Commissioning Development Manager

4 days ago

Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom East Sussex County Council Full time
Description

Looking for a short-term role with long-term impact and could you provide expertise, advice and guidance while working in partnership with commissioners and external stakeholders? This is a rare opportunity to lead, influence and shape the development of commissioning policy and approaches in adult social care in East Sussex.

You will work closely with commissioning, procurement, operational and provider colleagues to develop and ensure a consistent strategic approach to commissioning leading on key cross-cutting areas such as quality, co-production and sustainability.

Working in partnership you'll ensure the principles of co-production and inclusion are central to commissioning approaches and activity across our Strategy, Commissioning and Supply Management division. 

You'll be responsible for key publications such as our adult social care market position statement, strategic commissioning framework and provider bulletin. You'll also play a significant role in our East Sussex voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) commissioning excellence programme.

We are looking for candidates who can:

  • Demonstrate understanding of good commissioning practice
  • Negotiate and influence
  • Work in partnership across and between organisations
  • Communicate clearly and effectively
  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 essential criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests. Your supporting statement should be no longer than 1200 words.   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 County Hall in Lewes during the week beginning 19 January.  If you are unavailable on these dates let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date to interview you.
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.  

This maternity leave cover is available on a full or part-time basis and as an internal secondment. For an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact  or Candice Miller, Head of Policy and Strategic Development at to request a Microsoft Teams call or phone call. 

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.
 

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