Adult Community Commissioner
Ref: 168094
Salary: £66,243 p.a. plus benefits
37 hours per week
Fixed Term Contract - 2 years
Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
Your next role
You will lead key strategic commissioning and procurement exercises for Community Equipment Stores and Technology for Independence (also known as T4I, this is our Technology Enabled Care service).
You must be confident working with a high degree of complexity in commissioning as the commissioned services you will be leading on involve:
- Direct hands-on services and support for people which need to integrate with both health and social care pathways
- Equipment requirements and technology requirements (for the TEC and the supporting IT infrastructure behind this)
- Navigating multiple procurement routes from open competitive tenders to frameworks
- Working across housing, social care and health. Including working with health colleagues to jointly commission services
- Safe and robust mobilisation of a new contract
You must be a self-starter and a natural leader who thrives off collaboration and has exceptional attention to detail.
You will be working with an already established high-performing team made up of cross-council colleagues with a range of subject matter experts.
The team operates a hybrid working model, you will need to be able to be in Swindon as and when the delivery of the commissioning activity requires it, this is likely to be a minimum of 1 day a week.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
You will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
Your next steps
Please read the role profile, which is available in the documents section to the righthand side of the page. To submit an application for this role, select Quick Apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early so early applications are encouraged.
For further information about the role please contact Grace Lynch, Director of Commissioning – People, [email protected]
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application, please email [email protected]
Closing date: 1 July 2026
Interview date: 8 July 2026
