Strategic Commissioning Manager (Working Age Adults) (Ref: POS001032)
Salary: £45,718 to £48,710 per annum
Salary Band: £40,001 to £50,000
Post Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: Full time
Job and Application details
Categories: Executive / Managerial
Directorate: N/A
Published Date: 13/04/2025
Closing Date: 05/05/2025
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Darlington Borough Council’s People Group as a Strategic Commissioning Manager (Working Age Adults). This is an exciting time to work in the Commissioning Contracts and Brokerage Team to shape and transform the system in the context of a challenging national Social Care and Health agenda.
Darlington Borough Council fully supports agile working and flexible working arrangements. As an organisation, we are committed to providing a healthy work-life balance. The post holder may be required to travel on occasion, but it is expected that the role will be largely working from home.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Lead Commissioning & Contracts Manager for Adults, you will:
1. Support the work of the Commissioning and Contracts Team to ensure that resources are used to commission services that make a positive impact, meet statutory obligations, and contribute to overall strategic objectives.
2. Work as part of a team, focusing on the management of specific projects and outcome-based commissioning.
3. Provide challenge and advice for the delivery of agreed targets.
4. Demonstrate a dynamic and robust approach to the monitoring of commissioned services.
5. Manage safeguarding systems and processes.
About You
You will be ambitious with aspirations for a senior management role. We are looking for candidates who:
1. Are educated to degree level or have equivalent experience.
2. Have at least five years’ experience of managing a Commissioning function within Social Care.
3. Can bring ideas and experience of finding solutions to challenges in the social care market.
4. Possess excellent analytical and interpretational skills, familiar with a range of information sources and research methodologies.
5. Are passionate about achieving good outcomes for vulnerable adults and have excellent relationship-building skills with key statutory and care provider partners.
If this is you, we would love to hear from you.
Benefits
The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:
* 32 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part-time working).
* Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions.
* Flexi-time scheme.
* Flexible working.
* Generous Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave schemes.
* Staff equality forums.
* Green Car Leasing Scheme.
* Access to a wide range of training, learning, and development.
* Physiotherapy service.
* Confidential counselling service.
* Great wellbeing offer.
* Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts.
* Local and National retailer discounts.
* Vivup employee benefits app and Lifestyle Savings.
* Arriva Employee Travel Club.
For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Why work for us internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video.
Contact Information
For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Profile. For a further informal discussion, please contact Sukhdev Dosanjh, Head of Service – Commissioning & Contracts, on 07384 459139, or Christine Shields (Assistant Director-Commissioning, Performance and Transformation) on 077283 16277.
General Information for Applicants
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If you are experiencing problems applying for this vacancy via North East Jobs, please contact the HR Team on 01325 405486 or HR@darlington.gov.uk, who will be happy to assist.
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