Programme Manager, Food Sense Wales

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.

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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About the employer

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.