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Public Health Scotland seeks a Senior Communications and Marketing Officer to lead strategic initiatives enhancing public health communications. The role involves developing impactful marketing activities across high-profile areas, advising on projects, and engaging stakeholders to promote health equality across Scotland. Successful candidates will possess strong communication skills and a relevant postgraduate qualification, with experience in public sector environments valued.
About the Organisation:
Public Health Scotland launched 1st April 2020 as a national health board, employing around 1200 people, and with an annual budget of around £101 million. Public Health Scotland wants to see a Scotland where everybody thrives, a Scotland where life expectancy improves and the difference in life expectancy between our poorest and wealthiest areas gets smaller.
The Post:
We’re looking for a Senior Communications and Marketing Officer to join our team and make a big impact on public health communications and marketing in Scotland.
As a Senior Communications and Marketing Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of comprehensive plans that engage our stakeholders and position Public Health Scotland’s work and achievements towards our mission to promote, protect and prolong health and create a Scotland where everybody can thrive.
Lead on the development, delivery, and evaluation of specific communications and marketing activities to support an area of work within strategic planning, employee engagement, press office or corporate communications.
At Public Health Scotland (PHS) we're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities through well-developed strategic communications and marketing activities that are designed to make a difference.
This post involves leading and planning communications and marketing activities across several high-profile public health priority areas. As Senior Communications and Marketing Officer you will:
The Candidate:
You are a highly motivated, organised professional with excellent stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills. You have an eye for detail and are solutions orientated.
You can promote and position the work that you and your team do and be able to confidently demonstrate how this work is successfully impacting on the public health priorities and reduction in health inequalities that PHS is aligned to.
Your skills and experience:
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Location and Working Pattern:
The post is based at either Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Bothwell Street, Glasgow. Hybrid working is offered but candidates may choose to work solely in the office.
The work pattern is Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week. Participation in a 24/7 on call rota service is part of this role.
PHS is a flexible employer, and we are happy to discuss requests for alternative working patterns
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PHS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. Click here to view the full range of the PHS Employee Benefits.
Further Information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Euan Mackay, Strategic Communications and Marketing Lead, at Euan.Mackay2@phs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 18th July 2025.
Further information on PHS is available from: www.publichealthscotland.scot
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Health Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.