Job Description

Public Health Governance Lead | 11229 | fixed term contract/secondment opportunity until 31 March 2029 | full-time 37 hours per week | £45,268 to £49,818 per annum | Grade K | County Hall, Norwich (hybrid working)

Our Public Health service is dedicated to achieving Norfolk County Council’s vision for Norfolk to be the place where everyone can start life well, live well, and age well; and where no one is left behind.

Public Health in Norfolk operates across a diverse and complex system, from core Public Health services to Trading Standards and Road Safety. Ensuring strong, consistent governance across this system is critical.

We are seeking a Public Health Governance Lead to coordinate and strengthen governance arrangements across the whole directorate.

In this role, you will lead and coordinate governance systems and processes, ensuring consistency, compliance and high-quality decision-making across Public Health.

You will:

• Lead implementation of governance frameworks, processes and tools across Public Health.
• Coordinate democratic and decision-making processes, including Cabinet and Member reporting.
• Manage and develop risk management systems and directorate risk registers.
• Lead audit, assurance and inspection coordination, ensuring actions are delivered.
• Support Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) readiness, including governance transition planning.

Working closely with senior leaders and stakeholders, you will provide expert advice and help embed a consistent and effective governance culture across the service.

You will bring experience in governance, assurance or corporate processes in a public sector setting, alongside strong organisational, analytical and stakeholder engagement skills.

This is an excellent opportunity to take a key leadership role in strengthening governance across a high-profile, system-wide service.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 18 September 2026

All other applicants closing date: 26 September 2026

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.