Job Description

Head of Children’s Commissioning

Initial 6 month contract

Hybrid working model supported

Inside IR35 - £600-£700 per day (via umbrella)

East Midlands, Local Authority

With the pending departure of the current post holder my client, an East Midlands local authority is seeking an experienced Head of Children’s Commissioning for an initial 6 month period to drive quality of commissioned service and partner engagement.

CVs are being reviewed next week with interviews taking place ASAP.

About your role as Head of Children’s Commissioning:

You will be responsible for leading and managing all commissioned activity in relation to children in care, children with disabilities and special educational needs ensuring the highest of standards and ability to deliver within timescale and budget allowances

You will lead a team of experienced commissioners and link in both strategic leaders within Children’s Services and the Corporate centre to improve the quality of Cost, Compliance and Governance within Children’s Social Care

Lead commissioning accountability and responsibility for the Regional Adoption Agency

Promote managerial responsibility for cross-organisational team working, and across boundaries with other agencies and partners, to improve services and solve problems in a coherent and integrated way

Provide accountable leadership across the authority and wider partnerships 

Your required experience as Head of Commissioning:

Must have demonstrable experience at Head of Service level of equivalent in a commissioning role

Robust knowledge of children’s services commissioning processes

Must have worked both in Children’s social care but within an agile and changing landscape with a flexible and dynamic approach to leadership

Must be a solid communication with great relationship building abilities

Good negotiator and ability to operate in a solutions focused role supporting the championing of Restorative practice across the wider directorate

An understanding of the NHS strategic policy changes and drivers, particularly the role, function and breadths of responsibility of the ICB

2 years references

Current DBS or willingness to undertake one. 

If you’re interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who this may be of interest to, please contact me on (phone number removed) or apply today as interviews will be held next week!

(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact)