Programme Lead - All Together Smokefree

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Programme Lead - All Together Smokefree

Fixed term to 31 March 2027

Champs Public Health Collaborative has an exciting opportunity for a passionate, dynamic and highly motivated Senior Public Health Programme Manager to work across Cheshire and Merseyside on an innovative, large scale public health programme to transform population health and wellbeing through tackling our single greatest cause of preventable inequalities. The All Together Smokefree ambition is to end smoking, everywhere, for everyone in Cheshire and Merseyside, delivering a Smokefree 2030 that is fair and equitable for adults and a tobacco free future for every child.

About the role :

You will be supported by All Together Smokefree Strategic Lead and Lead Director of Public Health. The post holder will be a key senior role as part of the Champs Public Health Collaborative and will manage a small team, taking responsibility for leading and directing the development and successful implementation of the substantial All Together Smokefree programmes of work, including commissioned programmes and evaluation. This will include taking responsibility for working with all partners to oversee programme and commissioned delivery and performance against objectives, finances, milestones and programme outcomes, initiating corrective action in conjunction with programme partners where required.

The role will provide high quality expert advice to Champs DsPH Board and the Cheshire and Merseyside Population Health Partnership Board, plus system and collaborative leadership across the Health and Care Partnership, and across sectors including local authorities, voluntary organisations and other statutory partners, plus national coalition partners such as Action on Smoking and Health.

About the candidate :

You must be able to work to tight deadlines and have the ability to ensure high levels of intellectual rigour, political awareness, negotiation, motivation and advocacy skills, as well as flexibility.

This is a fixed term post to 31 March 2027 and the post holder will be part of the Champs support team. The Champs support team leads, facilitates and enables delivery of the key programmes of work (hosted by Wirral Council).

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