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The Contracts & Commissioning Team plays a key role in achieving outcomes by ensuring high-quality, sustainable services through effective commissioning and contract management. This role will support the development, implementation, and monitoring of contracts for externally commissioned ASC services. Working closely with commissioners, providers, and senior managers, you will help ensure effective procurement processes, improve quality, support market development, market oversight and manage performance. It will involve managing a diverse portfolio of Adult Social Care contracts such as residential, nursing, supported living and community-based services, alongside supporting tendering and procurement activities in line with legislation and council procedures.
Job Responsibility
Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of contracts for externally commissioned ASC services
Work closely with commissioners, providers, and senior managers
Help ensure effective procurement processes
Improve quality
Support market development, market oversight and manage performance
Manage a diverse portfolio of Adult Social Care contracts such as residential, nursing, supported living and community-based services
Support tendering and procurement activities in line with legislation and council procedures
Requirements
Substantial proven experience within a contract management, procurement, commissioning role or similar
Experience or a strong understanding of managing a portfolio of contracts across adult social care
Hold a relevant degree such as CIPS or have equivalent experience
Strong leadership skills
Ability to work under pressure
Experience of managing stakeholders, leading projects and collaborative working with different stakeholders
Ability to encourage innovation, achieve results
Demonstrate an awareness of the demands and understand the sensitivities of working in the public sector