Head Of Service - Commissioning And Contract Management

We are recruiting for a Head of Service to work with Walsall Council in People Commissioning and Contract Management. This is a 6 month contract with the view to extend.
Responsibilities:
* Lead the development, implementation, maintenance of the People Commissioning function. Reporting directly into director of CPCM, the HOS will oversee performance of the Commissioning service whilst driving consistency across People commissioning
* HOS People commissioning will work closely with Procurement & Contract ManagementHead of Service to ensure resources are deployed appropriately.
* Accountable for leading on all aspects of people commissioning activity, including effectively managing, administering and coordinating all activities associated with the commissioning cycle (except procurement & Contract Management)
* To work alongside Commissioning Leads to ensure commissioning activities are consistent and effective
* Provide support, direction and guidance as well as leadership and expert knowledge to the Commissioning Team
* Liaising with Procurement & Contract Manager HOD to ensure the efficient deployment of resources across the hub
* To act as a conduit for communication between hub areas
* Brokering a service - encourages a more consistent and informed way of brokering services for users, using market insight and knowledge about providers who can best meet their needs
* Creation of Service design / specification documents
* Decommissioning existing services where applicable and identifying what needs to replace it (if anything)
* Assessing the needs of end users to understand requirements needed to meet desired outcomes.
* Analysis of the current product/service to understand any gaps or changes required to meet the defined outcomes
* Developing and maintaining Walsall Councils strategic priorities to help Directorates balance competing strategies to inform and enable the achievement of outcomes.
* Operating an effective strategic review cycle, reviewing the Council's aims and priorities periodically, developing and implementing a methodology to track performance against overall goals
* Scoping, leading and managing cross-cutting projects on complex and high-profile areas of strategic and partnership engagement working closely with teams across the Directorates as well as with regional and national stakeholders including the Integrated Care System.
* Developing priorities or new initiatives, presenting these to Cabinet, CMT, Elected Representatives and a wide range of other audiences
Location: Walsall with hybrid working
Daily rate: £550
If this position is of interest, please get in touch with Jake Singh at Belmont Recruitment or apply now! If you are looking for a position in a different sector, do not hesitate to get in touch as we have many other opportunities available across England.
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