Commissioning Officer
Bury Council
Commissioning Officer in the Childrens Commissioning Team About the role This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and ambitious Children's Commissioning Team at Bury Council. As part of a significant investment in commissioning capacity, we have expanded our team to strengthen our ability to shape services, improve outcomes for children, young people and families across the borough and ensure value for money . The Children's Commissioning Team plays a vital role in ensuring that high quality services are available to meet the needs of children and young people. The wider service includes Commissioning Officers, Quality Assurance and Improvement Officers, Placement Finding and Brokerage Officers and an Assistant Contracts Officer, working together to influence how services are designed, commissioned and improved. As a Commissioning Officer, you will play a key role in coordinating the commissioning cycle across a portfolio of services, leading projects and supporting the delivery of strategic priorities. Working closely with the Strategic Lead, operational services, finance, procurement, providers and partners, you will help develop and implement strategies, business cases and commissioning plans that achieve positive outcomes for children and young people. The focus of this role will be on commissioning services for children and young people who may be in need or in the care of the Council, have additional or complex needs and children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). You will contribute to service development, market management, contract monitoring, procurement activity and transformation programmes, ensuring services are high quality, sustainable and responsive to local needs. A key aspect of the role will be supporting the continued development of our commissioning function through the implementation of new tools, approaches and methodologies, including Care Cubed and other evidence-based approaches to commissioning, value for money and commissioning intelligence. We are looking for someone who combines analytical thinking with creativity and innovation. You will have experience of delivering complex pieces of work, managing competing priorities and working collaboratively across organisations. You will be skilled in building productive relationships, influencing stakeholders and providing constructive challenge where change is needed. This is a demanding but highly rewarding role. The decisions you influence will have a direct impact on the lives of children, young people and their families. We are looking for someone who is child-centred, outcome focused and committed to securing the very best services for Bury's children and young people. If you are passionate about improving outcomes, driving innovation and helping shape the future of children's services, we would love to hear from you. Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis. About Bury In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted. Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time. As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application. Next steps For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Marie Thomson on 0161 253 7633 or 07356 104802.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
Interviews will be held in w/c 9th and 16th November 2026.Supporting Documents
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Duke Street, , Bury, BL9 0EJ, United Kingdom
Job ID
12442
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