Commissioning Officer
This role has a starting salary of £40,296 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week. This is a fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 31st March 2025. We are excited to be hiring a new Commissioning Officer to join our fantastic Children's Corporate Parenting Commissioning Team. The role will be on a hybrid basis which means a blend of working from home and our Woking office. Rewards and Benefits 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' serviceOption to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leaveAn extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeingUp to 5 days of carer's leave per yearPaternity, adoption and dependents leaveA generous local government salary related pensionLifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per yearLearning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources About the TeamThe?Corporate Parenting Commissioning Service plays a key role in supporting our statutory responsibility to ensure we have sufficient accommodation and support for looked after children and care leavers in Surrey. This aligns to our ambitions of working towards 80% of children in care living in Surrey by 2030 and 60% of care leavers living in Surrey by 2025. Alongside supporting this statutory duty, the team also focusses on developing and implementing innovative and effective routes to market, that increase compliance, whilst aiming to secure the best possible outcomes and value for money, for the following externally commissioned service areas: foster care; residential children's homes; supported accommodation for young people; statutory support services; and short breaks services for children with disabilities. In addition to this, the team also supports a number of current transformation projects, capital projects and new initiatives funded by external grants. About the RoleThis role will provide you with the opportunity to develop your commissioning and project management skills within a supportive and friendly team environment.On a day to day basis you will be involved in the following activity: Supporting work on all aspects of the Commissioning cycleWriting high quality reports based on complex qualitative and quantitative data to help inform changeLead on contract management activities ensuring Surrey's children are receiving high quality, safe and effective servicesReviewing, interpreting and advising on commissioning and contract queries in partnership with Procurement, Legal and Finance colleagues to provide pragmatic problem-solving solutionsWorking on commissioning projects from start to finish ensuring stakeholders are communicated with in a timely waySupporting co-design and co-production activities with children, young people, families and charity organisations, to help develop and shape any future provision The role will focus on the delivery of existing contracts for some of our support services, of which you will be the lead. Additionally you will benefit from supporting a Senior in recommissioning activity of one of our larger projects. The needs of Children and Young People will need to be at the heart of all of your work. Shortlisting CriteriaWe are looking for someone who can demonstrate that they are able to develop relationships and networks to work effectively to implement change. You will have experience of public sector accountability and be able to influence at a strategic level. To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following: Degree qualified or significant vocational experience within commissioning and an understanding of the commissioning cycleExperience of successfully working on, and delivering, multiple concurrent projects from start to finish including risks and issues managementExperience of engaging with multiple stakeholdersDemonstrable problem solving skills with the ability to use initiative to independently devise, develop and implement beneficial changesExperience of complex data analysis and strong written report writing skillsExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, including facilitation and presentation skills that have influenced positive change Please note, the contractual location for this role is currently Quadrant Court, however it is our intention to move within the local area to Victoria Gate in Central Woking later this year. The job advert closes at 23:59 on 15th September 2024 with interviews expected to take place on 20th September 2024. Please note that the interviews will be face to face in our offices at Quadrant Court, Woking. A basic DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) will be required for this role. Our CommitmentSurrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where: The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their applicationThe candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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