𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 2021? 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱? 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂……..

• You have experience in commissioning services in a social care or health related field

• You have experience of dealing with people to identify needs and bridge gaps in provision

• You understand strategic priorities and outcomes for individuals and communities

• You are creative in commissioning; redesign and the decommissioning of services

• You are motivated, enthusiastic and willing to take on the challenges of the job

• You are able to work independently and as part of a team

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲…….

• Leads the effective commissioning of services in the design and development of quality provision which improves outcomes; ensures services reflect recognised best practice, and adapts to changing requirements.

• Develops new and creative models to meet service users’ needs and meets relevant statutory requirements including safeguarding

• Involved in commissioning activities including business intelligence; engagement with communities; managing the market and drawing up strategy documentation

• Preparation of tender documentation; draft specifications; design evaluation processes, and write contract content

The successful applicant for this post will be subject to an standard check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS is paid for by us.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻… Work that makes a difference to people’s lives within this beautiful county, in addition to structured salary reviews, local government pension scheme, discounted access to ‘Active Rutland’ keep fit activities and Flexi-Time to name just a few! We act as ‘One Council’ in all we do, with each of us working together in the most effective way to meet the needs of our customers every day – if you share this ethos then we very much want to hear from you.

Rutland County Council is committed to Equality and Diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Everyone at Rutland County Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.