Contract & Commissioning Officer
| Posting date: | 27 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £41,511 to £46,731 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Fixed term to 19 October 2026 - 27 days annual leave per annum, rising to 32 days per annum after 5 years' service - Flexible Worker |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 June 2025 |
| Location: | Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | North Somerset Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | SCHA0784 |
Summary
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Commissioning officer to join our Strategic Commissioning Service. The Commissioning Service are responsible for the Commissioning activities in Children’s Service in Social Care and Education.
We are looking for an enthusiastic motivated individual, to join the Children’s Services Commissioning Team in North Somerset Council. The person will be joining a small team that works strategically across all of Children and Families Services supporting operational colleagues, to meet the needs of children and young people in North Somerset.
We are looking for someone who is committed, who can demonstrate creative and innovative practices to deliver efficient and high-quality services in partnership with children and young people and their families at a time of challenge in Health and Social care.
This role will take an operational lead in commissioning overview and direction of our commissioned services for all children and young people across Children’s Services. They will be responsible for ensuring the effective commissioning of high-quality services in collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders, including children and young people and market providers.
The post holder will develop, shape and deliver an overarching programme to meet the needs of children and young people and ensure that the Local Authority has access to sufficient and suitable high-quality services and placements. They will support the quality assurance and compliance of the services through robust contract monitoring. The Service comprises of a Commissioning Team, and a Placement Team. The post holder will have a diverse role and work closely with colleagues in the operational teams and with the procurement team, supporting needs analysis of service needs and the development of new services.
North Somerset is a great place to work with good transport links and a Children’s Directorate that is working hard to meet the needs of children and young people together, ambitious to become an outstanding authority. We offer great support to staff as well as enabling career development opportunities through training and development
The post holder will need to work closely in partnership with all stakeholders to achieve this aim, with the support of the Team. The post is flexible and whilst you are required to come into the office it is a hybrid role, allowing you to work from home and the office in a flexible way.
The applicant needs to have previous related commissioning experience in health and/or social care. In this role, you will; Significant post qualification work experience to develop and use systems for contracting, including market analysis and quality assurance to support areas of Children’s Social Care and Education. Through purchasing or commissioning services from the independent sector. Supporting strategic developments in commissioning in all areas of social care and education, including SEND, 16 plus and edge of care.
Key Responsibilities:
Undertake procurement processes and monitor the resulting contracts to ensure compliance with the specifications and statutory responsibilities.
Advice on specifications to be included in contracts to maintain standards in accordance with legislation and agreed local protocols.
Propose and help implement service improvements within an integrated services plan to improve the outcomes for service users and the council ensuring compliance with legislation and local conventions.
Undertake a designated specialist role/s within the team and be a lead specialist in at least one of the professional areas.
Provide support and advice to identified stakeholders as detailed within the services work programme and address identified needs to comply with quality assurance and professional standards.
We are seeking an experienced Commissioning officer to join our Strategic Commissioning Service. The Commissioning Service are responsible for the Commissioning activities in Children’s Service in Social Care and Education.
We are looking for an enthusiastic motivated individual, to join the Children’s Services Commissioning Team in North Somerset Council. The person will be joining a small team that works strategically across all of Children and Families Services supporting operational colleagues, to meet the needs of children and young people in North Somerset.
We are looking for someone who is committed, who can demonstrate creative and innovative practices to deliver efficient and high-quality services in partnership with children and young people and their families at a time of challenge in Health and Social care.
This role will take an operational lead in commissioning overview and direction of our commissioned services for all children and young people across Children’s Services. They will be responsible for ensuring the effective commissioning of high-quality services in collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders, including children and young people and market providers.
The post holder will develop, shape and deliver an overarching programme to meet the needs of children and young people and ensure that the Local Authority has access to sufficient and suitable high-quality services and placements. They will support the quality assurance and compliance of the services through robust contract monitoring. The Service comprises of a Commissioning Team, and a Placement Team. The post holder will have a diverse role and work closely with colleagues in the operational teams and with the procurement team, supporting needs analysis of service needs and the development of new services.
North Somerset is a great place to work with good transport links and a Children’s Directorate that is working hard to meet the needs of children and young people together, ambitious to become an outstanding authority. We offer great support to staff as well as enabling career development opportunities through training and development
The post holder will need to work closely in partnership with all stakeholders to achieve this aim, with the support of the Team. The post is flexible and whilst you are required to come into the office it is a hybrid role, allowing you to work from home and the office in a flexible way.
The applicant needs to have previous related commissioning experience in health and/or social care. In this role, you will; Significant post qualification work experience to develop and use systems for contracting, including market analysis and quality assurance to support areas of Children’s Social Care and Education. Through purchasing or commissioning services from the independent sector. Supporting strategic developments in commissioning in all areas of social care and education, including SEND, 16 plus and edge of care.
Key Responsibilities:
Undertake procurement processes and monitor the resulting contracts to ensure compliance with the specifications and statutory responsibilities.
Advice on specifications to be included in contracts to maintain standards in accordance with legislation and agreed local protocols.
Propose and help implement service improvements within an integrated services plan to improve the outcomes for service users and the council ensuring compliance with legislation and local conventions.
Undertake a designated specialist role/s within the team and be a lead specialist in at least one of the professional areas.
Provide support and advice to identified stakeholders as detailed within the services work programme and address identified needs to comply with quality assurance and professional standards.
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