Commissioning Officer

Are you passionate about improving people’s lives and want to help make the best use of Council resources? We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative commissioner to join our corporate Commissioning Team to develop services across the whole Council. You will play a key role in ensuring the Council delivers the best possible service within our available resources to support our ambitions.

About You…..

We are looking for a flexible and motivated individual with excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to be creative and develop new models of service delivery.

You will need: 

• Be educated to A-level or equivalent
• Understand councils’ responsibilities
• Have experience of gathering, interpreting and sharing information to find solutions
• Experience in building and maintaining strong working relationships and communicating with individuals and organisations from a variety of backgrounds to achieve a common goal
• Be able to manage multiple and diverse projects

You don’t need direct local authority commissioning experience; we are interested in hearing from people who have transferable skills such as service development or contract management.

About the role…

This is permanent post in our Commissioning Team. Working across all areas of the Council, you will lead and support the commissioning of a wide variety of council services helping to make the best of use of money and ensuring our services have a positive impact for the county and people’s lives.

You will use your analytical and research skills, build relationships internally and regionally, and put creative ideas into practice. We are a small but friendly team with a range of backgrounds and skills that mean we share knowledge and learn from each other

Duties include:

• Supporting operational colleagues to identify and understand need within their service areas and design delivery models that achieve the right outcomes
• Researching and providing options for service delivery, looking at best practice elsewhere and developing Rutland-specific solutions
• Running basic procurement processes and working closely with our external procurement team to assist with tenders
• Supporting colleagues to implement new contracts and set up contract monitoring arrangements

The Commissioning Officer interviews will be held on 23 January 2025.  Please be advised this could be subject to change, in which case we will give appropriate notice.

We will be reviewing applications on a regular basis and inviting those who meet our essential person specification criteria to interview. If you’re interested in this role, we strongly encourage you to apply without delay.

Our offer to you:

Rutland Council is committed to Flexible Working and understands the benefits of supporting employees to manage their work and life balance, whilst meeting the needs of the service.

We are committed to supporting and empowering our staff to be the best workers that they can be and Rutland Council is the place you want to be.    Our benefits go beyond the salary – being part of a great team, excellent Local Government Pension, generous annual leave, opportunities to learn and develop your career, and a demonstrable commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff.

Whilst the base for this post is Oakham, Rutland, the Local Authority offers a hybrid working practice.  As well as working from home, we feel it is important that you have the opportunity to spend time in the workplace with your colleagues to help you learn, develop and engage.

Find out more:

To learn more about working with us visit https://jobs.rutland.gov.uk or if you have any queries about either of these roles please contact Karen Kibblewhite, Head of Commissioning at kkibblewhite@rutland.gov.uk

If you are experiencing problems or have any queries about the application process, please call us on 01572 758291 or email us at recruitment@rutland.gov.uk

Find out more:

To learn more about working with us visit https://jobs.rutland.gov.uk or if you have any queries about this role please contact Karen Kibblewhite, Head of Commissioning at kkibblewhite@rutland.gov.uk

How to apply:

Click on the apply button which will redirect you to the Jobs Go Public (JGP site) where we handle all of our vacancies.  If you already have a JGP account you will be asked to login, or alternatively if you don’t have an account you will be guided through the set up process.   Access to an account is necessary as all updates regarding your application will be sent via the JGP site to the email you have registered.

If you are experiencing problems or have any queries about the application process please call us on 01572 758291 or email us at recruitment@rutland.gov.uk

All recruitment correspondence, including interview details, will be sent out via email from the Jobs Go Public site. If you require documentation/correspondence in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment team.