Commissioning and Partnerships Officer - Staines-upon-Thames, United Kingdom - HM Prison & Probation Service

HM Prison & Probation Service

Verified Company

Staines-upon-Thames, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Details:

Reference number:

Salary:

- £33,011 - £41,082

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:

Other

NPS Pay Band 4 National
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Commercial
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

Location

About the job

Benefits:

Things you need to know

Location

This position is based at NMS Galleon House, ME14 1BG, NMS Midtown House, RH10 1BW, NPS SWAN HOUSE STAINES, TW18 1AJAbout the job

Job summary:

Please refer to Job Description
Job description:

Overview of the job

The purpose of the Commissioning and Partnerships team is to work closely with operational and contract managers within the region, commercial colleagues, policy leads, external partners/ commissioners, providers and service users to identify service needs, review existing services, build partnerships, develop knowledge and build expertise within the business, design new services, source providers and then monitor the effectiveness of commissioned services to promote innovative and strategic solutions and deliver quality, value for money services that meet service user needs and reduces reoffending.

The Commissioning and Partnerships Officer will develop and implement commissioning plans and products and be responsible for delivering commissioning and partnership activity.

They will lead on secretariat, planning and research activities to deliver commissioning and/or recommissioning of services across the region.

They will be line managed by a Commissioning and Partnerships Manager, who will lead on the delivery across the full range of services.

Summary
The post holder will produce and implement specific commissioning plans that support regional commissioning strategy.

They will be responsible for developing reports and briefings for senior managers, regional leads and local/regional partners to support the monitoring and reporting of regional commissioning strategy and specific commissioning plans.

They will support operational staff and managers to deliver their responsibilities across the full range of services. This may include offering consultancy and advice, delivering local training and briefings.

They will support the Commissioning and Partnerships Manager in undertaking budget and financial monitoring for commissioning projects.

They will deputise for the Commissioning and Partnership Manager and HoCI when requested.

Responsibilities, Activities & Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

Collate and provide quantitative and qualitative analysis of needs and demand data to support Commissioning and Partnerships Managers and the wider Community Integration Team, including conducting focus groups with staff and service users.
Drafting and amending service specifications for new and existing services and support the development of a portfolio of evidencebased service specifications. This will include the development and creation of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and Board reports.
Responsible for developing regional and local area reporting systems to monitor effectiveness of existing commissioning arrangements and availability of local services to inform development of services, reviews and planning.
Manage regional involvement in grants and procurement processes, including organising market warming and engagement, producing key grant and procurement documents and evaluation of bids.
Providing secretariat support to regional, crossregional and multiagency governance or project groups and boards with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
Responsible for organising and facilitating stakeholder and engagement events and meetings and producing timely minutes and actions.
Responsible for establishing productive and effective relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders at a local, regional and national level in line with designated area to support commissioning activity.
Develop, maintain and update regional partnership contacts and agreements and ensure these are linked to business planning for the region, as well as updating relevant documents for contacts within the partnership portfolio.
To undertake, lead and manage specific project work as instructed by the Commissioning and Partnerships Manager and/or Head of Community Integration.
Promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement whilst undertaking reviews and making recommendations as necessary.
Implement and manage full commissioning processes including commissioning cycle, internal and external stakeholders' involvement, continually checking progress of different stages of work being completed and being vigilant on timescales. Raising concerns to Commissioning and Partnerships Manager in advance of deadlines.
Support on the work