Commissioning and Contracts Lead, Adult Social Care

Could you ‘be the difference’ for adults in Rutland? We are looking for an individual who can uphold our high standards, who understands relational based commissioning, quality assurance, impact, and value.

We want the best for Rutland’s adults who may be vulnerable or have care and support needs. The Adult Social Care Commissioning and Contracts Lead will focus on developing and quality-assuring our portfolio of contracts in Adult Social Care to ensure they meet the needs of Rutland’s adults.

This is a new role working across Adult Social Care and is an excellent opportunity to ensure our commissioned services deliver the highest quality, aspirational services.

About You:

• You will be a flexible thinker; enjoy new challenges; have good analytical and communication skills; be able to work individually and as part of a team.
• You will have strong interpersonal skills, a proven ability to negotiate and be good at working in partnership to seek more creative and effective ways of working.
• You will be able to work at pace and effectively prioritise competing demands.
• Knowledge of current legislation and policy.
• Experience of re designing, managing and embedding change.
• Able to influence change, negotiate, analyse and take calculated risks.
• Personal and professional credibility and a high level of probity and integrity.

About the role…
As the Adult Social Care Commissioning and Contracts Lead you will:

• Review and quality assure existing placements and contracts to ensure value for money.
• Support the Directorate Management Team to identify savings and achieve value for money in relation to placement commissioning across Adult Social Care services.
• Produce key strategic documents
• Lead fee and price negotiations on an individual and service wide basis.
• Devise new and creative service delivery models for both internal and external providers

Please note, this role involves travelling around the County.

The successful applicant for this post will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The costs for the DBS are paid by us.

In person interviews will be held 23 June 2025. Please be advised this could be subject to change, in which case we will give appropriate notice.

We will review applications regularly and invite those who meet our essential person specification criteria to interview. If you are interested in this role, we strongly encourage you to apply without delay.

Our offer to you:

Rutland Council is committed to Flexible Working and understands the benefits of supporting employees to manage their work and life balance, whilst meeting the needs of the service.

We are committed to supporting and empowering our staff to be the best workers that they can be, and Rutland Council is the place you want to be.    Our benefits go beyond the salary – being part of a talented team, excellent Local Government Pension, generous annual leave, opportunities to learn and develop your career, and a demonstrable commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff.

Whilst the base for this post is Oakham, Rutland, the Local Authority offers a hybrid working practice. As well as working from home, we feel it is important that you can spend time in the workplace with your colleagues to help you learn, develop, and engage.

Find out more:

To learn more about working with us visit https://jobs.rutland.gov.uk or if you have any queries about this role, please contact Katherine Willison, Head of Adult Social Care on 01572 758409 or at kwillison@rutland.gov.uk

If you are experiencing problems or have any queries about the application process, please call us on 01572 758291 or email us at recruitment@rutland.gov.uk

All recruitment correspondence, including interview details, will be sent out via email from the Jobs Go Public site. If you require documentation/correspondence in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment team.

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.