Senior Commissioning Manager

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The London Borough of Hackney, and our partners are at the forefront of joint working for children and young people. Together with our colleagues at Northeast London Integrated Care Board, we are creating a new Integrated Children's Commissioning & Health Service which sits across the Children, Education and Health Directorate. These exciting new posts will lead and manage the development and delivery of the integrated commissioning service, with a contract portfolio of up to GBP100m, and work closely with colleagues across our Children, Education and Health system.

We are seeking four Senior Commissioning Managers to develop and deliver our newly created Integrated Commissioning Service. The Senior Commissioning Managers will have one of four portfolios; (i) Education, SEND and Early Years; (ii) Children's Social Care, Youth and Early Help; (ii) Transitions; and (iv) Health and Public Health. These critical roles will work closely with subject matter experts across social care, education, health, finance, and corporate procurement to commission the best services for our population using the most innovative tools, be they pooled budgets, dynamic frameworks, or neighbourhood approaches.

Our successful candidates will have strong commercial acumen to work with our providers to deliver best value for Hackney children, young people, and families. The new posts will contribute to the wider strategic thinking across the council and the NHS, aligning the developments within children's services to the wider corporate plans and cementing relationships with providers both within and beyond our community. We are seeking passionate and transformative leaders and managers, to invest energy and enthusiasm into the startup and delivery of the service. If you are someone who values working from a solid evidence base, puts children and families' views at the heart of service design, and wants to be part of our Hackney journey to achieve excellent outcomes for our communities, then we'd like to hear from you.

There is no better place to work in London than Hackney; we have great pride in our borough, our communities, and our services. Hackney is one of London's most vibrant and diverse boroughs. It's one of the most sought-after areas to live in London with good schools, parks, and local amenities, as well as great transport links and vibrant and diverse communities.