Lead Commissioning Officer

4 weeks ago

Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

Job Summary

Essex County Council is seeking a highly skilled Commissioning Lead to join our Older People's Commissioning Team. As a key member of our Strategic Commissioning team, you will play a critical role in leading on commissioning activity across the Council, working closely with Heads of Commissioning to deliver results and bring about significant change.

About the Role

This is an 18-month fixed-term contract or secondment opportunity that will see you working closely with our Heads of Commissioning to define requirements and deliver activity, ensuring best value for money and sustainable outcomes. You will be responsible for delivering specific projects and activities that further the continuous improvement of high-performing, sustainable, and cost-effective services or place shaping activities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work with Heads of Strategic Commissioning from across ECC and with partners and stakeholders to define requirements and deliver activity, ensuring best value for money and sustainable outcomes.
  • Deliver specific projects and activities that further the continuous improvement of high-performing, sustainable, and cost-effective services or place shaping activities.
  • Enable Heads of Commissioning to ensure the effective planning of prioritized projects and activity and that they are met in terms of capacity and capability and delivered to a high standard.
  • Respond quickly to new challenges and opportunities, ensuring that risks and opportunities are identified and managed and comply with all external and internal regulation.
  • Build relationships and work in collaboration with partners and stakeholders to deliver levels of integrated activity and identify further opportunities and efficiencies across organizations.
  • Provide subject matter expert advice and guidance as required for thematic programs and projects, which will change dependent on strategic priorities.
  • Work as part of the Children, Families, and Adults Strategic Commissioning and Policy teams to support a flexible and agile approach to resourcing.
  • Ensure effective support as part of a matrix-managed team for specific program activity, both planned and reactive, ensuring appropriate governance is complete.
  • Support the development of and use of a range of tools and techniques that ensure activity is consistent, effective, and efficient and that an audit trail is maintained.

About You

  • educated to degree level or equivalent by experience, with excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • previous experience of engaging, collaborating with, and developing projects and programs with statutory and non-statutory stakeholders.
  • experience of managing or delivering commissioning projects and activities.
  • evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional areas.
  • subject matter expert (SME) in a social care, health, housing, or combination of those things, or related activity service/function area, and program/project management expertise, in support of senior leaders.
  • knowledge and experience of all aspects of the commissioning cycle, project life-cycle, and related activities gained within a commissioning environment.
  • evidence of successfully delivering outcomes and demonstrating breadth of thinking.
  • experience of delivery of public services and managing change in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
  • experience of working in a political environment, working effectively with members and senior officers across the council and partner agencies.

Why Essex?

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of, with a diverse range of communities and opportunities for growth and development. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We are also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

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