About the job Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 a year Hours per week: 37 Contract type: Permanent Are you looking for an exciting role within the Adults Commissioning department? This role could be for you Our department are looking for someone to lead and support the management, implementation and monitoring of both specific and cross cutting commissioning intentions and implementation plans. You'll be responsible for coordinating and facilitating the involvement of stakeholders to ensure that service providers, commissioners, service users and their carers have a strong voice in all areas of service planning, commissioning and the delivery of services using co-production as an integral part of their approach wherever appropriate. Please note this role does not attract sponsorship. About you We are looking for someone with demonstrable knowledge of key aspects of the Commissioning Cycle as well as knowledge of key legislative requirements relevant to the role. You'll need to be an effective communicator by influencing others and develop positive relationships with a range of partners and stakeholders and motivate teams in accepting and embracing change. This is a vital role where you will need to be able to to analyse and manipulate data to produce information products in order to inform strategies and plans and be self-sufficient in the use of Teams, Word, Excel, Power Point, Database Creation and Internet research. If you have a positive, solution focused and innovative approach to work tasks and want the opportunity to contribute to improving the quality and effectiveness of the services we provide to residents within Luton, this is the job for you About us Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision - that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty - is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents. The people of Luton depend heavily on this council - and that means our workforce Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision? Application Process Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person's criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority. Benefits We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include: - From 25 to 32 days' annual leave: linked to length of service and grade - Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave - Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area - Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant - Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility) - Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home - Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns - Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways - Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons - Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel