Lives Programme (SPHL). 

The focus of this role will be on delivering our public health improvement programmes to councils through a combination of providing direct support to a few councils and developing a wider support offer, building the evidence, and sharing the learning for all councils.

The requirements

The successful candidate should have a good, broad knowledge of local government and public health. Strong project management skills and experience in delivering programmes will be important. We use a test and learn approach, both within the LGA and our programmes, so the ability to be flexible and adapt as necessary is essential. 

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Kay Burkett at kay.burkett@local.gov.uk or on 07909 534126. 

You must have the right to work in the UK, the LGA are unfortunately unable to offer sponsorship visas. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage. 

Closing date:      Midnight, Wednesday 1 June 2022
Interview dates:  Week commencing 20 June 2022 

As a Disability Confident Leader, the LGA values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community


 

This vacancy is now closed. We are no longer accepting applications for this position.

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