Public Health Digital Engagement Officer

Organisation:Leicestershire County Council

WorkLocation:County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA

WorkerCategory:Hybrid

Salary:39939 - 42699 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

WorkingHours:37 Hours per week

ContractType:Two-year fixed term

Closing Date: 17^th November 2025

Interview Date(s):TBC

Why work for Leicestershire County Council

• An opportunity to join a very good Local Government Pension Scheme
• An opportunity to progress within a large public sector organisation
• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Access to staff wellbeing & counselling Service
• Discounted local gym membership
• Work for an organisation which 94% of our staff say is a good employer

About the Role

Are you passionate about using digital tools to improve public health outcomes Join our dynamic Public Health and Digital teams at Leicestershire County Council and help shape how we engage with communities through innovative digital platforms.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated digital professional to join the well-established Health Improvement Team and Communications and Digital Teams as a Public Health Digital Engagement Officer. You willdrive positive behaviour change within our communities utilising digital means and driving forwards a digital first approach. Collaborating closely with public health communications and digital teams youll design deliver and evaluate impactful digital strategies that effectively target audiences resonate with residents and increase digital will support digital and AI projects in Public Health and across the Council.

The post holder will lead the implementation of Healthy Leicestershire our new identity and digital solution for Public Health. The post holder will implement a new website with CRM LMS and web app functionality as well as support existing websites and digital engagement approaches across the life course.

As a Public Health Digital Engagement Officer you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our digital presence and engagement strategies. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the development and continuous improvement of the Healthy Leicestershire website and other digital platforms.
• Creating and supporting the production of engaging digital content such as e-learning videos and blogs to improve health literacy.
• Evaluating digital campaigns and platforms using insights to inform strategy and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Enhancing public engagement through digital channels ensuring resident voices are captured and acted upon.
• Supporting the development of telehealth solutions and exploring innovative digital health tools.
• Collaborating with internal teams and external partners to deliver integrated inclusive and effective digital communications.

If youre passionate about improving public health outcomes through communications and digital wed love to hear from you!

About You

To apply for this post you must have:

• A degree in a relevant subject (e.g. Media Communications Public Health) or equivalent experience.
• Experience producing digital content and managing digital communications or marketing projects.
• Strong understanding of how to utilise digital technology to support positive behaviour change.
• Experience engaging with seldom-heard or diverse communities.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences.
• Confidence in analysing and presenting complex information to senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work flexibly in a fast-paced environment.

You must also have an understanding of and commitment to equality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Melissa Maiden - Strategic Lead - Health Improvement

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Yogesh Chauhan - Digital Services Manager

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How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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