Commissioning & Contract Officer
| Posting date: | 29 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,597 to £35,412 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 October 2025 |
| Location: | Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1RG |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | West Sussex County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CAFHE05988_1759140807 |
Summary
Commissioning & Contract Officer
We are looking for Commissioning & Contract Officers to join our friendly and proactive team working for Adult Services and Health!
The Adults Commissioning service is focused on ensuring that people are able to access appropriate and good quality services that enables them to live their lives as independently as possible. The service is split into three areas focused on Older People services; Lifelong and Working Age Mental Health services; and Enablement and Independence services.
At West Sussex we want our customers to live good, ordinary lives in the place they call home, with the people that they have grown to appreciate and enjoy.
About The Job
Salary: £32,597 - £35,412
Working Pattern: Full Time (37 hours)
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Chichester office base with hybrid working opportunities to be discussed at interview
Please note you will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars and pool bikes available.
We are looking for Commissioning & Contract Officers to join our team working for Adult Services and Health, to ensure that good quality, affordable care is available for all our residents. Working proactively with the existing and emerging markets, you will develop relationships with providers and other professionals that ensure services are responsive and meet needs.
In this role you will be working with colleagues and support the day-to-day delivery of various commissioning and contract management work streams. You will work with various stakeholders including service providers to support the delivery of good services.
The key responsibility of this role will be to support the implementation of commissioning plans and contract management processes to improve quality of services that deliver better outcomes for individuals, achieve value for money and ensure the best use of resources.
Experience and Skills
Please note the following key skills and qualifications will be used as the short listing criteria so please ensure you cover the points within your application.
Key Skills:
- Excellent literacy and numeracy skills to understand relevant contract and commissioning processes, tender documents and contracts, and to check statistical financial information and other documents.
- Good analytical skills to interpret complex information, and an ability to present information clearly, concisely, accurately and in ways that promote understanding, either verbally or in written/electronic form, with sound and accurate IT skills.
- Ability to organise, plan and meet set targets.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a range of partners and create and maintain effective working relationships.
- This will include the ability to negotiate good outcomes and advise and guide others to make sound decisions.
- Ability to work on your own initiative, anticipate problems, present solutions, and make frequent informed decisions
- Ability to work flexibly as required across different areas within the Adults'
- Services Commissioning Team, embrace change and have the flexibility to respond to the needs of the service.
Qualifications
- HNC / Level 4 qualification, or equivalent qualification or experience demonstrating that level of numeracy, literacy and communication skills.
Rewards and Benefits
For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further Information
The reference number for this role is CAFHE04973.
For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Colin Steemson ; Laura Vincent . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .
How to Apply
Upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.
West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.
For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.
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