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Commissioner

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Role Responsibility

We are currently looking to recruit Commissioners to join a dedicated COVID-19 team aligned to the Public Health Commissioning team within the Strategic Commissioning Directorate.

This is an exciting short-term opportunity supporting the Kent County Council’s response to the current Coronavirus pandemic. These fixed term posts will run till until 31st March 2022 with a possible extension till 30th June 2022.

Ideally the successful candidate should be available to start within 4 weeks of an offer being made, subject to the necessary employment checks.

You will need strong commissioning, procurement, financial and project management skills and be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders inside and outside of the Council. They will also need to work well under pressure as this is a fast-paced role. 

The role will be responsible for professional delivery of commissioning activities within the commissioning cycle, monitoring of spending and ensuring it provides value for money and meets the needs of the citizens in Kent.

You will ensure continuous improvement in processes, policies and practice and work closely with the COVID-19 team.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Interviews will be held on either the 26th April or the 7th May 2021.  Interviews will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams.

 

Contact Details

Contact Details

For further information on this role please contact Vicky Tovey – victoria.tovey@kent.gov.uk  or 03000416779

About the Company

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

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