Commissioning Officer (7423)
Commissioning Officer (7423)
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Permanent contract fulltime 37 hours per week 30559 to 32654 per annum (Grade G) Norwich Countywide
Commissioning Officer
In Childrens Services we are strengthening our approach for providing education for pupils outside of the registered school/college system within the unregulated Alternative Provision sector.
We are seeking a skilled and experienced individual who will coordinate and support our arrangements for the procurement and commissioning of alternative education for both children of school age and post 16.
In this pivotal role you will have responsibility for supporting those who are developing and delivering strong commissioning and governance processes with providers of unregulated Alternative Provision principally from the private and commercial market. These include providers of remote or elearning 1:1 or small group tutoring services private examination candidacy vocational and therapeutic education packages.
You will work closely with other commissioning officers within Childrens Services as well as Operational Teams and Sufficiency colleagues in ensuring that those arrangements ensure strong governance and oversight of the unregulated market achieve best value for money improve outcomes for children and young people and ensure sufficiency of supply against profiled need.
You will be crucial in contributing to the oversight of providers and supporting the Commissioning and Service Development Managerin ensuring that Norfolks arrangements for commissioning of alternative provision meet regulatory requirements statutory guidance and expectations set out in the Area Ofsted and CQC SEND and AP Inspection framework.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jackie Wu (Commissioning and Service Development Manager) at.
Before you apply we recommend reading the fullJob Description and Person Specificationto help you demonstrate you meet the criteria we are looking for.
Applicants who previously applied for this post are welcome to reapply.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- Health and Wellbeing services including fasttrack physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexitime part time remote and hybrid working dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- Norfolk Rewardsour employee discount programme which helps yousave money on almost anything from everyday groceries and clothes to holidays new technology gym membership trips to the cinema and days out.
- ABlue Light cardfor Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution life assurance death in service payments and dependants pensions.
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension new bikes and electric cars.
You can find information on ourTerms and Conditionshere.
Already a Norfolk County Council employeeplease apply using your @ or @ email.
Closing date for redeployees to receive priority consideration: 16 May 2025
Closing date: 25th May 2025
Interviews: 6th June 2025
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
