Position: Senior Commissioning Manager (ASC) (Management)
Location: Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 3+ Months – Minimum of 3 days in office
Working Hours: 40 hours per week
Pay Rate: PAYE: £400.00 per day
Job Responsibilities:
- Lead the Adult Social Care Contracts Team, ensuring effective contract management and provider oversight
- Monitor provider performance, contractual compliance, risks, and service quality
- Support implementation and improvement of contract management frameworks, systems, and processes
- Manage complex commissioning projects, programmes, and improvement initiatives
- Provide leadership, supervision, and support to team members
- Work with commissioning, brokerage, finance, operational teams, and external providers to resolve complex issues
- Ensure accurate reporting, performance monitoring, governance, and assurance processes
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with providers, partners, stakeholders, and senior leaders
- Provide strategic advice on commissioning, procurement, contract management, and service improvement
- Support budget management, savings plans, forecasting, and value-for-money outcomes
- Prepare reports, briefings, business cases, and presentations for senior leaders and committees
- Drive service redesign, continuous improvement, and effective outcomes for Adult Social Care residents
Person Specification:
Skills & Experience:
- Significant experience in commissioning, contract management, procurement, or provider management within Adult Social Care or health services
- Experience leading teams and managing complex programmes of work
- Strong understanding of contract management frameworks, compliance, governance, and quality assurance
- Experience managing high-risk contracts, budgets, and performance improvement activities
- Ability to build effective relationships with providers, partners, and senior stakeholders
- Strong negotiation, influencing, and problem-solving skills
- Experience using performance data and insights to support decision-making
- Excellent report writing, presentation, and communication skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of Adult Social Care commissioning principles and the commissioning cycle
- Understanding of safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act, and relevant adult social care policies
- Knowledge of procurement, contract management, service redesign, and change management
- Understanding of partnership working across health, social care, and community services
- Awareness of equality, diversity, inclusion, and co-production principles
Qualifications:
- Degree-level qualification, relevant professional qualification, or equivalent experience
- Qualification or willingness to work towards a qualification in commissioning, purchasing, or related discipline
Comments:
Interim Senior Commissioning Manager role supporting Gloucestershire County Council's Adult Social Care Commissioning team.
The role requires strong contract management, commissioning, and leadership experience. Candidates must be able to work a minimum of 3 days per week in the office and must accept the advertised non-negotiable rate.
Job Reference: 5300898
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 3 months
Pay: £400.00 per day
Application question(s):
- Have you worked with Adult Social Care safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act, or vulnerable adult services? Please provide details.
Experience:
- working within Adult Social Care commissioning: 2 years (required)
- contract management: 2 years (required)
- managing projects, budgets, or improvement programmes: 2 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Gloucester GL1
