Commissioning Officer

Opus People Solutions are hiring for a Commissioning Officer within a Local Authority client based in North Northamptonshire.

The role is 37 hours per week, offering flexible working, and £320 per day umbrella, with a contract length of 4 months+.

Please see a high-level overview of what the position involves below:

• Supporting the commissioning, implementation and development of the Best Start in Life Family Hubs Programme.
• Coordinating commissioning activities, contract management and performance monitoring to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.
• Analysing performance, quality and financial data to produce reports, recommendations and commissioning insights.
• Supporting stakeholder engagement with service users, providers, partners and local communities to inform service design and improvement.
• Assisting with the development of service specifications, tender documentation and procurement activity for public health services.
• Supporting strategic action plans relating to perinatal mental health, parent-infant relationships, infant feeding and parenting support.

The ideal candidate will have experience with:

• Commissioning, contract management and performance monitoring within public sector or health-related services.
• Project coordination, stakeholder engagement and service improvement initiatives.
• Analysing data and producing reports, briefing papers and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Writing service specifications, supporting procurement exercises and evaluating tender submissions.
• Working within Public Health, Health Improvement, Social Care or wider health and wellbeing services.
• Previous experience within Local Government.

If this role is of interest to you, please submit a copy of your CV and a mobile number