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Senior Commissioner
Reference: OCT20192752
Expiry date: 2019-11-17 17:00:00.000
Location: 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London
Salary: £46,560.00 - £51,450.00 Per Annum
Benefits: 1 day working from home, 2 volunteer days a year, Pension and various benefits available
Duration:3 Years
Attachments: FS Senior Commissioner Role Profile.pdf

Senior Commissioner

Barnet is committed to delivering high quality services to children, young people and families. We have an opportunity for someone to join us within the Strategy, Insight and Commissioning Team within Family Services. Managing a diverse range of commissioned services, you will take the lead in developing and implementing plans to improve outcomes for children and young people.

As a Senior Commissioner, you will;

  • Take the lead on commissioning across all stages of the commissioning cycle, ensuring that the voice of children and young people is incorporated at every stage of the process
  • Be responsible for a wide portfolio of commissioned services within social care and early help
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with strategic and operational partners
  • Ensure that commissioned services deliver high quality outcomes to address local priorities

 

As a Senior Commissioner, you will have extensive experience of leading on commissioning and procurement activity, including negotiation with providers and holding them to account in order to drive service improvement. You will also be able to understand national and local drivers, translate these into commissioning intentions, and be able communicate this to a wider audience. You will have experience of analysing performance, financial and service user information to aid the commissioning and procurement process.

A background in children, young people or family services would be desirable, but is not essential.

If you are interested in a new challenge, we would like to hear from you. Please contact Taslima Qureshi, Head of Service at taslima.qureshi@barnet.gov.uk or via phone on 020 8358 2564 if you would like to discuss the role in more detail.

This is a 3-year Fixed Term contract.  If shortlisted you will be required to bring photographic ID to your interview to prove your identity.

Barnet is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.

Please upload you include a Personal Statement where you describe and evidence how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.

Role is currently based at North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South, London N11 1NP but will be moving to 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, NW9 4EW next year April 2020.

Closing date on Sunday 17th November 2019

Assessment and interviews will take place potentially week commencing 25th November or week commencing 9th December 2019.
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