Public Health Digital Engagement Officer

Leicestershire County Council; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Leicester seeks a Public Health Digital Engagement Officer. The role focuses on improving public health outcomes through digital strategies and content production. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant subject and experience in digital communications. The position offers hybrid working, training opportunities, and a salary ranging from £39,939 to £42,699 per annum.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Extensive training and development opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlement

Staff wellbeing & counselling service

Discounted local gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience producing digital content and managing digital communications or marketing projects.
• Strong understanding of how to utilise digital technology to support behaviour change.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work flexibly in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the Healthy Leicestershire website and other digital platforms.
• Create and support engaging digital content to improve health literacy.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners for effective digital communications.

Skills

Digital content production

Engaging diverse communities

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in Media, Communications, Public Health or equivalent experience

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid

Salary: £39,939 - £42,699 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 Hours per week

Contract Type: Two-year fixed term

Closing Date: 17th November 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC

Why work for Leicestershire County Council?

• An opportunity to join a very good Local Government Pension Scheme
• An opportunity to progress within a large public sector organisation
• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Access to staff wellbeing & counselling Service
• Discounted local gym membership
• Work for an organisation which 94% of our staff say is a good employer

About the Role

Are you passionate about using digital tools to improve public health outcomes? Join our dynamic Public Health and Digital teams at Leicestershire County Council and help shape how we engage with communities through innovative digital platforms.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated digital professional to join the well-established Health Improvement Team and Communications and Digital Teams, as a Public Health Digital Engagement Officer. You will drive positive behaviour change within our communities, utilising digital means and driving forwards a digital first approach. Collaborating closely with public health, communications and digital teams, you’ll design, deliver, and evaluate impactful digital strategies that effectively target audiences, resonate with residents and increase digital engagement. You will support digital and AI projects in Public Health and across the Council.

The post holder will lead the implementation of Healthy Leicestershire, our new identity and digital solution for Public Health. The post holder will implement a new website, with CRM, LMS and web app functionality, as well as support existing websites and digital engagement approaches across the life course.

As a Public Health Digital Engagement Officer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our digital presence and engagement strategies. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the development and continuous improvement of the Healthy Leicestershire website and other digital platforms.
• Creating and supporting the production of engaging digital content such as e-learning, videos, and blogs to improve health literacy.
• Evaluating digital campaigns and platforms, using insights to inform strategy and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Enhancing public engagement through digital channels, ensuring resident voices are captured and acted upon.
• Supporting the development of telehealth solutions and exploring innovative digital health tools.
• Collaborating with internal teams and external partners to deliver integrated, inclusive, and effective digital communications.

If you’re passionate about improving public health outcomes through communications and digital, we’d love to hear from you!

About You

To apply for this post, you must have:

• A degree in a relevant subject (e.g. Media, Communications, Public Health) or equivalent experience.
• Experience producing digital content and managing digital communications or marketing projects.
• Strong understanding of how to utilise digital technology to support positive behaviour change.
• Experience engaging with seldom-heard or diverse communities.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences.
• Confidence in analysing and presenting complex information to senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work flexibly in a fast-paced environment.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual\'s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Melissa Maiden - Strategic Lead - Health Improvement

0116 305 0665

[e-mail]

Yogesh Chauhan - Digital Services Manager

0116 305 3930

[e-mail]

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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