Sanctuary Executive is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Head of Children's Commissioning to work in South East England.
The pay rate for this locum Head of Children's Commissioning job is £450 per day and is an initial 3-month contract.
Job Purpose:
- Direct, monitor and coordinate commissioners and commissioning teams for populations of children and families, including matrix management of commissioning teams across the council and partners, to implement best practice and ensure value for money is achieved from commissioned services
- Lead and ensure that commissioning teams undertake or oversee all aspects of the commissioning cycle - ensuring these are managed and undertaken effectively including needs analyses; development of service specifications; procurement of services, monitoring and evaluation, service/market development and service user voice.
- Work with procurement leads to ensure that services are commissioned through use of appropriate procurement methods and in line with contract Standing Orders; Financial Regulations and EU procurement regulations.
- Liaise with members and senior management to ensure awareness of issues concerning procurement plans, service purchasing and performance, and to secure agreement to commission
- Lead market shaping activities and co-production with partners and service users in designated specialism/s undertaking analysis and building key relationships with current and future potential suppliers to ensure that markets are aligned with needs, resources and outcomes.
Requirements of the Head of Children's Commissioning:
- Relevant professional qualification and registration where required plus substantial experience at a senior management level in specialist area
- Extensive, sophisticated and up to date working knowledge of relevant national and local policy, statutory guidance and legislation in relation to the provision of Health and Social Care services.
- Comprehensive knowledge and awareness of broader contextual factors affecting national service delivery.
- Ability to exercise a significant degree of critical and constructive thinking and demonstrate evaluative judgement.
- Extensive knowledge of the concepts of change management, project management and continuous improvement, and their practical application
- Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with high level negotiation and influencing skills, and the ability to build effective relationships with colleagues and a range of external partners
Contact:
This Head of Children's Commissioning job is advertised by Billy Holland; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting us. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
