Lead Commissioning Officer

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Dyddiad hysbysebu:	11 Chwefror 2026
Cyflog:	£42,452 i £49,943 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Flexible Working, Hybrid Working
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	22 Chwefror 2026
Lleoliad:	Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1QH
Gweithio o bell:	Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 4 ddiwrnod yr wythnos
Cwmni:	Essex County Council
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	req21823_1770825583

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This is a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity for up to 12 months.

Interviews will be held on 3rd March 2026.

*Experience the best of both worlds with our flexible hybrid working arrangements. Enjoy the freedom to work from home while still benefiting from in-person collaboration at our Chelmsford office, typically around 1 day per month dependent on business need.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Older People Commissioning Team who play a key role in the delivery of initiatives and programmes that aim to improve the lives of citizens in Essex. The role also includes working with internal and external strategic partnerships and stakeholders, including co-production with people and their families.

Commissioning activity is a key capability function within ECC, working across the Council to deliver results and bring about significant change to manage future challenges, leveraging expertise and capability to enable a more flexible and agile environment to succeed in meeting ECC strategic objectives.

This role will play a very important part within Strategic Commissioning and Policy and the wider Essex County Council structures, delivering outcome focused and evidence-based commissioning by managing a range of programme projects and activities through a flexible and collaborative approach. The role is critical to leading on a range of smaller projects and activities of large and ambitious programmes of work.

Responsibilities will include…

Working with Commissioning Managers, partners and stakeholders, to define requirements and deliver activity ensuring best value for money and sustainable outcomes.
Delivering specific projects and activities that further the continuous improvement of high performing, sustainable and cost-effective services or place shaping activities and develop cross functional links.
Enabling Heads of Commissioning to ensure the effective planning of prioritized projects and activity and that they are met in terms of capacity and capability and delivered to a high standard.
Responding quickly to new challenges and opportunities ensuring that risks and opportunities are identified and managed and comply with all external and internal regulation; support responses to calls for contributions to consultation responses.
Building relationships and working in collaboration (for example with, but not limited to, health and NHS bodies, and District/Borough/City Councils) not only to deliver levels of integrated activity, but also to identify any further opportunities and efficiencies across organisations.
Provide subject matter expert advice and guidance as required for thematic programmes and projects which will change dependent on strategic priorities.
Working as part of the Adults Strategic Commissioning and Policy teams to support a flexible and agile approach to resourcing.
Ensuring effective support as part of a matrix managed team for specific programme activity both planned and reactive; ensuring appropriate governance is complete.
Supporting the development of, and use, a range of tools and techniques that ensure activity is consistent, effective and efficient and that an audit trail is maintained.

You Will Bring…

Educated to degree level or equivalent by experience, with excellent oral and written communication skills.
Previous experience of engaging, collaborating with and developing projects and programmes with statutory and non-statutory stakeholders
Experience of managing or delivering commissioning projects and activities.
Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional areas.
Subject Matter Expert (SME) in a children and families or adults or both, or related activity service/function area, and programme/project management expertise, in support of senior leaders
Knowledge and experience of all aspects of the commissioning cycle, project life-cycle and related activities gained within a commissioning environment.
Evidence of successfully delivering outcomes and demonstrating breadth of thinking
Experience of delivery of public services and managing change in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
Experience of working in a political environment, working effectively with members and senior officers across the council and partner agencies.

Why Join Us?

In June 2025, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our Adult Social Care services as "Good" with a score of 73%

"The local authority had a good structure and processes in place to enable people to be supported successfully, and support people to remain independent and live healthy lives. The workforce was passionate about supporting people to achieve these outcomes and the local authority had good knowledge of their area, the people living there and the demographics."

You can read the full report on the CQC website here.

Our teams are busy but warm, friendly and supportive. Our fabulous team managers will help you manage your workload and develop your practice.

We take your career just as seriously as you do, and we have a continuing professional development offer that's second to none.

We welcome diversity because it makes us grow and we're determined to become a fully inclusive and an anti-racist organisation.

What We Offer

We'll support you to be your best and will offer:

Ongoing opportunities for continuing professional development
Flexible working options
Employee wellbeing and counselling
Life assurance of three times annual salary
Local Government Pension Scheme. View Key Facts and FAQ's about the LGPS.
Volunteering leave
27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising with service
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - access to free and confidential information, support, and guidance from a team of highly qualified professionals.
Employee Networks - communities to support you, connect you and help influence change at ECC

Whatever you want to achieve in your social care career, you can do it here.

*T&Cs Apply.

Apply now.

For more information contact Abbie.Mollison@essex.gov.uk.

In February 2025, Greater Essex was accepted onto the Government's devolution priority programme, which will see local authorities in Essex work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. You can read more about devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR)) on our careers site

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you've secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.

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