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Strategic Commissioner

Venn Group
Posted 7 days ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9PA, England

Salary

£55,000 - £66,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The local authority in the South East is seeking an interim Strategic Commissioner for Children’s services, with a focus on residential care and independent foster care.
  • This 6-month role, which is hybrid and falls inside IR35, requires candidates to have substantial experience at the Strategic Commissioner or Commissioning Lead level within a local authority.
  • The position involves developing operating models, managing contracts, and facilitating partnerships while ensuring team performance and collaboration.
  • Candidates must possess strong staff management skills and have a proven track record in relationship management.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, reflecting the expertise and experience required.

Interim Strategic Commissioner - Children’s

Location: South East, hybrid working

Length: 6 months initially

IR35 Status: Inside

We are currently supporting a local authority client, who is part of a commissioning consortium, to recruit an interim Strategic Commissioner with subject matter expertise in Children’s residential care and independent foster care services.

The interim Strategic Commissioner role will involve:

  • Working directly with the Deputy Director to develop the team’s operating model and set out how they fulfil responsibilities for the consortia, including contract and performance management of the providers on the framework agreement
  • Familiarising themselves with the partnership agreement, and developing clear work plans for the delivery of work and an approach to that work that makes best use of the resources available
  • Facilitating partnership working in relation to commissioning the independent foster care and children’s residential care services
  • Working with, and developing people within the team, ensuring performance and collaboration
  • Supporting permanent recruitment within the team

Experience and skills required for the interim Strategic Commissioner:

  • Subject matter expertise in children’s foster care and residential care services is essential
  • Demonstrable experience operating at Strategic Commissioner/Commissioning Lead level within a local authority
  • Strong staff management and development experience with the ability to create a positive team dynamic, and previously developed an operating model and work plans for different team members
  • Good/strong at relationship management skills, including reputation management

If you have experience to match the requirements, or if you would like more information on the role, please contact Niki Hercek on

  and email your CV to

*Venn Group’s “Recommendation Scheme”: if you recommend a candidate who is subsequently placed by Venn Group (for a minimum of 2 weeks) you will be eligible for vouchers from a choice of high street organisations.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.