- Commissioning & Partnership Officer - Yorkshire and the Humber Probation Service

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: Some roles in probation require employees to have access to additional intelligence systems that require a higher level of vetting. An example of this, is the multi-agency ‘Visor’ system. If you are applying for a role that requires you to access systems such as Visor, you will be expected to undertake additional vetting for this once you commence in post, in addition to the pre-employment checks. Overview of the job The purpose of the Commissioning and Partnerships team is to work closely with operational and contract managers within the region, commercial colleagues, policy leads, external partners/ commissioners, providers and service users to identify service needs, review existing services, build partnerships, develop knowledge and build expertise within the business, design new services, source providers and then monitor the effectiveness of commissioned services to promote innovative and strategic solutions and deliver quality, value for money services that meet service user needs and reduces reoffending. The Commissioning and Partnerships Officer will develop and implement commissioning plans and products and be responsible for delivering commissioning and partnership activity. They will lead on secretariat, planning and research activities to deliver commissioning and/or recommissioning of services across the region. They will be line managed by a Commissioning and Partnerships Manager, who will lead on the delivery across the full range of services. Summary The post holder will produce and implement specific commissioning plans that support regional commissioning strategy. They will be responsible for developing reports and briefings for senior managers, regional leads and local/regional partners to support the monitoring and reporting of regional commissioning strategy and specific commissioning plans. They will support operational staff and managers to deliver their responsibilities across the full range of services. This may include offering consultancy and advice, delivering local training and briefings. They will support the Commissioning and Partnerships Manager in undertaking budget and financial monitoring for commissioning projects. They will deputise for the Commissioning and Partnership Manager and HoCI when requested. Responsibilities, Activities & Duties The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties: Collate and provide quantitative and qualitative analysis of needs and demand data to support Commissioning and Partnerships Managers and the wider Community Integration Team, including conducting focus groups with staff and service users.
Drafting and amending service specifications for new and existing services and support the development of a portfolio of evidence-based service specifications. This will include the development and creation of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and Board reports.
Responsible for developing regional and local area reporting systems to monitor effectiveness of existing commissioning arrangements and availability of local services to inform development of services, reviews and planning.
Manage regional involvement in grants and procurement processes, including organising market warming and engagement, producing key grant and procurement documents and evaluation of bids.
Providing secretariat support to regional, cross-regional and multi-agency governance or project groups and boards with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
Responsible for organising and facilitating stakeholder and engagement events and meetings and producing timely minutes and actions.
Responsible for establishing productive and effective relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders at a local, regional and national level in line with designated area to support commissioning activity.
Develop, maintain and update regional partnership contacts and agreements and ensure these are linked to business planning for the region, as well as updating relevant documents for contacts within the partnership portfolio.
To undertake, lead and manage specific project work as instructed by the Commissioning and Partnerships Manager and/or Head of Community Integration.