Senior Commissioning Manager

Role overview

Team and portfolio leadership

• Lead, manage, and develop the Contracts Team through supervision, one-to-ones, team meetings, and performance management.
• Oversee regulated care and support services and other commissioned services supporting Adult Social Care.
• Maintain supplier and provider performance and compliance with the Contract Management Framework.
• Record and manage contract activity, decisions, risks, and actions across key systems.

Contract delivery and governance

• Implement and improve dashboards, data quality, system alignment, and performance insight.
• Coordinate complex contractual, supplier, or provider issues across relevant council teams.
• Lead negotiations, contract reviews, variations, and commercial discussions.
• Oversee contractual risk, improvement activity, and sustainability of key services and markets.
• Apply consistent governance, assurance, and reporting arrangements; support procurement, mobilisation, and implementation of new services.
• Advise senior leaders on contractual, commercial, service, and market risks and improvements to compliance, value, and resident outcomes.

About the candidate

• Substantial leadership and management experience, including leading teams, developing staff, managing performance, and improving working practices.
• Experience managing complex contracts and significant service portfolios.
• Sound understanding of contract management frameworks, compliance, governance, and assurance.
• Experience using contract management or commissioning systems, performance data, and dashboards for oversight.
• Additional procurement, supplier or provider relationship management, service mobilisation, or transformation experience is advantageous.

Salary

• £55,717–£59,753 per annum.

Hours and contract

• 37 hours per week.
• Permanent contract; the post is not open to job share.

Location

• Job location is Shire Hall, Block 5, 2nd Floor, Gloucester.