Public Health Programme Manager

Knowsley Council; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in England is looking for a Public Health Programme Manager to enhance the health of children and families. The role involves leading collaborative initiatives across various sectors to improve health outcomes. Ideal candidates will have strong influencing skills and experience in forging strategic partnerships, particularly in public health contexts. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Inclusivity in hiring practices

Qualifications

• Experience driving change in local systems to improve health outcomes for children.
• Experience in leading multi-agency strategic partnerships.
• Commitment to improving health for children in challenging circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaborative work to improve children’s health across local systems.
• Coordinate programmes to enhance service delivery for children and young people.
• Advocate for children’s public health priorities across Council services.

Skills

Influencing and negotiating skills

Collaboration

Advocating for public health priorities

Job description

Overview

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Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. We are an Accredited employer under the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter, demonstrating our commitment to fair employment and a healthy, fair, inclusive and just workplace.

An exciting permanent opportunity has arisen to join Knowsley Council's Public Health team as a Public Health Programme Manager, with a focus on the health of children, young people and families. The role aims to improve the health of children and young people who live in Knowsley by working with the Council and system partners to deliver high-quality services and support, and by coordinating programmes across the local health system to address inequalities in childhood health.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop collaborative work to improve children’s health across local systems: with other public services, the private sector, the community sector, and, most importantly, children, young people and their families.
• Coordinate and influence transformational and operational programmes across the borough to add value and enhance service delivery for children and young people.
• Join up initiatives across the borough to improve health outcomes, including vaccination uptake, oral health, mental health, sexual health, obesity, breastfeeding and the wider determinants of health.
• Develop a clear vision and advocate for children’s public health priorities with system partners; work across Council services using a health-in-all-policies approach.
• Ensure children and young people’s voices are heard and their views shape policies affecting their health.

Qualifications and experience

• Excellent influencing and negotiating skills with experience driving change in local systems to improve health outcomes for children, young people and families.
• Experience in establishing and leading multi-agency strategic partnerships and collaborative working across public services, the private sector, and the community sector.
• A clear commitment to improving children’s health, including for those growing up in challenging circumstances or with experience of the care system.
• Ability to work across Council services with a “health in all policies” approach and to act as an advocate for children’s public health priorities with system partners.

Other information

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working. Flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, and part-time arrangements are usually possible for most roles.

We promote applications from all sections of the community and welcome diversity. We particularly encourage applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities, acknowledging underrepresentation in the workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

Interview date: 5 November 2025.

How to apply

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format, tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification. If a CV and supporting statement do not reflect the person specification, they are unlikely to be shortlisted.

To apply, you will need to upload your CV by following the appropriate application process. You may be asked to create an account with Jobs Go Public and provide your name and email address, and may be invited to complete an equal opportunities questionnaire. Contact for this role: Beth Milton at [e-mail] or 0151 443 5179; or Richard Holford at [e-mail] or 0151 443 4992.

Interview date 5 November 2025