Director, Health Determinants Research Collaboration

Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent Councils; Wales; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent Councils are recruiting for a senior leader to head the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC). You will coordinate a mature, multidisciplinary research partnership, recruit and develop staff, and ensure a sustainable operating model that underpins our prevention agenda in South Wales.

You'll bring a strong track record in programme management, performance evaluation and evidence-based policy, with excellent governance, communication and financial management

Qualifications

• Career at the intersection of research, evidence, public policy, health inequalities, programme leadership and partnership working.
• Excellent technical credentials in programme management and performance evaluation.
• Ability to work at pace, be a visible, decisive and credible leader.
• A sophisticated grasp of public health, policy formulation and research methods, underpinned by general management skills including financial management, communication and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) as a multidisciplinary research partnership.
• Recruit and develop team members and ensure HDRC’s operating model is sustainable long‑term.
• Oversee HDRC workstreams and embed evidence‑based, inclusive decision‑making across senior colleagues and system partners.

Skills

Programme management

Performance evaluation

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Public health knowledge

Education

Public health degree

Job description

Torfaen and Blaenau Gwent Councils are recruiting for a senior leader to head the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC). You will coordinate a mature, multidisciplinary research partnership, recruit and develop staff, and ensure a sustainable operating model that underpins our prevention agenda in South Wales.

You'll bring a strong track record in programme management, performance evaluation and evidence-based policy, with excellent governance, communication and financial management