The Competition
Waterford City & County Council is currently inviting applications from suitably qualified persons for the above competition. Waterford City & County Council will, following the interview process, form a panel for the post of Healthy City & County Co-Ordinator from which future relevant vacancies may be filled subject to sanction approval from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. This panel will exist for one year and may be extended for a further period of one year at the discretion of the Chief Executive.
The purpose of this recruitment campaign is to form a panel for Waterford City & County Council from which permanent posts may be filled as Healthy City & County Co-Ordinator as vacancies arise and where applicable acting-up vacancies may be filled.
Waterford City & County Council is committed to a policy of open and fair recruitment, in line with good practice, recruitment & selection standards, employment legislation and relevant circulars from the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage.
Candidates should satisfy themselves that they are eligible under the Qualifications to apply for either or both of the posts.
* FAILURE TO UPLOAD ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS I.E. QUALIFICATIONS, I.D. ETC., AT SUBMISSION STAGE WILL AUTOMATICALLY RESULT IN AN INVALID APPLICATION.
* APPLICANTS WITH NON-IRISH QUALIFICATIONS CAN AVAIL OF THE ON-LINE RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN QUALIFICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDED BY QUALITY AND QUALIFICATIONS IRELAND (QQI) AND MUST SUBMIT PROOF OF SAME WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS.
* FAILURE TO FULLY COMPLETE EACH QUESTION ON THE APPLICATION FORM MAY DEEM YOUR APPLICATION INVALID (ANSWERS WHICH REDIRECT TO OTHER RESPONSES ARE NOT PERMITTED ).
Background
The Health and Wellbeing Division within the Department of Health has been instrumental in the development of the Healthy Ireland Programmes within Local Government. The Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme and Healthy Cities and Counties Programme encourage local authorities to lead on health and wellbeing within their communities to bring about improved health and community wellbeing outcomes.
The Position:
The Healthy City & County Co-Ordinator position is assigned functional responsibility for the management of their respective Healthy Ireland Programme areas.
The Healthy City & County Co-Ordinator is the primary point of contact and liaison with other sections in relation to all operational matters for the Healthy Ireland Programme for which they are responsible and other assigned duties/functions, depending on the organisational arrangements in place.
Role & Duties:
The Healthy Cities & Counties Coordinator will perform such duties as may be assigned from time to time which will involve the facilitation, implementation and promotion of the policies and objectives of Waterford City & County Council for the advancement of the Healthy Cities & Counties Programme.
* Work intensively with communities of interest and place to co-design, develop, and implement locally tailored wellbeing initiatives.
* Apply principles of empowerment, participation, social justice, and equality in all aspects of planning and delivery.
* Work with relevant Healthy Ireland partners to ensure integrated and improved delivery of health and wellbeing initiatives and support programmes across the City/County Council.
* Use and gather relevant local datasets to target communities experiencing the greatest health inequities and build evidence case for resource allocation or intervention.
* Develop a 5 year Healthy Cities & Counties Work Programme based on local need and priorities- established from innovative and participatory community engagement and needs assessment exercises with Annual Action Plans comprising of Healthy Ireland Fund or similar funding to action local priorities.
* Participate in Regional Healthy Ireland Coordinator Cluster and National Network fora.
* Map, align and leverage local authority activities that influence the wider determinants of health and include within relevant Healthy Ireland data gathering exercises.
* Advise elected members and senior executives on relevant policies and programmes related to health and wellbeing and deliver relevant upskilling/enabling opportunities.
* Facilitate Local Authority wide/Regional Health and Wellbeing Networks and support the development of local wellbeing forums, and wellbeing leadership initiatives within communities.
* Work confidently and sensitively with elected representatives, senior executives, and cross-sectoral leaders to address determinants of health activity within the local authority.
* Act as a catalyst and connector across directorates and sections (e.g planning, transport, housing, environment, community) to align activity with health and wellbeing objectives.
* Champion whole-system, place-based, preventative approaches to health and wellbeing, working across local authority directorates and with external partners to create enabling environments that foster wellbeing for all.
* Explore resource mechanisms across all Government Departments and at EU level to address local community priorities.
* Leverage research, data, innovation, and WHO/EU collaboration to encourage local government leadership in improving health and wellbeing outcomes.
* Develop or contribute to funding bids where appropriate in conjunction with communities to resource local priority initiatives.
* Capacity to influence, align, and coordinate across internal directorates and external stakeholders and demonstrate partnership management and stakeholder engagement skills e.g co-ordination of Sláintecare Healthy Communities Local Implementation Team.
* Use local data, research, and evidence to shape decisions and measure outcomes and .
* Represent the Local Authority in regional and national networks and participate in international platforms such as the WHO European Healthy Cities Network.
* Drive whole-of-local-government, whole-of-community and whole-of-place approaches to wellbeing, focusing on the social, economic, environmental and cultural determinants of health.
Qualifications
Candidates must have on the latest date of receipt of completed applications:
* be of good character with a friendly, open and outgoing disposition is essential
* have the ability to stay focused and resilient under pressure
* the capacity to interact effectively with local elected members and people from a broad range of sectors including local development/community organisations
* have the enthusiasm for meeting and working with a variety of people and groups on an on- going basis
* hold a third-level degree (NFQ Level 8 or higher) in a relevant field such as community/sports development, youth work, social sciences, public health, social policy, public administration, planning, or related discipline.
* have a minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience in any of the following: Local government, public sector, or similar roles involving strategic planning, project coordination, or community engagement.
Human Resources Department, Waterford City & County Council, 2nd Floor, Civic Offices, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, X35 Y326
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