Cornwall Council Careers Near Me – Commissioning Manager

Are you passionate and enthusiastic about making a real difference to the quality of children, young people and their families’ lives? Do you want to work in a team that commissions services for children, young people and their families? We are looking for a professional who has these interests and who has working experience of children, young people and family services commissioning, to join the commissioning team.

We are working with our colleagues in health, the voluntary sector and interested stakeholders to shine a light on new and emerging practice to support us in working creatively towards new solutions that make a real difference in people’s lives. We are looking for an applicant who can join our team. You will have a recognised degree or relevant professional qualification or equivalent, e.g. SEND, youth, social work, but not excluding exceptional record of relevant achievement allied with a range of practice experience.

The successful applicant will manage a portfolio of contracts across young people and families, with a particular focus on families; ensuring that they are performing in accordance with the contractual obligations and are delivering quality and value for money to meet the needs of children, young people and their families. The role will include all aspects of service commissioning, including leading strategies, designing service specifications and monitoring the impact of delivery against outcomes and key performance indicators.

About you – skills and knowledge:

You will have a recognised degree or relevant professional qualification or equivalent, e.g. SEND, youth, social work, but not excluding exceptional record of relevant achievement allied with a range of practice experience.

You will be able to demonstrate sound working knowledge and experience of local authority, health, education and social care commissioning, contracting and market management, with experience of commissioning and strategy formulation. Experience of undertaking this in partnership, particularly joint commissioning with Education, Health, Care.

This post is available as job share.

For more information please contact Angie Andrews on 07968 892660.

This is one of two Commissioning Manager posts the Council is currently advertising, the other being for sexual health (please see separate advert for future details on this post).

Interviews will be held on 4th November 2023.

Please view the role profile here, your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria. Please ensure you answer all of the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form. Please be advised that for this role we are accepting uploaded supporting statements and/or CVs to support your online application.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g. race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

This position will be subject to a criminal record disclosure check.

More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here

We are open to discussion about flexible working.