Strategy and Commission Officer Role

2 weeks ago


Wokingham, United Kingdom Akton Recruitment Full time

**Job Title**: Strategy and Commissioning Officer

**Location**: Wokingham, Berkshire

**Contract**: 6-month contract, £375/day

**Role Overview**: As a Strategy and Commissioning Officer, you will work closely with the Head of Service for Strategic Commissioning (Children's) and other members of the Strategy, Commissioning and Performance Team. Your primary responsibility will be to play a pivotal role in shaping the direction and vision of Children's Services in Wokingham. This involves overseeing the development and implementation of effective strategies and policies, analysing complex issues, providing strategic advice, and developing policy recommendations to support our objectives.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop and maintain positive relationships with senior officers across children's services, strategic partners, and elected Members.
- Support the development of strategy and policy through research, data analysis, and stakeholder consultation, ensuring sign-off through formal governance processes.
- Stay updated with developments in legislation and best practice relevant to commissioning, proposing organisational improvements as necessary.
- Collaborate across the organization to gather intelligence, develop an evidence base, inform strategy and policy development, shape the market, design services, commission, manage contracts, assure quality, and review performance.
- Support the delivery of key activities aligned with strategy or policy objectives, including standalone projects and funding activities.
- Track Programme level risks across strategies, escalate issues, facilitate risk and assurance sessions with senior leaders, and ensure successful service delivery.

**Requirements**:

- Excellent understanding of the political landscape, legislative frameworks, and regional/national drivers relevant to commissioning.
- Experience managing a local care provider market and fostering productive working relationships.
- Proficiency in delivering high-quality planning, commissioning, and improvement processes to drive change and innovation in social care commissioning.
- Ability to provide operational and strategic leadership, ensuring alignment with the council's vision, goals, and objectives.
- Proven track record in leading the commissioning of high-quality and affordable social care and health care services meeting the needs of adults in Wokingham.

If you are enthusiastic about shaping the future of Children's Services in Wokingham and possess the skills and experience required for this role,



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