Public Health Project Officer

Opus People Solutions are proud to be working in partnership with Walsall Council on their search for a temporary Public Health Project Officer in the Walsall area. This exciting opportunity is a 6-month hybrid position.
The successful candidate will provide a project management function within Public Health and deliver relevant and appropriate community development and engagement activity across Walsall communities seeking to improve population mental wellbeing within Walsall, supporting delivery of the borough's Mental Wellbeing Strategy.

Location: Walsall Council (Hybrid role with the requirement to work in an office twice a week)

Working Hours: Flexible with the minimum of 30 hours per week

Responsibilities:

• Support the relevant and appropriate mental wellbeing community interventions across Walsall communities.
• Be responsible for establishing a framework for continually monitoring mental health and wellbeing programmes.
• Support the coordination, development, management, and implementation of complex project plans.
• Establish strong and effective working links with partners and key stakeholders within communities from the diverse communities of Walsall.
• Undertake the marketing and promotion of Mental wellbeing messages across Walsall and raise awareness of associated projects on a neighbourhood, borough-wide basis and reach diverse community groups.
• Lead areas of activity and promote effective cross-directorate working to deliver integrated solutions that optimise the use of resources and achieve Best Value and continuous improvement.

Key Requirements:

• Experiencing working in a community development, engagement, health improvement or equivalent.
• Strong project management experience.
• Excellent communication skills with advanced verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Extensive experience in developing and maintaining good working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver tangible results.

If you are interested in the role, please apply now.