This is an exciting opportunity to take up this new role to project manage our start for life project plan, to ensure that the local authority ambitions for Start for life are delivered. You will work as a member of a consultant in public health led team and in partnership with family hub programme leads in the Children, Young People and Education (CYPE) directorate.

Public health promote the prevention of poor health and seek to address health inequalities and inequities locally. The wider public health team commission public health services including a health visiting service, undertake research, work in health protection and carry out analysis of health-related data.

In this role you will line manage a project support officer. You will lead or monitor specific projects; support the establishment and implementation of the start for life board, provide reports for different audiences and contribute to digital solutions.

You will develop effective working relationships and learn quickly to meet the pace of delivery. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills to work effectively across organizational boundaries and with internal partners.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

As an employee of Kent County Council, you will receive training suitable to the role and to support your development, along with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and flexible working.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Wendy Jeffreys, 03000 416310

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.