Public Health Delivery Lead 11509
Norfolk County Council · Norwich · £45,268–£49,818 (stated in the posting)
Public Health Delivery Lead | 11509 | permanent contract | full-time 37 hours per week (would consider part-time) | £45,268 to £49,818 per annum | Grade K | County Hall, Norwich (hybrid working applies)
Our Public Health service is dedicated to achieving Norfolk County Council’s vision for Norfolk to be the place where everyone can start life well, live well and age well, and where no one is left behind.
Public Health in Norfolk works across a diverse and complex system, including core Public Health services, Trading Standards and Road Safety. Strong coordination and responsive business support are essential to turning priorities into practical delivery.
We are seeking a Public Health Delivery Lead to lead the Public Health Office delivery function and ensure that priorities, programmes and resources are coordinated effectively across the service.
In this role, you will translate agreed priorities into coordinated work programmes, provide clear oversight of progress and deploy business support resources where they add the greatest value.
You will:
- Develop and maintain the Public Health business programme, with clear milestones, dependencies, risks and exception reporting
- Lead and develop the Public Health Office and Business Support Officers, setting priorities, service standards and performance expectations
- Coordinate corporate work programmes, service meetings, internal communications and all-officer initiatives
- Oversee coordinated responses to public, partner and elected Member enquiries, complaints and Freedom of Information requests
- Support operational resilience and continuous improvement, ensuring delivery issues are addressed and learning informs future work
Working closely with the Senior Management Team, service managers, programme leads and corporate colleagues, you will provide clear delivery reporting, coordinate resources and ensure agreed actions are followed through. You will also work alongside the Governance Lead and Grant Compliance Lead while respecting their specialist accountabilities.
You will bring significant experience of public sector business support, successful team management and leading complex programmes or projects. You will be able to build effective relationships at all levels, manage competing priorities and communicate complex information clearly.
This is an excellent opportunity to take a key leadership role in making strategy happen and strengthening coordinated delivery across a high-profile, system-wide service.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Redeployment closing date: 28 October 2026
All other applicants closing date: 04 November 2026
We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.
We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.
We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.