Public Health Analyst Tobacco Control and Smoking Cessation

Are you passionate about using data and research to make a difference?

We are seeking a Public Health Analyst to deliver valuable insights, undertake research, and support evidence-based public health initiatives.

The Public Health Directorate sets strategic priorities to reduce health inequalities, improve population health outcomes, and ensure readiness to respond to current and future public health challenges.

Salary
: £41,177 to £44,253 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-time(37 hours per week)

Location: County Hall, West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RQ

Interview Date: week commencing Monday 19 October 2026

Regular attendance at your base location will also be necessary, and there will be opportunities for remote work. Final arrangements will be confirmed with the successful candidate.

As a Public Health Analyst, you will play a crucial role in monitoring of smoking cessation performance, spend and outcomes across West Sussex, taking a lead on all aspects of smoking service data collection, extraction, analysis and reporting.

No two days are the same within our Public Health Directorate. Working in a fast paced and evolving environment, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality analysis, research, and intelligence that helps shape services, inform decision-making, and improve health outcomes for local communities.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Analysing local stop smoking service data to assess the reach, impact and effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions, creating and presenting reports and making recommendations for improvement.
• Monitoring and reporting service performance against targets and KPIs.
• Monitoring and reporting local smoking cessation and support grant spend against funding allocation, highlighting potential under- or over-spend risks.
• Merging data sets from a range of local stop smoking services into the national Stop Smoking Services Quarterly Return.
• Design methodologies and research, analyse and interpret varied and complex information (such as from performance indicators financial spreadsheets, surveys and focus groups) and produce strategies, solutions and/or proposals over the long term.
• Working in partnership with a range of services, partners and experts within WSCC and other organisations (including NHS organisations) to understand data and information to help decision making.
• Set out an analytical plan for the specific projects within Public Health, setting out milestones, deliverables and accountabilities, and detailing data governance requirements.
• Organise, plan and meet set targets for completion of work to high standards and make frequent decisions and exercise initiative as required to resolve issues and achieve the required results, referring serious problems to line manager.

If you're highly organised, enjoy analysing data from multiple sources, and can build strong relationships with a wide range of partners, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and use your skills to make a measurable impact on public health outcomes across our communities.

• Degree, or equivalent qualification or experience, demonstrating that level of applied knowledge in researching, analysing and evaluating arguments and information.
• Relevant advanced theoretical or organisational knowledge of systems, procedures and policies, relating to research and data management techniques.
• Demonstrable practical experience in undertaking high level research which contributes to the development of strategic plans and policies.
• Experience of providing professional and accurate advice to a range of senior staff and partner organisations which impacts on the business.
• Experience of persuading others to implement research…