Commissioning and Partnership Manager - Health & Justice

Ministry of Justice; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice is seeking a Commissioning and Partnerships Manager to lead commissioning across regional services, collaborating with internal teams and external partners to identify needs, review services and design innovative solutions that promote value for money and better outcomes for People on Probation.

You will oversee the commissioning cycle from identification to delivery, build strong partnerships nationally and locally, and ensure alignment with national strategies while

Responsibilities

• Lead on reviewing, managing and delivering commissioning and/or recommissioning of services or projects within the region and nationally.
• Develop knowledge and build expertise in commissioning across the full range of services or need areas.
• Lead the development, management and implementation of partnerships with key stakeholders to deliver regional priorities.

Job description

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 People on Probations needs, increase performance on sentence delivery, reduce reoffending and help to protect the public. The Commissioning and Partnerships Manager will contribute to creating and setting strategy. They will lead the development, management and implementation of commissioning across the full range of services or need areas, managing activities across the full commissioning cycle to deliver the regional priorities working closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders. They will report into the Senior Commissioning and Partnership Manager and line manage Commissioning and Partnerships Officer(s) and any additional staff where applicable., The post holder will lead on reviewing, managing and delivering commissioning and/or recommissioning of services or projects both from within their region and nationally utilising various funding streams. They will act as the expert in relation to the commissioning of outcomes for need areas within their region, providing professional advice and recommendations to support the delivery of the regional strategy and ensuring alignment with national strategies. They will lead on the development and implementation of partnership arrangements with key stakeholders, nationally, regionally and locally, in relation to