Senior Commissioning Officer, Complex Care 2

Birmingham City Council; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is seeking a Senior Commissioning Officer to join our Adult Social Care Commissioning Team. You will lead commissioning projects, manage contracts and contribute to policy development to improve services for Birmingham's residents.

Working with providers, health partners and local communities, you will ensure high-quality, evidence-based care, value for money and continuous improvement within a 36.5-hour week and a permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Experience of commissioning, service development, contract management or related activities.
• Experience and knowledge of housing and homeless policies and how to apply them operationally is desirable.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and turn insight into action.
• Experience working with a wide range of stakeholders including providers and communities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Experience supporting change programmes and service improvements.
• Understanding of safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Leading commissioning projects and service reviews.
• Developing and managing relationships with providers and partners.
• Supporting market development for sustainable, high-quality care services.
• Monitoring service performance, quality and outcomes.
• Managing complex commissioning and contract management activities.
• Contributing to policy development and strategic planning.
• Supporting service transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Commissioning

Contract mgmt

Policy development

Service improvement

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Data interpretation

Communication

Equality & safeguarding

Change management

Job description

Senior Commissioning Officer – Health, Housing and Homelessness
Permanent
Grade D - £46,579 - £55,224
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week

We're looking for a motivated Senior Commissioning Officer to join our Adult Social Care Commissioning Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing, improving and commissioning services that make a real difference to the lives of Birmingham's citizens.

About the Role

As a Senior Commissioning Officer, you will lead and support commissioning, contract management, policy development and service improvement activities across Adult Social Care. Working collaboratively with colleagues, providers, health partners and local communities, you will help ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based services that improve outcomes and provide value for money.

• Leading commissioning projects and service reviews
• Developing and managing relationships with providers, stakeholders and partner organisations
• Supporting market development to ensure sustainable and high-quality care services
• Monitoring service performance, quality and outcomes
• Managing complex commissioning and contract management activities
• Contributing to policy development, business cases and strategic planning
• Supporting service transformation and continuous improvement initiatives

You will bring

• Experience of commissioning, service development, contract management or related activities
• Experience and knowledge of housing and homeless policies and how to apply them operationally is desirable for this role
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and turn insight into action
• Experience of working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders, including providers, citizens and partner organisations
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills
• Experience supporting change programmes and service improvement projects
• A strong understanding of safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion
• The ability to balance competing priorities and deliver results within challenging timescales
• Knowledge of performance management, governance and continuous improvement approaches

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

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