Commissioning Support Officer

inploi; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council is seeking a Commissioning Support Officer to provide comprehensive support to the Children’s Services Commissioning Team. The role entails managing data collection, financial record keeping, and ensuring compliance with contracted services. Candidates should possess strong technical, organizational, and communication skills. The position offers flexibility in working locations and a commitment to a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven technical skills and ability with a record of accomplishment for delivering outcomes.
• A commitment to modelling and demonstrating our values and behaviours.
• The ability to gather information from a range of sources, analyse and present findings in a logical and accessible format.

Responsibilities

• Support commissioners in the Children's Placements Team.
• Maintain financial records for budget monitoring.
• Analyze monitoring reports to identify concerns.
• Arrange and take notes of monitoring meetings.
• Ensure all contract documentation is completed.

Skills

Technical skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Job description

Commissioning Support Officer

Grade: 3A SCP 20 24 (£32,597 - £35,412 - Under New Increment)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Core office hours are 8:30 to 16.30 however a flexible working scheme is in operation subject to the needs of the service

Working Location: The main team are based on the Civic Centre campus but staff are able to work from various locations and from home.

Closing Date: 17th August 2025

Interview Date: TBC

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Children’s Services Commissioning Team for the post of Commissioning Support Officer. The primary purpose of this role is to offer a comprehensive support service to commissioners in Children's Placements Team

The post holder will be responsible for:

1. Working with commissioners, staff from other departments in Salford City Council, partners, other agencies and providers to develop and maintain data collection and reporting systems which contribute towards benchmarking and outcomes based performance management.
2. Developing and maintaining accurate and detailed financial records to support budget monitoring and timely and accurate payments to providers.
3. Analysing monitoring reports and data to identify any concerns, addressing them with the provider and raising any issues with the commissioner if not resolved.
4. Arranging, contributing to and taking notes of monitoring meetings ensuring that provider returns or reports are received and distributed in advance.
5. Ensuring that all contract documentation in relation to commissioned services is completed
6. Contributing to the production of reports and strategies.
7. Working with providers to offer support and guidance in relation to performance including undertaking monitoring visits where required.
8. Undertaking evaluations of the safeguarding standards of providers, including visiting, providing feedback and working with them until compliance is achieved.
9. Supporting commissioners in vetting providers
10. Collating and reporting on customer feedback
11. Supporting commissioners in arranging provider forums, consultations, briefings and other events.

About You

Your style and approach will reflect our values. You will be passionate about what you do always striving to improve things, valuing and respecting others’ contribution. You will take pride in your work and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference.

The successful candidate will have:

1. Proven technical skills and ability with a record of accomplishment for delivering outcomes.
2. Professional credibility through proven relevant experience.
3. A commitment to modelling and demonstrating our values and behaviours.
4. The ability to gather information from a range of sources, analyse and present findings in a logical and accessible format and identify areas for improvement.
5. Effective organisational skills with a methodical approach and an understanding of the need for attention to detail.
6. The ability to manage your own workload prioritising to ensure that all tasks are completed accurately and targets are met within agreed timescales.
7. The ability to analyse information and present findings in an accessible format using appropriate software.
8. To be proactive in negotiating and challenging providers
9. To have excellent written and verbal communication skills to support the sharing of complex information and positive relationships with providers, colleagues, partners and senior management.
10. The ability to work as part of a team but also to use initiative and sound judgement, responding independently to unexpected problems and situations, having due regard to the various legislation, standards and procedures within the service.

About us

As a people focused and values-based organisation Salford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture and can do approach, we embrace innovation and encourage performance.

Our values are:

• Pride
• Passion
• People
• Personal Responsibility

For further information regarding the role please contact Head of Commissioning and Partnerships [e-mail]

We will not be accepting candidates who require a sponsorship for this position.

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