At Suffolk County Council, we’re reimagining what local government can achieve. As a Senior Commissioning and Contracts Officer in the Early Interventions and Prevention Strategic Commissioning and Contract Management team, you will help shape Suffolk’s future through innovation, collaboration, and community impact. If you are ready to make a real difference, we are ready to support your journey.
Reimagine the possibilities.
Your role and responsibilities
In this role, you will provide senior support to all elements of the commissioning cycle from planning, service redesign, market development, procurement and contract management activity. It will focus on the development of the accommodation‑based support offers alongside ways of working and wider partnership working that enables the ‘right care, at the right time, in the right place’. This post requires strong partnership working across social care, housing, other public sector areas, the Care Market and people with lived experience.
* Collaborate across health, social care, and housing to manage requirements and opportunities to support individuals to live independently where they have support needs.
* Support decision making in relation to new housing‑with‑care developments and provide social care oversight into ongoing developments.
* Engage and support providers through SCC processes around new accommodation‑based care proposals, co‑ordinating with strategic partners.
* Work alongside colleagues to provide project management, co‑ordination and oversight of internal SCC‐led accommodation‑based developments.
* Support intelligence‑led commissioning through data collection and sector insights to inform demand and models for commissioned social care services.
* Communicate and represent the Council’s interests in relation to housing and planning through attendance at various groups.
* Research and review best practice standards in relation to housing with care and consider applicability in a Suffolk context.
* Co‑ordinate meetings, groups and forums to support decision making around accommodation‑based proposals and facilitate partnership opportunities.
* Facilitate Engagement Events with Co‑production partners including the Care Market, people with lived experience, Health, Housing and CYP.
* Lead on Contract Management and Quality Assurance activities to ensure that commissioned services are delivered to specification and within cost.
Application requirements
1. Can you share a time that you've worked with other groups to achieve shared positive outcomes despite different priorities?
2. What is a good example of how you've worked with somebody to understand and respond to their needs?
3. Could you tell us about a time that you encountered a problem and had to solve it by developing a new skill?
Qualifications
* Experience working with external partners to achieve shared outcomes.
* Strong organisational and communication skills – written and verbal.
* An understanding of data insights and intelligence to inform decision‑making.
* A curious mindset and a passion for making a difference.
* Willingness to learn and grow in commissioning and contract management, Disability Confident.
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people.
Benefits
In return, you’ll enjoy:
* Up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days.
* Membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
* Travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits.
* Performance‑related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost‑of‑living pay increase.
* Training and encouragement to expand your knowledge.
* A variety of career development opportunities across our organisation.
* Diverse and active staff networks.
* Flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day.
Plus lots more!
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