Senior Public Health Programme Manager

Working for City Hall makes a difference to the lives of Londoners. Our staff are at the centre of long-term planning and development for our great city.

 

Organisation: Greater London Authority

Job title: Senior Public Health Programme Manager (GLA Group Public Health Programmes) 

Reference: 1874

Salary: £67,715 per annum                                           

Grade: 11

Contract type: Fixed term

Contract details: 1 year                                               

Team: GLA Group Public Health Unit                                                                                  

Directorate: Communities and Skills

Interview date: Week commencing 11 August 2025

Location: Union Street

 

Application closing date: Sunday 20 July 2025 at 23:59

 

Communities & Skills

Collaborative, open, inclusive and fair - we work with and through partners to ensure Londoners can shape healthy, empowered and productive lives. Communities and Skills is led by Executive Director, Tunde Olayinka and is comprised of the following units: Civil Society & Sport, Communities & Social Policy, Group Public Health Unit, Skills and Employment and Health, Children and Young Londoners.

 

About the team

London has the potential to become the world’s healthiest global city. The Mayor wants all Londoners to have the best opportunities to live a long life in good health. If we are to achieve this, we all need to play our part in tackling the causes of poor health, and we all need to commit to making London a healthier, fairer city, where nobody’s health suffers because of who they are, or where they live.

 

The GLA Group Public Health Unit is a shared service, established to ensure the GLA Group plays its part in keeping Londoners safe from threats to heath, preventing ill health, and reducing health inequalities.  The Unit is hosted by the GLA and serves the Mayor, Assembly and GLA, TfL, MOPAC and VRU, LFC and OPDC.  It works closely with the Health, children and young Londoners Unit to support the Mayor’s voice on health, underpinned by the Mayor’s statutory duty to develop a health inequalities strategy for London.  The Units supports health in all policies across the Mayor’s strategies, mandates and delivery plans for the capital.  

 

About the role

We are looking for an outstanding public health programme manager to lead a portfolio of work that improves the health and wellbeing of Londoners, working closely with the GLA Group Director of Public Health and wider team, the Mayor’s Office, Deputy Mayors, as well as senior leaders and managers over the next year.

 

The role will lead the development and coordination of the GLA Group public health work programme, delivering the Group’s agreed priorities, including the GLA Group ‘Health in All Policies’ (HiAP) programme and relevant Mayoral commitments.   You will provide high-level professional advice, maintaining close working relationships with the GLA policy teams and with the Mayor’s Health Advisors, the Mayor’s Office, Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) of any relevant boards, committees or groups and other key stakeholders. A high level of intellectual rigour, political awareness, negotiation and motivation skills as well as flexibility and sensitivity are required. 

 

This role will:

1. Provide senior leadership for the programme management of the GLA group public health function, including reporting to the GLA Group Public Health Forum, individual GLA Group organisations (as required), and to the Mayor’s Advisers, ensuring effective delivery in accordance with Mayoral current and future commitments and agreed GLA Group priorities. 

1. Lead development of the team business plan and work programme, including the GLA Group Health in All Policies (HiAP) programme and manifesto commitments.  Ensuring appropriate coordination and alignment with the work of the GLA health and wellbeing team. 

1. To lead on high-profile projects with a range of partners, identifying opportunities for further projects and funding that could further contribute to delivering the Mayor’s or Group’s public health priorities. 

1. Provide oversight of delivery of the work plan, working collaboratively with members of the public health team, and officers in GLA Group organisations. 

1. Identify, build and maintain strong and effective working rela