Commissioning Support Officer

5 months ago

London, United Kingdom Lambeth Council Full time

**Commissioning Support Officer - Vulnerable Children's Team**

**SO1, £37,757 per annum, rising in annual increments to £38,769**

**Hybrid / Permanent / Full Time**

**About Us:
**It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth. To deliver on these ambitions, we have embarked our transformational One Lambeth Programme ensuring we are ‘connected by purpose,’ in everything we do to deliver excellence. We are proud to have recently developed a refreshed set of One Lambeth Values and Behaviours that were develop for staff by staff; Equity, Ambition, Kindness, and Accountability. For more information, please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

**About the Borough:
**Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.
With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

**About the Team**:
The Vulnerable Children’s team leads on Youth and Play services, Children's engagement and participation, the Holiday, Activities and Food Programme (HAF), UASC mentoring Programme, and services for Children Looked After (CLA). We are an inclusive team who support each other to be solution focused placing children and young people at the heart of what we do.

**About the role
The post will support the commissioning of services by building strong partnerships with providers and working effectively with a wide range of organisations to secure the best provision for children and young people. The role will require research, analysis of data and information, and support to develop new service delivery models to monitor and review the impacts that services have on outcomes.

The post holder will deliver key functions of financial and administrative support to the team and will work in all phases of the commissioning cycle alongside commissioners and colleagues from across the Council, partners, and the community. The post will provide support in several tasks including quality assurance, contract monitoring, data management and general administration of meetings, provider visits, grants processes and tenders.

**About You**

If you have passion and drive for improving the lives of children and young people and are keen to develop your career in commissioning, this could be the role for you. These roles will provide an excellent opportunity to gain experience.

The postholder will have knowledge of the challenges facing Lambeth’s young population and will demonstrate a keen interest in commissioning the best services to improve outcomes for children and young people.

You will be a quick learner who is flexible and adaptable. You will be able to hit the ground running and work at pace within a small but busy team. You will also have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills to effectively manage the day-to-day demands of this challenging but rewarding role.

**To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence**:

- Educated to a minimum of GCSE/O Level, NVQ or equivalent standard or evidence of continuing professional development.
- Awareness and understanding challenges facing local government
- Awareness and understanding of issues, challenges and opportunities children and young people are facing in the Capital.
- Experience of supporting projects.
- Experience of supporting commissioning.

**Benefits: -**
- Participation in our 5 Staff Networks: Black, Asian, and Multi-Ethnic, LGBTQ+, Disability, Young Professionals, and Women's.
- Generous annual leave entitlement starting from 27 days, increasing to up to 35 days depending on length of service.
- Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Hybrid Working / flexible working.
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts at local restaurants.
- Discount at our Active Lambeth Gyms.
- Learning and Development opportunities, including Apprenticeships.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Secure Bike Storage facilities at our Town Hall and Civic Centre.
- Trade Union Membership.
- Fantastic, modern working environment in the award-winning Lambeth Town Hall and Civic Centre buildings
- 5 Minutes from London Underground and excellent transport links into the centre of London

**Contact Information**:
If you would like an informal discussion about the roles

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