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Location: Liverpool.
Employer Bio
Health Equalities Group (HEG) is a public health charity started in 2005 under the original name ‘Heart of Mersey’. The charity’s objective is the prevention of non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancers) and reduction of health inequalities in Cheshire and Merseyside (and beyond).
Their influence and impact over the last 17 years has been significant. HEG was the lead agency to advocate for an introduction of smoke-free policies in Liverpool ahead of national legislation in 2007 and was formative in bringing about the UK Government’s ‘Sugar Tax’ in 2018. HEG currently leads the North West’s healthy weight programme (Food Active) and delivers contracts for both NHS Cheshire and Merseyside and the Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance to prevent ill health. Their award-winning Healthy Stadia programme works with professional sports clubs across the UK and continental Europe to promote good health and wellbeing, whilst they have long standing research partnerships with University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, and Chester University.
Job Description
They are continuing a period of significant growth as they aim to increase their social impact at regional and national levels. Their Board of Trustees currently includes preeminent figures from epidemiology, finance, public health, marketing, the higher education sector, human resources and legal services.
As part of their plans for growth they are seeking a new trustee from a corporate communications and/or public relations background to play an advisory role for the charity.
They would particularly value the following skills and experience:
- Communications: They are keen to secure new trustees from a communications background, with a specific focus on corporate communications, public relations and media relations. HEG currently delivers life changing programmes at both regional and national level, and they need to strengthen awareness of their work and the issues they are tackling through engagement of the mass media and through targeted stakeholder relations. Experience of public relations and/or public affairs, and a strong track record of engaging both regional and national media would be hugely beneficial for this role.
What can they offer you?
In return for attending four evening-based Trustee meetings per year (currently online), and occasional sub-committee meetings, you will be part of an ambitious, growing organisation that is delivering public benefit through their research, health interventions, campaigns and advocacy activities. You will be joining and supporting an organisation that is recognised at both regional and national level for their work on tackling health inequalities. You will also be able to act as an ‘Ambassador’ for the group at events and ceremonies throughout the year.
They will also, where possible, offer you professional development opportunities and the opportunity to be included in any publicity of their work.
Please note that as a registered charity, they are unable to pay Trustees. Reasonable expenses will however be reimbursed.
If you are interested in applying for a trustee position with Health Equalities Group, please send a brief CV and a one page letter of application illustrating why you are interested in the role, how your skills and experience are aligned to the areas of expertise they require, any previous experience of acting as a trustee, and how you will add overall value to the Board. Please send CV and brief letter of application to: info@hegroup.org.uk.
Deadline: Friday 16 December 2022.
They will be interviewing for new trustees in early January 2023.
For any initial enquiries or an informal chat about these roles, please contact HEG Executive Director, Matthew Philpott on 07826533013.
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