Children’s Services Transformation & Commissioning Lead

Wokingham-Borough-Council; Wokingham; Híbrido; GBP 48.000 - 53.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Generous Annual Leave

GP Helpline

Employee Assistance Programme

Free Onsite Gym

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Local & Lifestyle Discounts

Move through Menopause Course

Sports & Social Group Activities

Descripción de la vacante

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking a Transformation and Commissioning Officer to join the Children’s Strategy, Transformation and Commissioning team on a full-time, permanent basis. You will shape high‑quality, child-centred services across early help, social care, education and health.

You will support projects through the full commissioning cycle, using evidence, insight and the voices of children, young people and families to improve services and outcomes.

Formación

• Experience of supporting projects, commissioning activity or service transformation.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret qualitative and quantitative data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, reporting and briefing skills.
• Confident relationship-building, consultation and influencing across teams and organisations.
• Proactive, organised, resilient with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and support small to medium-sized projects within wider transformation programmes, ensuring activity is well planned, coordinated and aligned with strategic priorities.
• Contribute across the commissioning cycle, including needs analysis, service design, market research, procurement, mobilisation, contract monitoring and service review.
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative information, including performance and spend data, to produce clear reports, business cases, briefings and recommendations.
• Build effective relationships with internal teams, providers and partners across health, education, social care and the voluntary and community sector.
• Coordinate co-production and engagement activity so that the experiences and voices of children, young people and families inform service design and improvement.
• Monitor designated contracts, provider performance, risks and actions, helping to ensure services are high quality, compliant, outcome-focused and deliver value for money.

Descripción del empleo

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking a Transformation and Commissioning Officer to join the Children’s Strategy, Transformation and Commissioning team on a full-time, permanent basis. You will shape high‑quality, child-centred services across early help, social care, education and health.

You will support projects through the full commissioning cycle, using evidence, insight and the voices of children, young people and families to improve services and outcomes.