Job Description

Public Health Grant Compliance Lead | 11223 | 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 manages significant investment to improve population health and reduce inequalities. Ensuring this funding is used compliantly, transparently and effectively is critical.

We are seeking a Public Health Grant Compliance Lead to act as our organisational expert on public health grant conditions and financial compliance.

In this role, you will lead the interpretation, implementation and assurance of public health grant compliance across the directorate and wider council, ensuring all expenditure meets statutory and grant requirements.

You will:

• Act as the subject matter expert on public health grant conditions, translating national guidance into local practice.
• Design and deliver a programme of compliance reviews, audits and assurance activity.
• Identify and manage financial and governance risks, ensuring timely corrective action.
• Provide expert advice to services across Public Health, Trading Standards and Road Safety.
• Support audit and inspection processes, ensuring robust evidence and assurance.
• Contribute to LGR readiness, ensuring compliance systems are robust and transferable.

You will bring experience in financial governance, audit, compliance or assurance, with strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex policy and apply it in practice.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a high-impact, specialist function ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of Public Health investment.

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.

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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.