The Sláintecare Local Development Officer will perform such duties as may be assigned from time to time which will involve the facilitation, implementation and promotion of the policies and objectives of Louth County Council for the advancement of the Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme.

The Sláintecare Local Development Officer will report under the general direction of a Director of Service or any other officer as designated by the Chief Executive.

Duties include inter alia:
 

• Work intensively with identified disadvantaged areas and marginalised groups to co-design health and wellbeing interventions that reflect local priorities.
• Apply principles of empowerment, participation, social justice, and equality in all aspects of planning and delivery.
• Work with relevant local Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme services (e.g., HSE, family support, education providers) to ensure integrated and improved delivery of health and wellbeing initiatives promotion and support programmes.
• Use and gather relevant local datasets to target communities experiencing the greatest health inequities and build evidence case for resource allocation or intervention.
• Develop a 5 year Sláintecare Healthy Communities Work Programme based on local need and priorities- established from innovative and participatory community engagement and needs assessment exercises with Annual Action Plans comprising of seed funding to action local priorities.
• Map, align and leverage local authority activities that influence the wider determinants of health and include within relevant Healthy Ireland data gathering exercises.
• Advise elected members and senior executives on relevant policies and programmes related to health, equality, and wellbeing.
• Facilitate Community Health and Wellbeing Networks and support the development of local wellbeing forums, and wellbeing leadership initiatives within communities.
• Work confidently and sensitively with elected representatives, senior executives, and cross-sectoral leaders to address health and wellbeing inequalities.
• Act as a catalyst and connector across directorates and sections (e.g planning, transport, housing, environment, community) to align activity with health and wellbeing objectives.
• Champion whole-system, place-based, preventative approaches to health and wellbeing, working across local authority directorates and with external partners to create enabling environments that foster wellbeing for all.
• Explore resource mechanisms across all Government Departments and at EU level to address local community priorities.
• Leverage research, data, innovation, and WHO/EU collaboration to encourage local government leadership in improving health and wellbeing outcomes.
• Develop or contribute to funding bids in conjunction with communities to resource local priority initiatives.
• Capacity to influence, align, and coordinate across internal directorates and external stakeholders and demonstrate partnership management and stakeholder engagement skills e.g co-ordination of Sláintecare Healthy Communities Local Implementation Team.
• Use local data, research, and evidence to shape decisions and measure outcomes.
• Represent the Local Authority in regional and national networks and international platforms such as the WHO European Healthy Cities Network.
• Drive whole-of-local-government, whole-of-community and whole-of-place approaches to wellbeing, focusing on the social, economic, environmental and cultural determinants of health.

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS is MONDAY, 6^TH OCTOBER 2025 at 4.30 p.m.  Late applications will not be accepted.

Have you:

• Typed and completed your application form in full?
• Supplied correct and factual information? 
• Indicated which panels you wish to be considered for?

• Forward any references or CVs with the application form. 
• Post hard copies of your application.
• Canvass any persons connected with Louth County Council or the Interview Board in relation to this post.
• Submit False or misleading information.  This may lead to later termination of employment.

• Ensure you apply before the deadline of 4.30pm on Monday, 6^th October 2025.
• Check for automated response to emailed application and keep as proof of date and time of application.
• In the event of no response to your email application please contact the HR Section the next day.

Louth County Council