Job summary
Kent Public Health Smoke Free Generation
Kent Public Health is seeking to expand to deliver an extended tobacco control agenda under the governments new smokefree plan, Stopping the Start. There are new and exciting opportunities available to support our excellent tobacco control and commissioning teams and take our Stopping the Start delivery plan forward. We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic team members, ideally with public health backgrounds and project management skills and knowledge of the tobacco control agenda. This is an exciting initiative that will run for three years with a view to extend for up to two additional years. If you meet the requirements of the following job descriptionand are up for the challenge, we welcome your application.
Public Health Project Officer - Smoke Free
This new role offers you an opportunity to support the delivery of new and exciting tobacco control projects within Kents Public Health team to help ensure that the local authority's ambitions are delivered.We will be developing new programmes to deliver the governments smokefree agenda, so project planning skills and attention to detail are essential.
Public Health promotes the prevention of poor health and seeks to address health inequalities and inequities locally. The wider public health team commission public health services including a health visiting service, undertake research, work in health protection, and carry out analysis of health-related data.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Public Health team, your role will be to develop, monitor, review, and support projects in a range of services across different partnerships.
You will coordinate projects, provide support, present reports for different audiences, and monitor progress against outcomes.
You will need to have the ability to prioritise competing demands and objectives, coupled with diplomacy and a working knowledge of all stages of the project cycle.
You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills to work efficiently and effectively across organisational boundaries and with internal partners.
The post will initially be appointed on a three-year fixed term contract with the aim to review and extend for up to two additional years (funding dependent).
As an employee of Kent County Council, you will receive training suitable to the role and to support your development, along with excellent benefits, including 29 days annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and flexible working.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Shortlisting: 10th May 2024
Interview date 22nd May 2024
About us
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flexibility!KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the
diversity of the countys working residents, encouraging applications from
people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic
backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to
create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at
work.Please note if you are interested, please apply as soon as
possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should
a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of the Job:
Develop, support, monitor and review activity relating to specific projects within the Public Health
division, providing support and advice to managers across the Directorate, in order to deliver
effective project implementation in line with budgets and timescales.
Monitor the implications of legislation and local and national initiatives which may impact on the
Directorates services and users.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Deliver a range of projects across the Directorate and across the Public Health division
at all stages of the project cycle, as directed by Senior Managers or Members, including
project initiation, planning, management and consultation, in order to ensure effective,
efficient and high-quality projects within defined processes and to the appropriate
timescales.
Monitor and evaluate the progress of the project, identifying any scope for improvement to
current projects or any problems or constraints as determined by legislation, national and
local initiatives, Directorate or County policy etc. in order to develop project briefs which
support agreed and changing objectives.
Commission and monitor activity, as agreed with Senior Managers, in order to
ensure that overall project objectives are met.
Maintain regular and effective communication with Senior and Chief Officers, including
recommendations and reports on projects in order to ensure that informed decision-making
takes place.
Develop specialist knowledge of relevant services and initiatives related to the projects
to enable informed decision-making throughout the various stages of the project and
ensure effective briefing of Members, Senior Officers and all stakeholders.
Provide support to the Programme Manager in the planning and monitoring of project
budgets to ensure tight financial control and the effective use of resources.
Develop and implement contingency plans so that any services affected by the project
can continue to be provided if the original plan does not meet particular timescales.
Promote the project within KCC and across partnership agencies at a strategic level to
ensure full user and stakeholder participation in the development of appropriate initiatives.
Prepare a business plan for the Project, to reflect the requirements of any external funding
and to ensure the appropriate development of services via targeted projects.
Develop, maintain and analyse monitoring and audit information for all stages of the
project, in order to ensure that all relevant standards are met.
Create new partnerships and maintain existing partnerships with other local and national
organisations, to broaden the scope of the project through best practice and information
exchange and to maximise potential income opportunities.
Footnote: This job description is provided to assist the job holder to know what their main duties are. It may be
amended from time to time without change to the level of responsibility appropriate to the grade of
post
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of the Job:
Develop, support, monitor and review activity relating to specific projects within the Public Health
division, providing support and advice to managers across the Directorate, in order to deliver
effective project implementation in line with budgets and timescales.
Monitor the implications of legislation and local and national initiatives which may impact on the
Directorates services and users.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Deliver a range of projects across the Directorate and across the Public Health division
at all stages of the project cycle, as directed by Senior Managers or Members, including
project initiation, planning, management and consultation, in order to ensure effective,
efficient and high-quality projects within defined processes and to the appropriate
timescales.
Monitor and evaluate the progress of the project, identifying any scope for improvement to
current projects or any problems or constraints as determined by legislation, national and
local initiatives, Directorate or County policy etc. in order to develop project briefs which
support agreed and changing objectives.
Commission and monitor activity, as agreed with Senior Managers, in order to
ensure that overall project objectives are met.
Maintain regular and effective communication with Senior and Chief Officers, including
recommendations and reports on projects in order to ensure that informed decision-making
takes place.
Develop specialist knowledge of relevant services and initiatives related to the projects
to enable informed decision-making throughout the various stages of the project and
ensure effective briefing of Members, Senior Officers and all stakeholders.
