Project Communications and Engagement Officer (Health in Europe)

Role Responsibility

Project, Engagement and Communication Officer

Full Time – 37 Hours Per Week

Fixed Term until 30^th November 2022

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated intrepid officer to join our Public Health team to support our Health in Europe projects.

The postholder will be leading on specific work packages relating to communication and engagement across all the European projects Public Health are involved with.  This will include Interreg (EU funded) projects, collating and reporting Interreg project evidence which will enable Kent County Council (KCC) to draw project funds and ensure compliance with external funding regulations. 

Where appropriate you will be providing expertise, advice and support to relevant Public Health consultants and specialists, to ensure effective project implementation in line with budgets and timescales.

The postholder will need to have extensive knowledge and skills in:

• Experience in project management skills from conception to delivery including planning and improvement cycles.
• Experience in working in a communication and engagement role.
• Excellent communication skills, both in writing and verbally, to present information to a diverse audience.
• An understanding of Local Authority working policies and national initiatives. 
• Good understanding of inter-agency and partnership working.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and leadership skills

You will need to be an excellent team player and be able to establish good working relationships with a variety of teams and stakeholders throughout the County.

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

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.

Advert closes on 24 January 2022

Expected date for interviews 4 February 2022

Contact Details

Wendy Jeffreys, Interim Public Health Consultant 03000 416310 

About the Company

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.