Commissioning Officer

Commissioning Officer – Southwark– Up to £250-£300PD

Role Details:

1. To work jointly with lead commissioners, service managers, subject specialists and stakeholders across the service and its partners to assess current commissioning arrangements for specific areas of service provision (Public Health funded drug and alcohol treatment services), develop, and deliver an appropriate commissioning programme for the specified services.
2. To maintain a strategic overview of service performance and contract compliance for allocated Community Safety and Partnerships’ work streams through liaison with lead commissioning officers, providers and officers within the Community Safety and Partnership’ service.
3. To manage projects relating to the development, improvement and specification of services, working closely with lead commissioners and other officers and liaising as required with finance, legal and procurement officers to ensure compliance with the Council’s contract and finance standing orders and its interface with partners’ commissioning and procurement requirements.
4. To build and maintain strategic links, partnerships and positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders in support of commissioning key Community Safety and Partnerships’ services and their links with other related services across the Council and partnership.

Person Specification

Essential

1. Degree or equivalent recent and relevant experience at an equivalent level.
2. Relevant professional qualification in Commissioning and/or Procurement, or recent relevant experience.
3. Knowledge of current relevant legislation, statutory duties, responsibilities, and best practice in commissioning Public Health funded drug and alcohol treatment services.
4. Knowledge and understanding of the Council and Department’s objectives and goals to improve health and wellbeing for the local community, including more vulnerable children, young people and adults.
5. Understanding of the principles and best practice in the commissioning and monitoring of Public Health funded drug and alcohol treatment services for children, young people and adults.
6. Successful experience of working across organisational boundaries to deliver change and improved outcomes for children, young people and adults.
7. Proven experience of successful commissioning to improve outcomes for children, young people and adults.
8. Experience of effectively managing large work programmes that have involved managing change and introducing and developing new strategies and shaping and developing provider markets.
9. Successful experience of inter agency working and planning and the delivery of targets under pressure to tight deadlines.
10. Experience of and working knowledge of financial frameworks and budget management.
11. Successful experience of analysing and interpreting complex data to inform the development of commissioning priorities and strategic delivery plans

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