About the role
Job title: Health and Wellbeing Projects Officer Grade: F
Salary: Part‑time salary (30 hours per week) £31,744 – £33,868 per annum (rising by annual increments). Full‑time equivalent – £39,152 – £41,771 per annum.
Hours: Part Time – 30 hours per week
Location: Service Headquarters, Salisbury OR Dorchester Support Offices, Poundbury. The role requires attendance at the centre of duty location approximately once a week. Flexibility to work from home or other support offices is available.
Appointment Type: Permanent
Contact: Vicky Read, Head of People Support 01722 691146 Vicky.Read@dwfire.org.uk
Responsibilities
* Lead and coordinate a range of Health and Wellbeing projects from planning through to delivery, ensuring clear governance, effective project management, and successful outcomes delivered on time and within agreed resources and deadlines.
* Proactively identify, manage, and report on project risks, dependencies, and challenges, recommending practical solutions and mitigating actions to support successful delivery and continuous improvement.
* Provide flexible support and resilience across Health and Wellbeing functions as needed, ensuring continuity and effective delivery of key priorities.
* Build positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders to support the successful delivery of Health and Wellbeing initiatives and organisational objectives.
Qualifications
* Post‑specific qualification at Level 5 or working towards it; or Professional Membership of the CIPD at Associate Level; or equivalent demonstrable working experience at this level.
* Knowledge and working experience of project governance and the production of documentation and records to support the development and delivery of projects.
* Experience in working with strategic and senior officers and stakeholders, as well as other internal and external stakeholders.
Other Information
* You must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role.
* A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
* Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre‑employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical, receipt of satisfactory references, verification of employment history and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last three years.
Diversity Statement
We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. All applications will be treated on merit and staff involved in recruitment and selection processes undertake unconscious bias training. We are committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee an interview to applicants with a disclosed disability if they meet the minimum criteria for the post. Please tell us in confidence if this applies to you, or if there are any reasonable adjustments that would help you apply for this post.
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