Senior Commissioning Officer - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds City Council

Leeds City Council

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Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Internal vacancy. Applications will only be considered from existing Leeds City Council employees.

As a Senior Commissioning Officer you'll thrive on developing and managing relationships with a range of key stakeholders to commission and contract manage high quality care and support services.

It's not about inspecting services, it's about working jointly with our partners (including service users and families) to continually improve and develop strengths-based care and support services for vulnerable people.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

About you

As a Senior Commissioning Officer you will bring to the role:
Tenacity and a strong commitment to working in partnership to improve services.
Excellent communication skills and an ability to develop positive working relationships with our partners, including service users.
An ability to multitask, organise and prioritise in a busy working environment.
Excellent analytical skills which will enable you to interpret a range of data and achieve value for money across our commissioned services.
An understanding of the Commissioning Cycle and care and support services for vulnerable people.

About the role

As our next Senior Commissioning Officer, you'll work on a range of commissioning and contract management functions across our key client group areas (which include learning disability, neurodiversity, mental health and physical and sensory impairment services) to ensure the delivery of high quality services which achieve value for money and positive outcomes.

The role is integral to our Working Age Adults (WAA) Commissioning Team who are collectively responsible for all aspects of the Commissioning Cycle including contract management, negotiating around value for money, small and large scale procurement activity, service reviews and developing new and innovative provision.

The team leads on programme and contract management of WAA services to maximise outcomes and to ensure value for money and quality.

What we offer you
We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

A competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
A clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities

A range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

How to apply

There will be an open information session regarding this recruitment - date to be confirmed asap. If you would like to attend, please contact Martha for a Teams meeting invitation.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the communities we serve.

Leeds City Council is an Inclusive employer, ranked 70 on the Stonewall top 100 employers 2023 list.

We are also an Age friendly employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident leader.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
Job description

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Leeds City Council Job Profile

DIRECTORATE:
Adults and Health

SERVICE:
Adults and Health Commissioning

JOB TITLE Senior Commissioning Officer

GRADE:

Grade:
PO2

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE NJC
REPORTS TO Commissioning Manager

RESPONSIBLE FOR Commissioning Officer (SO2) (As appropriate)

JOB PURPOSE

To assist the Commissioning Programme Leaders / Heads of Commissioning by undertaking aspects of cross-directorate commissioning and contract management at Principal Officer level.

To be responsible for the management of a portfolio of work which contributes to the delivery of one or more of the following:

Service review, development and innovation
Commissioning activity that contributes to the Directorate's and Council's priorities. Commissioning takes many forms and includes negotiating individual care packages, large scale reviews and procurements and working with others to improve the service offer.
Development of strategy and policy relating to services for key client groups
Programme and contract management to maximise outcomes and to ensure value for money and quality.
You will contribute to the evaluation and performance management of contracts with commissioned services and play a key role in developing and maintaining productive relationships with service providers to achieve high quality servi