Public Health Development Manager – Ref: SS05526
Grade: G10; Salary: £48,738 – £51,928 per annum
Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months, full-time
Directorate: Adult Social Care and Health
Service: Public Health
Public Health are pleased to invite applications for a fixed-term role within the team leading on key areas within the wider determinants and gambling harms portfolio.
The postholder will lead programmes of work aligning with the building blocks of health. These include public health programmes linked to: planning/healthy placemaking, licensing, employment, transport, housing, financial inclusion and the environment.
The postholder will also shape gambling harms prevention activity with a clear focus on population level, evidence-informed public health approaches that align with the following objectives:
- Building local capacity and intelligence to prevent gambling-related harms
- Strengthening local partnerships to deliver coordinated gambling harm prevention support
- Implementing local policy and regulatory measures to reduce gambling-related harms
- Enhancing support, awareness, and early intervention for individuals and families affected by gambling harms
- Reduce health and social inequalities by ensuring gambling harm prevention activity reaches those individuals and communities at risk of greater exposure to harmful gambling products
Closing date for applications is15th November 2026.
Interviews will take placeweek commencing 30th November 2026, though full details will be communicated to shortlisted candidates after the closing date of the job advert.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Joshna Mavji, Consultant in Public Health joshna.mavji@walsall.gov.uk
This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.
For this role the successful candidates must undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. BPSS is the minimum standard to ensure the identity and integrity of an employee who has access to official information using secure networks linking central government and local authorities. A BPSS check involves four main elements; Identity Check, National and Immigration Status, Employment History (last 3 years) and Verification of Criminal Record (unspent convictions only).
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