Commissioning Manager Opportunities

Working Age Adults | Living & Ageing Well | New Models of Care & Innovation

Rochdale Borough Council Integrated Commissioning Directorate
Grade 10 | Permanent | Full Time

Are you passionate about improving outcomes for local people, shaping highquality services, and driving meaningful wholesystem change? Rochdale’s Integrated Commissioning Directorate is growing, and we are recruiting Commissioning Managers to help deliver our ambitious transformation across Adult Social Care.

With increased capacity, new structures, and a clear commissioning strategy now in place, this is an exciting time to join us. Through our Empowering People in Changing Lives (EPIC) programme and our lifecourse approach to commissioning, you will play a key role in strengthening prevention, improving quality, and designing personcentred support that promotes independence, dignity and wellbeing.

We are recruiting to the following roles:

1. Commissioning Manager Working Age Adults (1865)

You will lead commissioning, market shaping and service development across working age adults, covering areas such as mental health, learning disability, autism, complex needs, supported living, employment pathways, and independencefocused support.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing commissioning plans and market shaping actions aligned to the needs of working age adults.
• Leading quality improvement, contract oversight and market sustainability planning.
• Building strong provider and partner relationships to support resilient, highquality services.
• Using data, intelligence and lived experience to identify gaps and shape integrated, personcentred pathways.

2. Commissioning Manager Living & Ageing Well (65+)

You will lead commissioning and service development for older adults, with a strong focus on prevention, early intervention and frailty pathways. The role spans community support, reablement, homecare, residential and nursing care, dementia services, carer support and intermediate care.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing commissioning plans informed by the needs of older people and those ageing with complexity.
• Strengthening prevention and early intervention across neighbourhoods.
• Driving quality improvement and sustainable provision across the care market.
• Using intelligence to identify trends and opportunities within frailty, dementia and ageing well pathways.

3. Commissioning Manager New Models of Care & Innovation

You will lead the design, testing and delivery of innovative approaches to care, helping shape a sustainable, forwardlooking market. This includes technologyenabled support, preventative models, strengthsbased approaches, and communitybased alternatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and piloting new models of care informed by data, engagement and evaluation.
• Leading market shaping and codesign with providers to develop futurefocused service models.
• Overseeing quality, performance and contract management in relevant service areas.
• Supporting transformation aligned with GM priorities and national reform.

What We’re Looking For (all roles)

You will bring:

• Experience in Adult Social Care commissioning or a related field.
• Strong skills in market development, contract management, quality improvement and partnership working.
• Confidence in analysing intelligence and leading change.
• The ability to manage complex priorities and work collaboratively across systems.
• A passion for strengthsbased, personcentred approaches that promote independence and improved quality of life.
• A commitment to Rochdale’s values: Proud, Passionate, Pioneering & Open.

Why Join Us?

You will be part of a dynamic, expanding commissioning service with the vision and capacity to deliver meaningful change. These roles provide the opportunity to shape services that genuinely improve lives, strengthen prevention, and build a sustainable, highquality Adult Social Care market across the borough.

How to Apply

Please upload your anonymised CV and a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the essential requirements of the person specification.

Include any relevant qualifications within your CV/supporting statement.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section.

Appointment to this post is subject to Enhanced Adult workforce DBS and background checks.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

• Adam Duerden Adam.Duerden@Rochdale.Gov.UK
• Barbara Mitchell Barbara.Mitchell@Rochdale.Gov.UK

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for these roles.