Market Development Officer

Role: Market Development Officer REF 15852
Contract Length: Until 31/12/24
Location: Hybrid/Northampton
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: 22.19 per hour

Spinwell is recruiting for a Market Development Officer for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MARKET DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

The overall purpose of the role is to support the development of strategic commissioning and market shaping activities in line with priorities for Adults, Communities and Wellbeing Directorate. The role will seek to undertake research and analysis to inform the development and implementation of commissioning strategy and intentions in response to national social care policy and legislation, local care need demand, and care market supply.

The role will play an important role in facilitating effective provider engagement and involvement through information sharing, market dialogue and discussion, and soft-market testing. This will involve working on initiatives with local health partners to innovate and integrate care delivery models and inform shared agendas such as social care recruitment and workforce development and training.

The role will also work to support contract and delivery performance for commissioned services and assess market sustainability in accordance with national best practice and statutory requirements.

The role will work across the spectrum of adult social care provision including services for older people, adults with disabilities, people living with mental-ill health including dementia and community preventative support for people to live well for longer

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE MARKET DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

• Relevant A-level subjects
• Equivalent experience in health, adults or childrens commissioning
• Knowledge of national legislation, policy, and delivery requirements relating to strategic commissioning and market shaping in line with the Care Act 2014.
• Commitment to enabling opportunities for collaboration, co-production and involvement in service development.
• Knowledge of the social care provider market, and other partnership agencies in statutory, voluntary and independent sectors.
• Knowledge of building collaborative
• relationships with stakeholders to constructively address challenges and enable improvement/change through creative and solution-focused approaches.
• Commitment to working with providers, partners, and stakeholder organisations to ensure compliance with statutory responsibilities for delivering care services.
• Strong research and data analysis skills with the ability to understand and interpret both qualitative and quantitative data, and produce evidence-based findings, intelligence and insights.
• A high-level of interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with, form and sustain productive relationships with stakeholders, organisations and customer groups.
• Demonstrable ability to draft good-quality reports and papers using evidence to form clear messages and reasoning to inform decision-making.
• Proven ability to chair and facilitate meetings and events ensuring the engagement and participation of all attendees, which may include providers, partners or an individual or group of adults or carers.
• Proven ability to quickly understand and assess key issues and delivery challenges/risks and identify effective options and solutions to maintain compliance and delivery.
• Ability to work independently and take the initiative to achieve deadlines through effective planning and prioritisation of tasks; seeking advice and guidance as appropriate.
• Demonstrate effective use of Office 365 (incl. Teams, OneDrive, etc.) or willingness to undertake training during the probation period.

If you are a Market Development Officer, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

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