Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery and have been shortlisted for the ‘Most Improved Council’ at the Local Government Awards (LGA).
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.
We are bold and ambitious in our plans, with a clear vision and direction for the future. Our status as one of the UK’s fastest growing towns is driving transformational change across our organisation, most significantly within our highly valued Adults’ Services teams.
We are seeking an experienced commissioner who can actively shape the market and competently manage the associated end-to-end procurement.

You will be leading the brokerage team in the Adult Commissioning Team. The brokerage team provide a vital service in ensuring that the best matches of services are offered to people who have care and support needs. As the brokerage manager you will have key relationships with providers across the local Swindon market, adult social care colleagues, health and hospital colleagues and also the wider Adult Commissioning Team.

Details of the role’s responsibilities include:

• You will manage the day to day activities of the Brokerage Service, ensuring all processes are actioned and recorded accurately within agreed timescales on the case management system.
• You will ensure that all support packages and placements that are purchased are in line with commissioning and contractual arrangements. In particular, that placements are negotiated to be within published rates/framework rates unless there are exceptional circumstances.
• You will lead a team that is agile and able to develop and maintain positive relationships with the market of providers within Swindon and also those outside of the borough.
• You will provide insights about opportunities and gaps in the market, to the Head of Commissioning and Director of Commissioning to support the reshaping the market in the commissioning cycle.

If you believe you have the skills and experience to deliver in this exciting and challenging role, we want to hear from you.