Provide support to the Programme Manager in the planning and monitoring of project
budgets to ensure tight financial control and the effective use of resources.
Develop and implement contingency plans so that any services affected by the project
can continue to be provided if the original plan does not meet particular timescales.
Promote the project within KCC and across partnership agencies at a strategic level to
ensure full user and stakeholder participation in the development of appropriate initiatives.
Prepare a business plan for the Project, to reflect the requirements of any external funding
and to ensure the appropriate development of services via targeted projects.
Develop, maintain and analyse monitoring and audit information for all stages of the
project, in order to ensure that all relevant standards are met.
Create new partnerships and maintain existing partnerships with other local and national
organisations, to broaden the scope of the project through best practice and information
exchange and to maximise potential income opportunities.
Footnote: This job description is provided to assist the job holder to know what their main duties are. It may be
amended from time to time without change to the level of responsibility appropriate to the grade of
post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ4 to 5 or equivalent and full professional
- qualification.
- Willingness to work towards an appropriate Project or Programme Management qualification.
Kent Values and Cultural Attributes
Essential
- Kent Values:
- We are brave. We do the right thing, we accept and offer
- challenge.
- We are curious to innovate and improve.
- We are compassionate, understanding and respectful to all.
- We are strong together by sharing knowledge.
- We are all responsible for the difference we make.
- Our values enable us to build a culture that is:
- Flexible/agile - willing to take (calculated) risks and want people
- that are flexible and agile.
- Curious - constantly learning and evolving.
- Compassionate and Inclusive - compassionate, understanding and respectful to all.
- Working Together - building and delivering for the best interests of
- Kent.
- Empowering - Our people take accountability for their decisions
- and actions.
- Externally Focused - Residents, families and communities at the
- heart of decision making.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and
- written) to communicate with people at all levels
- Excellent presentation and negotiation skills
- Ability to think creatively and strategically
- Ability to manage and deliver change appropriately
- Ability to build relationships across organisational and
- professional boundaries and to work collaboratively
- with external agencies
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex data
- High level of political and organisational skills tact
- and diplomacy
- Ability to challenge accepted ways of working
- Excellent organisational and co-ordination skills
- Ability to meet strict deadlines and targets
- Ability to effectively plan and implement projects
- Project initiation, implementation and evaluation skills
- Adhering to the competencies, supporting skills and
- behaviours specific to roles within the commissioning
- function
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of issues relating to specific project areas
- Good working knowledge of legislation relating to the
- project areas developments which impact on the
- project areas
- Good general knowledge across a broad range of the
- Councils services in order to ensure that proposals
- are consistent with the Councils overall policies and
- directives
- Awareness of and responsiveness to political issues
- Knowledge and understanding of budgetary and
- financial procedures including external funding
- mechanisms
Experience
Essential
- Substantial project management experience within a relevant field.
- Experience of joint working and working in multiagency partnerships at a local, regional and national level.
- Staff supervision and management.
- Managing budgets and forecasting.
- Direct experience of work involving analysis or review in a range of settings.
- Experience of presenting reports and participating in meetings with elected Members and Senior Officers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ4 to 5 or equivalent and full professional
- qualification.
- Willingness to work towards an appropriate Project or Programme Management qualification.
Kent Values and Cultural Attributes
Essential
- Kent Values:
- We are brave. We do the right thing, we accept and offer
- challenge.
- We are curious to innovate and improve.
- We are compassionate, understanding and respectful to all.
- We are strong together by sharing knowledge.
- We are all responsible for the difference we make.
- Our values enable us to build a culture that is:
- Flexible/agile - willing to take (calculated) risks and want people
- that are flexible and agile.
- Curious - constantly learning and evolving.
- Compassionate and Inclusive - compassionate, understanding and respectful to all.
- Working Together - building and delivering for the best interests of
- Kent.
- Empowering - Our people take accountability for their decisions
- and actions.
- Externally Focused - Residents, families and communities at the
- heart of decision making.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and
- written) to communicate with people at all levels
- Excellent presentation and negotiation skills
- Ability to think creatively and strategically
- Ability to manage and deliver change appropriately
- Ability to build relationships across organisational and
- professional boundaries and to work collaboratively
- with external agencies
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex data
- High level of political and organisational skills tact
- and diplomacy
- Ability to challenge accepted ways of working
- Excellent organisational and co-ordination skills
- Ability to meet strict deadlines and targets
- Ability to effectively plan and implement projects
- Project initiation, implementation and evaluation skills
- Adhering to the competencies, supporting skills and
- behaviours specific to roles within the commissioning
- function
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of issues relating to specific project areas
- Good working knowledge of legislation relating to the
- project areas developments which impact on the
- project areas
- Good general knowledge across a broad range of the
- Councils services in order to ensure that proposals
- are consistent with the Councils overall policies and
- directives
- Awareness of and responsiveness to political issues
- Knowledge and understanding of budgetary and
- financial procedures including external funding
- mechanisms
Experience
Essential
- Substantial project management experience within a relevant field.
- Experience of joint working and working in multiagency partnerships at a local, regional and national level.
- Staff supervision and management.
- Managing budgets and forecasting.
- Direct experience of work involving analysis or review in a range of settings.
- Experience of presenting reports and participating in meetings with elected Members and Senior Officers.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
