Market Development Manager - Stanton House, Huntingdon, United KingdomOur BenefitsWe value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your familyBuy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice schemeTake your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstancesMake Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savingsAccess to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growthPaid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working dayAccess to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion networkOpportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition AwardsAn Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemesTake a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.About the roleThe Market Development Manager sits within the Adult Social Care Commissioning and Market Development service, leading work to ensure local care and support markets are sustainable, high‑quality, and responsive to changing needs. The team works across commissioning, contract management and market shaping to meet the Council’s statutory market‑shaping duties and deliver better outcomes for people who use services. In this role, you will provide leadership for market development activity, driving innovation, efficiency, and quality across adult social care provision. You will strengthen provider relationships, oversee key projects, and use market intelligence and insight to identify gaps in provision, manage risk, and support the delivery of sustainable care options aligned to the Council’s Market Position Statement and wider strategic priorities By shaping markets proactively, embedding commercial best practice, and leading benefit tracking and value‑for‑money activity, the Market Development Manager helps the organisation manage financial and market pressures, improve service resilience, and support long‑term planning. Your work directly influences commissioning decisions, supports inclusive growth and local enterprise, and ensures adult social care markets contribute to community wellbeing, economic participation, and positive outcomes for residents across Cambridgeshire. For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Gurdev Singh gurdev.singh@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Standard Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.About youYou will have experience of hands-on strategy development, team collaboration, and direct involvement in long-term planning activities to deliver organisational goals. You will also have previously led the identification and delivery of continuous improvement and efficiency opportunities, supporting benefit realisation through robust tracking and performance monitoring, leading and developing high-performing teams through performance standards and evaluating team performance and successfully leading and managing projects from initiation through to delivery and benefit realisation.You will have previous experience of project and resource management, risk governance, market stewardship, and the management of provider/market failure. You will also have a proven ability to identify and deliver improvement, efficiency, or transformation opportunities through commissioning, previous experience of market and commercial strategy development within care and support sectors and a proven track record of delivering measurable commercial outcomes through commissioning, procurement, and supplier engagement.You will also be someone with experience in contract evaluation and lifecycle processes, compliance protocols and risk assessment and will be able to demonstrate experience of embedding commercial awareness across multi-disciplinary teams and influencing senior decision-makers.Please use your supporting statement in your application to outline how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria outlined in the Job Description/Person specification.About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers