SEND Commissioning Support Officer

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Support financial administration and control for the Joint Commissioning Team.
• Provide commissioning and project support across workstreams.
• Coordinate workstreams to help prevent overlap and gaps in provision.
• Support monitoring and oversight of contracts and frameworks.
• Contribute to stakeholder consultation and engagement.
• Undertake data analysis, research and reporting.

Candidate criteria

• Plan and organise varied workloads for self and others while meeting short deadlines.
• Communicate clearly, concisely and accurately with varied audiences.
• Demonstrate project management experience that delivers agreed outcomes.
• Analyse and interpret financial information, policies and procedures and apply practical problem solving.
• Demonstrate knowledge of SEND, SEND reforms and wider commissioning processes.
• Work effectively with service providers, stakeholders and service users across partnerships.
• Demonstrate commitment to equal opportunities, anti-discriminatory practice and inclusive partnership working.

Workplace

• The role is based at County Hall, Lewes, with opportunities for hybrid working.

Development and benefits

• Continued professional development opportunities are available.
• Staff may discuss relevant apprenticeship training opportunities, from entry to degree level.
• The role may be taken as a secondment by internal ESCC staff, subject to line management approval.