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Commissioning Officer – Children & Families
| Posting date: | 09 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £21.98 to £21.98 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2024 |
| Location: | GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TG |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Gloucestershire 5253178 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Interim Commissioning Officer – Children & Families
Reference no: Gloucestershire 5253178
Pay rate: £21.98 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 4-5 months
City: GLOUCESTER
Enhanced DBS required for this role
A Commissioning Officer is required to create and oversee the mobilisation plan for 3 new contracts. This role will sit within the Children and Families Commissioning Hub and will support the mobilisation of newly awarded Youth contracts. Strong project management skills and the ability to work with internal and external providers and stakeholders to mobilise and stabilise new contract awards is required. This will be a busy, fast paced role however the role will sit within a small team so support and capacity can be utilised.
Key responsibilities:
Create and run project groups in areas such as: IMS, IT, Comms, Buildings/leases/use of etc.
Work under the direction of commissioning managers to support lead commissioners and outcome managers to ensure the commissioning of services to meet customer needs.
Support outcome managers and lead commissioners to ensure quality, customer informed and value for money decisions are made about commissioning and decommissioning of services.
Provide advice, evidence and research which support commissioning decisions including analysis of market development trends.
Support customer engagement processes to help inform commissioning decisions.
Undertake contract monitoring directly with providers.
Provide support for procurement and commissioning exercises
Keep up to date with relevant policy, best practice and legislative changes to allocated outcome areas.
Draft and compile specifications which are consistent with commissioning/procurement guidance and legislation.
Lead and undertake project work using project planning methods.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, we cannot, unfortunately, respond to all applications. If, therefore, you have not heard from us within 3 days please make a working assumption that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Qualifications:
Excellent levels of literacy and numeracy evidenced by GCSEs Grade A – C, NVQ Level 4 or equivalent experience.
Relevant professional, procurement or commissioning qualification desirable.
Experience:
Strong project management
Experience of running a project such as this is essential.
Experience working in a commissioning environment as commissioner or provider.
Experience of working in a council service area e.g. highways, children’s services, adult social care etc.
Experience of assisting with commissioning and procurement activity, and building and maintaining productive relationships, including those with stakeholders and partners.
Proven experience of interpreting and presenting research and customer views in light of legislative and policy requirements.
Development of communication and engagement plans.
Involvement and support to a range of projects including planning and reporting, including working on sensitive projects.
Knowledge:
Knowledge of procurement and commissioning legislation, policy and processes.
Understanding of how the public sector works.
Skills & Abilities:
Confidence and ability to work with internal and external providers and stakeholders to mobilise and stabilise new contract awards.
Strong communication skills and ability to lead conversations, populate project management plans and report progress to Head of Service for this area of work.
Proven project support skills and experience of working to tight, pressurised deadlines.
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
Ability to compile detailed specifications which reflect evidenced need and customer feedback/preference to commission service.
Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
***Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the job role to help support your application (and help us to help you!) – please give full details within your CV document.
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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Job Ref: Gloucestershire 5253178
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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