Policy and Programme Manager
Details
- Reference: SCC/TP/288863/1701
- Positions: 1
- Salary: £52,047 per annum
- Category: Care - Adults
- Contract type: Fixed term
- Working hours: 36 hours per week
- Posted on: 23 August 2024
- Closing date: 22 September 2024
- Directorate: Adults, Wellbeing & Health Partnerships
- Location: Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8EF
Description
We are committed to the development of our workforce. This position is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in our roles and would encourage you to review our vacancies which are open to all.
This role has a starting salary of £52,047 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week and will initially be offered as a 18 month fixed term contract.
Surrey County Council is seeking to recruit a Health and Wellbeing Policy and Programme Manager to contribute to our overarching ambition to reduce health inequalities so no-one is left behind. This will be through effective policy development, oversight of programmes that currently sit under the auspices of Surrey Health and Well-Being (HWB) Strategy and the HWB Board.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
- Support to become a registered Public Health Practitioner
About the Role
The role of the Policy and Programme Manager is to provide expertise and oversight in the coordination of programmes within the Joint Surrey Health and Wellbeing Strategy whilst working to enable delivery against the strategy outcomes. This role deals with the changing political and policy context and the needs of different stakeholders by managing a wide range of relationships through collaboration with officers, elected members, partners, people who use our services and carers.
Day-to-day duties will include:
- Managing agenda of sub-board meetings and supporting its chair
- Close liaison with programme managers reporting on their outcomes as well as risks and challenges
- Working across the team on areas such as socialising the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, improving the Strategy Index of indicators of progress, and periodic involvement in wider research or other projects within Public Health and Communities
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- Understanding and experience of local government and the wider health and social care system and the benefits, opportunities and challenges associated with joint delivery of health and wellbeing through an integrated approach
- Proven ability to apply project management principles and techniques to a wide range of complex projects or programmes
- Ability to collate, monitor and interpret a range of data
- Proven ability to establish and maintain highly effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders
Contact us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
For an informal discussion please contact Phill Austen-Reed via email at Phillip.austenreed@surreycc.gov.uk.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 22nd September with interviews planned for 1st and 2nd October.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Values
Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organisation. Discover more about our values.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook also attached provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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