Strategic Commissioning Manager (Working Age Adults) (Ref: POS001032)
Hours and Pay
- 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
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Executive / Managerial
- Directorate
- N/A
- Published Date
- 13/04/2025
- Closing Date
- 05/05/2025
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 maybe required to travel on occasion, but it is expected that the role will be largely working from home.
Reporting to the Lead Commissioning & Contracts Manger for Adults, you will 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. You will work as part of a team, with a focus on the management of specific projects and outcome-based commissioning, as well as transformational and ad-hoc projects, providing challenge and advice for the delivery of agreed targets. You will also be expected to demonstrate a dynamic and robust approach to the monitoring of commissioned services. Demonstratable experience in management of safeguarding systems and processes. You will be joining an innovative and ambitious team which has a sharp focus on service improvement and also meeting the needs and aspirations of the local people within Darlington. This will be a challenging but extremely rewarding role for an individual with a genuine commitment to improve outcomes of adults within Darlington.
About you. You will be ambitious with aspirations for a senior management role. We are looking for candidates who are educated to degree level or have the equivalent experience. You will have at least five years’ experience of managing a Commissioning function within Social Care. You will be able to bring ideas and experience of finding solutions to the challenges in the social care market in order to improve care and support for residents. You will have excellent analytical and interpretational skills being familiar with a range of information sources and research methodologies, including the analysis of complex demographic and demand led trends. You will be passionate about achieving good outcomes for vulnerable adults, resilient and positive, with the ability to support, challenge and influence partners. You will have an eye for detail with excellent relationship building skills with our key statutory and care provider partners.
If this is you, we would love to hear from you.
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.
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers-1/why-work-for-us/
Find out further information about us and what it’s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page.
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/
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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