Job Introduction
We’re looking for people with experience in social care or health commissioning to join us as Commissioning Officers. This role will focus on Children and young people.
You’d be part of a busy team who is responsible for all care and health commissioning and who also takes the lead on some procurement activity as well as managing contracts.?
We work closely with health and social care colleagues to ensure that commissioning practice meets the needs of the local population.
Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. We offer an excellent benefits package including an enhanced pension, generous holiday allowance starting at 28 days as well as a great range of training and development opportunities to help you in your career. Colleagues may be site-based or home-based, depending on the needs of the role and their own preference.
Main Responsibility
- Working as part of the Commissioning team, you’ll support all commissioning activity.
- You’ll support services and projects that may involve working across adults and children's health and social care services.
- You need to be able to work autonomously, ability to think creativity and be able to influence and negotiate with professional staff and providers.
The Ideal Candidate
- Educated to degree level or has level 5 wellbeing qualification or demonstrable experience in social care or health commissioning.
- Ability to manage and influence challenging Social Care and Health markets.
- Experience of coproducing and developing in partnership with service users, carers, and other stakeholders.
- Proven experience in project management and delivery of project in pressured environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, good analytical skills, highly organised and able to take ownership.
- For this role you are required to have a full UK driving licence. If you are successful, you will be required to supply evidence of your licence prior to starting the role. You will be required to provide evidence of your vehicle insurance with business use
- Should you be offered the role, as part of the pre-employment checks a basic DBS will be actioned for you.
Package Description
We are really proud of the benefits we are able to offer our staff here at Milton Keynes City Council, including:-
- Local Government Pension Scheme, excellent pension scheme widely regarded as one of the best available.
- 28 days annual leave per year in addition to statutory and public holidays, rising to 32 days after 5 years.
- Holiday Purchase Scheme.
- Our Professional Development Centre provides access to courses such as in-house management development programmes endorsed by the Institute of Leadership, coaching and mentoring and access to our Smarter Learning portal
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Health Cashplan.
- MK Advantage benefits package – a range of savings on a wide range of retail, leisure and entertainment products and services such as Pizza Express, M&S, B&Q, John Lewis and Arriva Travel.
- Blue Light Card - Employees working within Social Care can qualify for a range of discounts from national retailers to local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and much more!
- SmartGo – Aimed at encouraging low-carbon transport and healthy lifestyle with discounted travel e.g. Halfords, Arriva, Europcar, National Railcards and Stagecoach.
- Homebuy Scheme (for eligible roles).
- Smarter working which provides the opportunity to work from various locations including from home for a proportion of your role (subject to business needs).
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity entitlements.
- Childcare Subsidy.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes is a diverse, welcoming, and expanding place, built on smart ideas with even bigger plans for the future. We have world class attractions, beautiful open spaces, and a great standard of living.
Milton Keynes City Council is one of the largest employers in the region, making a difference every day for local people. We’re responsible for all local government services in MK including education, housing, highways, and social services - around 240 services in all.
Our values are to be dedicated, respectful, and collaborative. If this sounds like you, join us for a stimulating and fulfilling career measured on results, and a rewarding work-life balance.
