Senior Commissioning Officer, Bournemouth
Pay rate £300 per day
Contract role – Local Authority Children’s Commissioning Team
Pertemps are recruiting for experienced Commissioning Officer in Bournemouth.
You will need to have experience of working in a similar role in a Local Authority.
Job Overview
1. Contribute to the development, implementation, and monitoring of commissioning plans to deliver the Council's strategic and operational direction for children and young people, with a special focus on Short Breaks for children with SEND and Advocacy and Independent Visiting service for children and young people.
2. To develop a project plan leading to the development of the BCP Advocacy and Short Break Service for children and young people, including a full tender exercise.
3. The postholder will be expected to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and value for money are kept at the forefront of any work undertaken.
Key Responsibilities
4. Contribute to the joint commissioning agenda to improve delivery and outcomes of commissioned services with a focus on the development and commissioning of the Short Breaks provision.
5. The overhaul of the Advocacy and Independent Visitor service, at pace, including a full retender of the service, including project management of the programme.
6. Provide reports on the progress of the Short Breaks retender at senior board level.
7. Support the co- development of the Advocacy and Independent Visitor service offer for BCP children and young people.
Experience
8. Knowledge of key national issues & programmes relevant to client group and specified outcome/service area.
9. Experience of commissioning implementing a Short Breaks provision
10. Experience of using management information, needs assessment for commissioning, performance management and monitoring and review reporting.
11. Experience of service development, options appraisal and system change using demonstrable programme management skills including financial management.
Please get in touch for more information.
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-
12. A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
13. An easy registration process (all done online)
14. Referral schemes and incentives
15. Ongoing compliance managed for you
16. Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.