Press and PR Officer

Please note this vacancy is only available to Birmingham City Council employees.

Press and PR Officer

Permanent

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

About Us

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled individual to join our multi-disciplinary Public Health Division in our Health Promotion team. This is a rare opening to join the Public Health team within the largest unitary local authority in the country and lead work that contributes to Birmingham being a bold city. The Public Health Division is engaged in a dynamic and diverse range of innovative work at a local, regional, national and international level.

About the Role

The Public Health Division works across the council plan and is responsible for providing strategic leadership to develop the council into a local authority that actively promotes population health. This will be achieved by being able to visualise and describe what a healthy Birmingham looks like and then equip others to share our vision and take action. We achieve this by championing the improved health and wellbeing of all citizens, but especially the most vulnerable.

Our vision is to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of Birmingham’s population by reducing inequalities in health and enabling people to help themselves.

We are looking for a Health Promotion specialist who will be able to apply a high level of knowledge and skill to support the wider Public Health team. This role will report to the Senior Programme Officer and support in the delivery of Public Health campaign across various channels. Birmingham has a growing reputation on an international stage for its role in responding to health inequalities and improving the lives of its citizens.

The Public Health Division has invested heavily in engagement and partnership working and demonstrated the importance of health promotion activity for health improvement information dissemination as a trusted source for partners and citizens.

This full-time position will be within the Deputy Director team focusing on our health promotion.

• A generous annual leave packageof 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service
• Flexibleandhybridworking policy- we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home and we offer a variety of working patterns
• Pension Scheme
  - You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the local government pension scheme

Onboarding Process:Please note as part of our onboarding process, the successful candidate will be required undergo a series of background checks with Experian Including Experian Right to Work, and Digital .These areessentialpre-employment requirements.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact:

Resourcing Team

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with

UK Home Office requirements , before any employment offer can be confirmed.

We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with

UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need toapply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for askilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).

• Job Identification 3773
• Posting Date 02/19/2026, 01:29 PM
• Locations 6 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BU
  , GB
• Apply Before 02/26/2026, 11:59 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Category Health/Public health/Nursing