Service Development Manager / Commissioning Manager (Learning Disabilities) National role – home based with travel This is a newly created opportunity to join a successful, established learning disabilities care provider as Commissioning Manager, to drive the growth of the business through new service developments. It is a great opportunity for an experienced operational manager (Service Manager or Registered Manager) looking to move in a more strategic direction, or someone who has solid experience of new service development looking for a new challenge. You will be working with the Regional Managers and Director of Business Development on several projects at any one time. You will plan and project manage new services, which might be ground-up launches or acquisitions from other providers. Your relationship building skills and knowledge of sector best practice will mean you will build excellent relationships with all the key stakeholders, including commissioners and other internal and external parties. They have both supported living and residential services for adults with learning disabilities and complex care needs, and you will working in all areas of the business. As well as overseeing the referral and assessment process for new services, critically you will be able to plan and project manage the mobilisation of the services, ensuring all the necessary systems, processes and procedures are in place. You will be working in conjunction with other functions such as L&D to ensure staff training plans are ready, and planning the recruitment of new teams and managers for the services. Whilst this is an established, successful business, they have a relatively new senior management team in place. They are not only passionate about providing the best possible levels of care across the organisation, but have ambition and an exciting vision for the future. It is an ideal time to join, and taking on a newly created role is always a chance to make it your own. No two days will be the same, and you will be sure to get a huge amount of job satisfaction from not only playing a key role in the company’s growth, but ensuring that this growth is planned and executed in the best possible way for every service, every time