Wokingham Council - Children''s Commissioning Manager

Main Accountabilities1. Strategic Planning and Programme Delivery Lead key transformation programmes aligned to strategic priorities and local needs. Develop and implement commissioning strategies Monitor and evaluate programme impact, ensuring delivery against agreed outcomes, timelines, and budgets.2. Commissioning Excellence and Market Development Undertake needs assessments and gap analyses to inform commissioning decisions. Develop and manage commissioning cycles, including service specifications, procurement, contract management and monitoring Provide performance reports for commissioned services Support market shaping and provider development to ensure a diverse, high 1 quality, and sustainable service offer.3. Partnership, System Leadership and Engagement Work in collaboration with other Managers in the team to lead the strategic direction, development, and delivery of commissioning activity across the department, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and fostering a culture of shared leadership and continuous improvement Facilitate collaborative working across internal teams and external partners to deliver integrated services. Lead relational commissioning approaches, fostering trust-based partnerships and co-production. Represent the service in multi-agency forums and strategic boards. Ensure children, young people, and families are meaningfully involved in commissioning and transformation activity. Embed participation and feedback mechanisms to ..... full job details .....