Public Health Programme Manager - People

Coventry City Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry City Council is offering a permanent Programme Manager position in the Public Health team, focused on improving health and wellbeing for various demographics. The role demands strong programme management skills to oversee multiple public health initiatives, engage with partners, and drive quality improvements. Ideal candidates will demonstrate an ability to lead teams and present complex data effectively, contributing to meaningful community health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Excellent programme and people management skills.
• Experience working collaboratively across organizations.
• Proven track record in problem solving, advocating change, and data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the development and management of multiple public health programmes and projects.
• Providing advice and guidance to support service commissioning that improves health outcomes.
• Leading on quality improvement of public health services for children and families.
• Developing evidence-based strategies to meet health needs, supporting service redesign and building consensus with local partners.
• Evaluating programme impacts and incorporating learning into future delivery.
• Collaborating with partners including NHS, voluntary sector, and elected members.

Skills

Programme management

Problem solving

Data-driven decision making

Communication skills

Collaborative working

Job description

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, accepting of all, and free from discrimination and bias.

The Public Health team is part of the Public Health, Insight and Migration Division. Reporting to the Director of Public Health and Wellbeing, the team helps people to stay healthy and protect them from threats to their health.

The Public Health team commissions and delivers a wide range of services and programmes that tackle health inequalities and help people to live healthier lives, including:

• Alcohol and drugs misuse strategy, treatment, and recovery services
• Sexual health services, including sexually transmitted infections and contraception
• Healthy lifestyles support, such as losing weight, increasing activity, quitting smoking, reducing alcohol, and improving wellbeing
• Physical activity strategies and projects, including school-based exercise, parks, and cycling
• Family health services, including health visiting, infant feeding, school nurses, teenage pregnancy support, family weight management, and services supporting BME families
• Health protection strategies, including air quality, blood-borne virus testing, screening, immunisations, infection control, emergency planning, and outbreak management
• The Marmot City strategy to reduce health inequalities across the city
• Domestic and sexual abuse strategies and support services
• Youth violence reduction initiatives

This is an exciting and challenging time to work in the Public Health Team. If you are committed to achieving the best outcomes for people across Coventry, our team offers high-quality professional support, supervision, and excellent learning and development opportunities.

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we aim to ensure our communities are represented across our workforce. We are committed to being a truly inclusive organization that encourages diversity, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled, and neurodiverse communities to help make a real difference to our residents, ensuring equity and respect are at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

Job Role

This is a permanent contract for 37 hours per week. An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the Public Health team as a Programme Manager, leading the development, delivery, and management of multiple public health programmes aimed at improving health and wellbeing for children, young people, and older adults.

The role will involve:

• Overseeing the development and management of multiple public health programmes and projects
• Providing advice and guidance to support service commissioning that improves health outcomes
• Leading on quality improvement of public health services for children and families
• Developing evidence-based strategies to meet health needs, supporting service redesign and building consensus with local partners
• Evaluating programme impacts and incorporating learning into future delivery
• Collaborating with partners including NHS, voluntary sector, and elected members

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK; sponsorship is not available for this role.

Candidate Profile

We seek candidates with excellent programme and people management skills, experience working collaboratively across organizations, and a proven track record in problem solving, advocating change, and data-driven decision-making. Strong communication skills are essential, including the ability to present complex data to diverse audiences such as the Coventry’s Health and Wellbeing Board, elected officials, and community groups.

Applicants will need to demonstrate experience in managing multiple programmes, driving service quality improvements, leading and motivating others beyond direct influence, and working at a senior level across organizations.

We encourage applicants from under-represented backgrounds, including men, minorities, disabled persons, and LGBTQ+ community members, to promote diversity and inclusion.

If you need assistance with your application, please visit our accessibility page. We offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for certain groups, including Armed Forces members, care leavers, and disabled individuals.

Interview date: 20th August 2025.

About Coventry: Coventry is a vibrant, diverse city with a proud, innovative spirit committed to social change and excellence in public services. Join us to make a difference in our community.