Public Health Project Officer - Internship - Grade G4 - Salary £31,611 to £33,987pa

12-month fixed term contract

About the Job

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to gain valuable experience across all aspects of public health, setting you on your pathway to a future career in public health and improving your employability. Supported by public health professionals, you will start working towards building the skills and competencies defined in the UKPHR code of practice.
The key objectives will be to:
Contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based policies and strategies
Support the implementation of national policies and strategies at a local level
Engage and work collaboratively with a range of people and agencies, developing public health capacity and capability
Collate and interpret quantitative and qualitative information on the health and wellbeing needs of local populations
Present, communicate and disseminate key messages to improve population health
Empower residents in the community to assess their health and wellbeing needs, identify approaches to address these needs, increase healthy behaviours, and reduce inequalities
Communicate risks to population health, wellbeing and safety, and provide information and advice on prevention

About You
Applicants should be able to demonstrate, through their university studies or prior work experience, their ability to:
Interpret health needs assessments, strategies and/ or policies
Review, critically appraise and collate evidence of best practice
Analyse qualitative and quantitative health data
Support development, implementation and evaluation of public health programmes or interventions.
Deliver verbal presentations and/or written reports to a variety of audiences
Manage projects
Manage competing priorities
Use office software programs e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Teams, Zoom etc.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Anthony.Wakhisi@havering.gov.uk

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 31/07/2026, however interest in this job may be high and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

You will be notified if your application has been successful. Interview date to be confirmed.

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Additional Information

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