About the Role
and our Ideal Candidate
We have an exciting opportunity to join us as a Commissioning & Project Officer in the Prevention & Wellbeing Team. Reporting to the Commissioning Lead, you will support the development and implementation of strategic commissioning plans for Public Health services.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Provide support for the development, implementation, and local delivery of the Substance Misuse Strategy and associated commissioning activities.
2. Contribute to the commissioning process to ensure services effectively address the substance misuse needs of the local population.
3. Inform commissioning decisions using evidence and insight, ensuring services are outcome-focused, cost-effective, and aligned with resident requirements.
4. Promote prevention and early intervention, improve access to services, and ensure commissioned services are evidence-based and recovery-oriented.
5. Gather and analyse performance, financial, and stakeholder data to inform decision-making and identify opportunities for service improvement.
6. Collect information and intelligence to act as a specialist source of advice on agreed areas, as directed by the Strategic Commissioning Manager.
7. Foster collaborative working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including voluntary and statutory sector organisations.
8. Support engagement, consultation, and co-production activities with service users, carers, and providers to shape commissioning intentions.
9. Contribute to the regular review of commissioned services alongside the Strategic Commissioning Lead, including preparing reports on service performance.
Candidates will need:
10. Good understanding of public health principles, health systems, and health improvement strategies.
11. Good level of knowledge around substance misuse issues.
12. Some experience in strategy development,commissioning, procurement and contract management roles
13. Some experience of leading teams (including partnerships and joint working) to achieve strategic goals and service improvements with evidence of success in achieving targets and managing performance
14. Excellent communication, negotiating and influencing skills (including excellent presentation and report writing skills).
15. Ability to work collaboratively and build relationships across teams and disciplines.
16. Good project management capability, with the ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and tasks to completion within demanding timelines.
17. Experience of working in a team environment and contributing to shared goals.
18. Experience of engaging with stakeholders and supporting co-production activities is desirable.
19. Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across organisational boundaries.
20. A high level of IT literacy, specifically in spreadsheet development and analysis.
21. An understanding of relevant policy and market landscapes.
As the Commissioning and Project Officer, you will work closely with service areas, corporate teams and external partners to help drive significant change to improve the outcomes for Sutton residents.
The team works closely with partners to develop joint commissioning priorities and strategies. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to make a real difference to the way we commission and deliver Public Health Services.
This role is a great opportunity for someone who has a background or understanding of working with people with substance use issues or has knowledge around the complexity of individuals accessing services or has previous experience/background of working within the health and social care arena or experience of commissioning.
About Us
As part of the newly formed Commissioning, Insights & Delivery Division, the Strategic Commissioning Service are committed to using the commissioning cycle to make evidence-based decisions about the services we provide and how we deliver them. Our ambitious plans for Sutton’s residents require us to think differently about the way we work and the ways in which we finance and commission our services and make best use of all available assets. We are a dynamic service seeking to build on the reputation we have developed for successful delivery of collaborative and innovative initiatives. Our work strives to ensure vulnerable residents are safe and can thrive by understanding their needs and making best use of resources with our partners to ensure optimum impact from delivery and funding.
Within the Strategic Commissioning Service, the Prevention & Wellbeing Team supports the delivery of services and resources that enables individuals and communities to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing.
For more information about the role and/or an informal conversation please contact, Donna Wiggins, StrategicCommissioning Lead
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
22. A generous annual leave entitlement of 26-32 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade
23. Enhanced Maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
24. Two volunteering days per year
25. Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
26. Adjustable and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
27. Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
28. Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
29. Interest free season ticket loans
30. Local Government Pension Scheme
31. Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
32. Electric vehicle leasing scheme
33. Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support