Commissioning Support Officer

Public Health is both a strategic and operational service, and has a wide span of interests. Our core business areas include:

• drug and alcohol;
• mental health, and
• domestic abuse.
We commission services for many of these areas, and have a core group of staff which the successful applicant will work alongside. The work our services does makes a major contribution to the council's strategic plan to improve lives for people of all ages and our local neighbourhood areas. The successful candidates will report to one of the two Public Health Commissioning Managers, and work alongside Commissioners as well as Public Health practitioners. About the role We are looking for enthusiastic team players who are interested in commissioning work and who want to support all stages of the commissioning cycle. Day to day work ranges from evaluating the quality and effectiveness of our contracted services, completing research, learning from people with lived experience of services to improve them in the future, and using data and evidence to support decision making.

Successful applicants will have experience of delivering projects from start to finish, and have a keen desire to work as part of a wider team on all aspects of commissioning activity. They will have great people skills and an eye for detail. A qualification in a relevant subject would be desirable, alongside experience of working in a local authority.

We are a 40-strong team of friendly, committed and inclusive people who care about what we do. We work with partners within the council as well as outside, spanning the public, community and private sectors. Warwickshire Public Health's vision is to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of people living and working in Warwickshire and to reduce inequalities., Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best., Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund' The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivupbenefits and discounts platform.