Programme Manager, Food Sense Wales

Job overview

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents

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 Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

You can find out more about Food Sense Wales at foodsensewales.org.uk