Commissioning Support Officer (CDC)

The City of Doncaster Council is a confident, ambitious organisation which puts improving the life of its residents at the centre of everything we do. You have an opportunity to be part of this in the role of Commissioning Support Officer.

There has never been a more exciting time to join the Children Young People and Families Directorate and help ensure that children and families in Doncaster have access to the very best services.

We currently have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who has the right skills and a can-do attitude to join us as a Commissioning Support Officer to work within the Children’s Commissioning Team. This post will support the delivery of effective commissioning in Doncaster in line with national and local agendas to ensure improved outcomes for children, young people and their families.

Doncaster Council ensures that all services are commissioned against evidenced local need in line with the priorities of the Children and Young People’s Plan. We continue to work proactively with all our partners and stakeholders to make the very best use of available resources and continuously review services to ensure they are high quality and value for money.

The post holder’s duties will include:

• To support and co-ordinate consultation for Independent School Education placements.
• To support all commissioning, contract compliance and quality assurance activity across a range of commissioned services, ensuring that contract management is delivered in a timely and efficient manner as per organisational policies and procedures and to ensure services are safe and achieve the best outcomes for children and families.
• To support consultation exercises and engagement of a wide range of stakeholders and partners for the commissioning of services.
• To support engagement with service users, carers, voluntary organisations and external providers in market development and management.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in supporting projects.
• Organisational and problem-solving skills to ensure support is timely and effective.
• Experience of partnership working with service users, providers, and partner agencies.
• Proven IT skills in the production of reports, data, and presentations.

This is a great opportunity to expand your knowledge and develop skills in a dynamic, creative and nurturing environment, whilst truly making a difference to the communities we serve. If you are seeking a development opportunity this role could be ideal as we welcome applications from those who are willing to learn and advance their skills or who are looking to embrace a new role within a Children’s Commissioning environment.

In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, a generous local government pension scheme, a wide range of well-being support and development opportunities. You will also have access to a range of staff discount and benefits schemes. More information on the benefits available to you as a City of Doncaster Council employee can be found in the attached benefits book.

Please ensure you view the job summary and job profile as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

Shortlisting date from the 7^th May 2025 and interview date from the 19^th May 2025.

For further details or an informal chat, please contact: Jessica Whitworth, Tel: 01302 734208, email Jessica.Whitworth@doncaster.gov.uk

To apply please click the Apply Now link below.