Job Introduction
With a growing and diverse community, our commissioning team is responsible for developing and transforming a wide variety of quality services for our children and vulnerable adults, whilst also supporting the city’s housing needs. We are keen to build on the success of our recent city status.
We are ambitious and passionate about how commissioning makes a difference to the lives of our residents. In this leadership position you will play a key role in developing and delivering innovative commissioning across the city; working closely with partner organisations and managing a professional commissioning team.
If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Mick Hancock, Group Head of Commissioning via Mick.Hancock@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Main Responsibility
- Lead on an extensive and high-profile portfolio, including accountability for a commissioning budget spend of £39m per annum.
- Develop and deliver service improvement and transformation within a complex and diverse geography.
- Lead on challenging and innovative decisions to support the Council’s strategy and vision.
- Work with partner organisations and agencies.
The Ideal Candidate
- Someone with extensive commissioning experience who has already lead and developed complex commissioning projects.
- Someone who can provide expert advice and reports to senior managers, elected members and NHS colleagues.
- Someone with in depth knowledge and experience of commissioning and contracting approaches and funding mechanisms.
- Someone passionate about transforming and developing care services for our community.
- Someone who can develop networks across the health, social care (adults and young people), housing and wellbeing economy at both a local and regional level.
- Someone who can lead and manage a professional commissioning team.
Package Description
We are really proud of the benefits we are able to offer our staff here at Milton Keynes Council, including:-
- Local Government Pension Scheme, considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates of 18.8%
- 27 days annual leave per year in addition to statutory and public holidays, rising to 31 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, Apprenticeship Programmes (junior and senior), 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.
- 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 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.
