About the role
Are you an ambitious and inspirational individual with the capability to lead the delivery of key commissioning priorities?
Then we want to hear from you!
Cambridgeshire County Council is looking for two Senior Commissioning Managers to join our Children’s Commissioning Service. We have opportunities within Children in Care and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities 0-25 (SEND). This is a unique opportunity to be part of our high performing commissioning service.
Can you rise to the challenge? Cambridgeshire County Council is embarking on a new phase of service delivery after a period of joint working with Peterborough City Council; this brings some exciting opportunities to work with us. With a new Executive Director for Adults, Health and Commissioning recently joining us, we will focus solely on services to the children & young people of Cambridgeshire; their families, and we have bold ambitions to achieve excellent standards. If you have the passion for putting Cambridgeshire’s children, young people and families at the heart of everything you do and have the ambition to help shape our future, this could be the perfect next role for you.
What will you be doing?
You will be part of a creative and forward-thinking management team, taking responsibility as lead for all elements of the commissioning cycle. This is your chance to influence and implement the strategic commissioning direction of the relevant portfolio area.
You will have the opportunity to develop and maintain close working relationships with operational colleagues and Integrated Care Board colleagues as well as internal and external service providers.
For more information, please read the attached job description and person specification.
If you are a highly motivated, proactive and innovative commissioning manager with a proven track record of delivery, apply today!
For an informal chat about the role, contact our joint Head of Service for Children’s Commissioning -Helene.Carr@Peterborough.gov.uk
Appointments to these posts will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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