Job summary
Cardiff and Vale Public Health Team Food is looking to recruit a dynamic individual to take up the exciting position of Food Sense Wales Programme Manager.
This is a senior strategic role leading Food Sense Wales' work of influencing and impacting on how food is produced and consumed in Wales. Detailed knowledge and experience of food systems is essential.
You will be highly-motivated and influential, and will need to build on existing excellent relations with key strategic partners at both a national and local level. You will also be required to establish new connections as relevant during this pivotal time.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to provide highly specialised advice and expertise on the development of strategy, policy and practice in relation to the food system across Wales, and co-ordinate and deliver key programmes of work.
You will contribute to national level advisory groups as required, and build relationships with statutory and third sector organisations working in the field across the UK and further afield.
The post holder is responsible for leading, planning, implementing and evaluating projects and programmes of work within Food Sense Wales to improve access to healthy, sustainable and affordable food across Wales and will have delegated responsibility for managing the relevant budgets held by Food Sense Wales and overseen by the Steering Group.
The post holder will provide professional leadership and management of staff and resources, including line managing the Food Cardiff Sustainable Food Places Co-ordinator.
This post is funded externally by Food Sense Wales (a fund of the Cardiff and Vale Health Charity, Charity Number 1056544) and hosted by the Cardiff and Vale Public Health team in Cardiff and Vale UHB.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job description
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Founded in 2018, Food Sense Wales was established to drive forward a cross-sector approach to the food system in Wales.
Food Sense Wales works with communities, organisations, policymakers and Government across Wales to create a food and farming system that is good for people and good for the planet. We aim to influence and impact on how food is produced and consumed in Wales, ensuring that sustainable food, farming and fisheries are at the heart of a just, connected and prosperous food system.
In order to achieve this, we believe that the environment; health and wellbeing; social justice, and the economy should be integrated into all policy thinking in Wales. This food in all policies approach can be achieved through research, cross sector collaboration and by mobilising a Wales Good Food Movement, increasing public awareness of food issues and encouraging widespread participation in food-related activity. Food Sense Wales is helping to develop this Good Food Movement by delivering a number of food-related programmes across Wales many as part of UK partnerships.
Food Sense Wales is a fund within the Cardiff & Vale Health Charity and is hosted by the Cardiff and Vale Public Health team. We are supported by a range funding partners, including the Esme Fairbairn Foundation.
You can find out more about Food Sense Wales at foodsensewales.org.uk
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer name
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Address
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Headquarters
Maes-y-Coed Road
Cardiff
CF14 4HH
United Kingdom
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