Practice Manager - Commissioning and Brokerage

EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Eastbourne seeks an experienced commissioner to join their Placement & Commissioning team. This role involves sourcing placements for children in care, ensuring compliance, and contract monitoring. Candidates should be highly organised and have a strong background in commissioning, with the ability to analyse data and build relationships with partner agencies. Competitive benefits are offered, and interviews will occur at St Mary's House.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commissioning, contracting and brokerage role.
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data.
• Highly organised and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing, matching, and reviewing placements for children and young people in care.
• Contract monitoring, quality assurance and compliance for contracts and frameworks.
• Working closely with service providers and the South East regional care cooperative.

Skills

Highly organised

Negotiation skills

Ability to build collaborative relationships

Experience in commissioning and brokerage

Data analysis skills

Job description

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Job Description

Are you an experienced commissioner, with an understanding of brokerage and contract monitoring in social care? If so this job could be for you.

The Placement & Commissioning team is responsible for sourcing, matching, and reviewing placements for children and young people in care. The role involves contract monitoring, quality assurance and compliance for contracts and frameworks, working closely with the wider team and service, providers and the South east regional care cooperative.

Responsibilities / Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who:

• Are highly organised and self‑motivated
• Ability to negotiate, challenge and build collaborative relationships with partner agencies and providers
• Experience of working in a commissioning, contracting and brokerage role
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data

To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your CV and a supporting statement. We will be using your supporting statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

Interviews will take place in person at St Mary's House, Eastbourne within two weeks of the closing date.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

Vocational Training through Apprenticeships is now available to our staff, ranging from entry level to degree level qualifications. You can talk to the hiring manager and the apprenticeship team about what qualifications would be relevant to you and this job role, and if it is possible to support you in apprenticeship training.

For an informal discussion please contact: Donna Collins – Operations Manager: [e-mail]

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Additional Information

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record. Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part‑time or term‑time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.