Public Health Programme Support Officer

Are you passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of others? If the answer is yes, this may be the job for you! As a public health team, our goal is to improve, promote and protect the health and wellbeing of the residents of Wandsworth and Richmond. Both boroughs have different and dynamic populations, presenting us with a fantastic opportunity to address a wide range of population health challenges.

The Programme Support Officer will play an essential role in supporting the functioning of the Children and Young People and Targeted Interventions team through providing project management and administrative support.

We are looking for someone with enthusiasm and a passion for helping others to support us to achieve the best health outcomes for the residents of Wandsworth and Richmond. You will have exceptional administrative and project management skills, as well as an eye for detail. Prior public health or local authority experience is desirable but not essential.

• Providing administrative support to the Consultant in Public Health and Children and Targeted Interventions Team and ensuring the smooth running of the department. This will include dealing with enquiries and any other activities required within the service.
• Coordinating a range of administrative functions including diary management, writing agendas, minute taking, information collection and dissemination, coordination of filing systems and management of invoices and potential other finance-related duties.
• Supporting programmes and projects, including data handling, data filing, team organisation and coordination. You will also need to be confident in financial administration including invoice management.

• A project management qualification or evidence of equivalent experience.
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Be able to communicate effectively and sensitively orally and in writing.
• Be able to work as part of a team and deal with a wide range of professionals at all levels internally and externally and will be key along with the ability to demonstrate a meticulous eye for detail.

We offer a wide range of benefits such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.