Public Health Projects Officer - Internship

Public Health Projects Officer - Internship - Grade 4- £30630-£32931pa 12-month fixed term contract/Secondment Opportunity

Havering Public Health team is offering an exciting internship role for a recent/forthcoming graduate with a higher degree (either completed or due to be completed by September 2025).

You will join a team which has been highly influential in protecting and improving the health and wellbeing of the residents of Havering. We pride ourselves in taking an evidence-based approach to tackling the wider determinants of health and addressing inequality.

Through partnership working and taking a Health in All Policies approach to the delivery of all Council services, the public health team works to enhance health and wellbeing across the key public health domains – health protection, health improvement and healthcare public health. The successful applicant will gain experience across a wide range of public health programmes and projects.

About the Job

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to gain valuable experience across all aspects of public health, setting you on your pathway to a future career in public health and improving your employability. Supported by public health professionals, you will start working towards building the skills and competencies defined in the UKPHR code of practice.

The key objectives will be to:

Contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based policies and strategies

Support the implementation of national policies and strategies at a local level

Engage and work collaboratively with a range of people and agencies, developing public health capacity and capability

Collate and interpret quantitative and qualitative information on the health and wellbeing needs of local populations

Present, communicate and disseminate key messages to improve population health

Empower residents in the community to assess their health and wellbeing needs, identify approaches to address these needs, increase healthy behaviours, and reduce inequalities

Communicate risks to population health, wellbeing and safety, and provide information and advice on prevention

About You

Applicants should be able to demonstrate, through their university studies or prior work experience, their ability to:

Interpret health needs assessments, strategies and/ or policies

Review, critically appraise and collate evidence of best practice

Analyse qualitative and quantitative health data

Support development, implementation and evaluation of public health programmes or interventions.

Deliver verbal presentations and/or written reports to a variety of audiences

Manage projects

Manage competing priorities

Use office software programs e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Teams, Zoom etc.

Please view Job Profilehere

To Apply

For an informal discussion about the role, please email publichealth@havering.gov.uk using Public Health Project Officer as the subject title and providing your phone number, and a member of the team will contact you.

The closing date for the receipt of applications is midnight 10th August 2025. However interest in this job may be high and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

You will be notified by email if your application has been successful. 

Additional Information

We want everyone to choose Havering. When you apply for a job with us, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. Our residents and service users come from all walks of life, and so do our employees. Find out what it means to Choose Havering.

The London Borough of Havering has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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