Senior Commissioning Officer

JOB-20241107-791d94d2

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Commissioning Officer to work full time based in Haringey.

The salary for this permanent Senior Commissioning Officer job is up to £46,857 per annum.

Main duties:

* Lead on the commissioning and procurement of service provision through the development, writing and implementation of business cases, contract development, service specifications and tendering. Ensuring robust and consistent contract management is in place.

* To write, draft and update Service Specifications, Contracts and Individual Placement Agreements ensuring they are correctly stored and correctly filed within the Council's data systems.

* Contribute to all stages in the commissioning framework, including needs analysis, research, innovation, strategic planning, development of service specifications, co-production, procurement of services, monitoring, feedback and evaluation, service/market development.

* To ensure the management of processes for the timely procurement and re-procurement of relevant contracts in liaison with operational, procurement and legal services.

* Produce detailed and articulate commissioning reports which enable senior managers to make strategic decisions and manage resources effectively.

* To provide the management and being accountable for the day-to-day management and operations of the Commissioning Officers, including ensuring high quality supervision, workload management, attendance with Council Policy and guidance.

* Develop schedules of work and business cases for each commissioned service and include risk management, contract management & review processes.

* Analyse detailed data from a wide range of sources, including research, best practice to identify gaps in existing services and make recommendations to drive change and improve performance across all commissioned services.

* Review and make recommendations for service improvement, as appropriate, and follow through and oversee implementation of changes and benefits.

* Manage the inter-dependencies between commissioning and departmental strategies and business plans, by maintaining close and effective relationships with providers and colleagues.

* Work with internal and external providers to develop and maintain specific contractual arrangements, contract compliance monitoring processes and robust safeguarding procedures.

* Ensure that the policy and practice arrangements are in place within the team to meet the Council's sufficiency and statutory duties.

* To undertake any other responsibilities or additional duties aligned with the overall purpose and grade of the role, as may be required.

Requirements of this role:

* Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.

* Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.

* Experience of community and/or group work.

* Knowledge of children's health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.

Contact:

This Senior Commissioning Officer job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning 'Best Candidate Care' at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.