We are recruiting a Strategic Commissioning Manager for our client, seeking a dynamic professional to lead effective service.
17 Months Contract
£30/hr
Full time hours
Job Purpose
As a Strategic Commissioning Manager, your main responsibility will be to support the Children & Adults’ Service Management Team in commissioning effective services that improve outcomes for local people. You will play a vital role in ensuring that resources are utilized to commission services that have a positive impact, meet statutory obligations, and contribute to the Council’s overall strategic objectives. This position requires working collaboratively as part of the Commissioning and Contracting Team.
Main Responsibilities
As a Strategic Commissioning Manager, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Challenging existing practice, leading change, and identifying effective delivery models to modernize services.
- Conducting needs analyses and making commissioning decisions based on robust data.
- Managing formal partnerships and joint commissioning projects.
- Identifying external funding opportunities and leading the development of funding bids.
- Developing and implementing commissioning strategies to improve outcomes and meet quality standards.
- Strengthening relationships with providers and monitoring and evaluating service delivery.
- Promoting the Council’s Equality and Diversity policy.
- Overseeing and managing the planning, commissioning, and implementation of relevant services.
- Contributing to priority identification, review, and monitoring.
- Embedding strategic objectives in commissioning processes and systems.
- Developing a robust Commissioning strategy for quality assurance and performance management.
- Implementing strategies to improve service performance with providers.
- Working with senior managers to determine local priorities and support provision.
- Managing stakeholder relationships and leading negotiations with providers.
- Collaborating with commissioners from other regions to share best practices and improve service delivery.
- Deputizing for higher-level positions as appropriate.
- Fulfilling obligations related to the PDR (Performance and Development Review) process.
- Managing team members in compliance with policies and procedures.
- Adhering to the Employees’ Code of Conduct and ensuring team members are aware of their obligations.
- Implementing the Council’s Equality agenda within the team.
- Ensuring health and safety standards are maintained within the team.
Person Specification
- Experience: Demonstrated experience in challenging existing practices, leading change, and actively seeking ways to achieve better service outcomes.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to conduct robust needs analyses considering demographics, financial pressures, and national/regional policy drivers to make informed commissioning decisions.
- Partnership Management: Proven ability to manage the strategic direction for formal partnerships and joint commissioning projects, fostering effective relationships with stakeholders.
- Funding Expertise: Track record in identifying external funding opportunities and leading the development of funding bids to secure additional resources for key projects.
- Commissioning Strategies: Proficiency in developing and implementing effective commissioning strategies that allocate resources in the most efficient way to improve outcomes.
- Quality Standards: Familiarity with ensuring service specifications outline clear outcomes and measurements, meeting statutory responsibilities and national quality standards.
- Collaboration: Ability to work closely with legal, Contracts Team, and Procurement Services to implement effective quality standards, safeguarding requirements, and contract management arrangements for better value for money.
- Market Development: Experience in strengthening relationships with providers from private, public, independent, and voluntary sectors to shape and develop local market capability and capacity.
- Performance Evaluation: Proficient in monitoring and evaluating the delivery of commissioned services, identifying and managing risks, and reporting progress using client feedback and provider contract performance information.
- Equality and Diversity: Commitment to promoting and implementing the Council’s Equality and Diversity policy.
If you are a motivated individual with a passion for improving outcomes through strategic commissioning, we invite you to apply for this position