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Commissioning Officer

Employer
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Location
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Salary
£35,336.00 - £38,553.00 per annum
Closing date
28 Jun 2022

This is a Commissioning Officer post for a fixed term of up to 3 years (initially one year) with a focus on the Holiday Activity and Food programme. There are 3 strategic teams within the Integrated Commissioning Division. This Commissioning Officer post forms part of the Integrated Commissioning and Partnerships Team. This team is split into two, one covering 0-25 and the other covering 18+ intentionally crossing over to support dialogue and joint planning with our vulnerable 15-25 population.

 

The role of the Commissioning Officer will be to support specific commissioning projects or areas either within children’s (0-25) or adults (18+) using a portfolio approach. They will also be required to develop and implement commissioning strategies, policies and plans on specific service areas to ensure best commissioning practice is applied. 

 

The focus is on:

• Procuring high quality services

• Negotiating and optimising outcome delivery and value for money

• Maximising opportunities to realise added social, economic and environmental value within contracts 

• Evidence based practice

• Compliance with national strategy, guidance and statutory responsibilities

• Consistency and standard of practice

• Supporting the management of the provider market

• Developing and maintaining robust relationships with our providers from conception through to contract award

• Undertaking and coordinating multi- agency task and finish groups, to ensure strategic and operational objectives are delivered.

 

If you have the right skills and experience and would be interested to know more please contact Richard Skellern on 7613 for an informal discussion

 

To Apply

Please create / log into your account and then click 'apply'.  If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.

 

In order to apply for this vacancy, you must be able to supply the required answers to the following questions:

  • Do you have the Right to Work in the UK?

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