Commissioning and Partnerships Officer

at  Ministry of Justice

Salary
£33,011 - £41, 082
Number of jobs available
2
Detail of reserve list
12 Months
Region
North East
City/Town
Blyth , Darlington , Durham , Gateshead , Middlesbrough , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , Newton Aycliffe , Peterlee , South Shields , Stockton-on-Tees , Sunderland
Building/Site
NMS Stoney Lane Probation Office Sunderland, SR5 2JB, NMS Unit 8 Waverly Market Dock, NE33 1LE, NMS Units 1 And 5 Swan House, NE8 1BQ, NMS Victoria House, NE4 7YJ, NMS Wear House, DH1 1TH, NMS Wetherby House, TS18 2SL, NPS 156 BOROUGH ROAD MIDDLESBROUGH, TS1 2EJ, NPS 160 ALBERT ROAD MIDDLESBROUGH, TS1 2PZ, NPS 9 CORPORATION ROAD DARLINGTON, DL3 6TH, NPS Durham City Probation Durham, NPS DURHAM HOUSE PETERLEE, SR8 1BS, NPS GREENWELL ROAD NEWTON ALCLIFFE, DL5 4DH, NPS GROUND FLOOR ADVANCE HOUSE THORNABY STOCKTON-ON-TEES, TS17 6QX, NPS MOWLAM HOUSE MIDDLESBROUGH, TS6 6DF, NPS PENNYWELL PROBATION OFFICE SUNDERLAND, SR4 8DS, NPS RICHARD STANNARD HOUSE BLYTH, NE24 2AG, NPS SECRETAN WAY SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 1HG, NPS WARWICK STREET GATESHEAD, NE8 1PZ
Grade
Other
Organisation Grade for HMPPS
NPS Pay Band 4 National
Post Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working, Other
Role Type
Operational Delivery
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?
No
Job description
New entrants to the Civil Service will be expected to join at the entry point salary for the advertised band
Existing Civil Servants will have their salary calculated in accordance with the Department’s pay on transfer / pay on promotion rules.
This post is currently advertised without VISOR Vetting to enable appointment to take place as soon as possible, however, VISOR vetting will be required to be completed in due course.

SUMMARY

The post holder will produce and implement specific commissioning plans that support regional commissioning strategy.
They will be responsible for developing reports and briefings for senior managers, regional leads and local/regional partners to support the monitoring and reporting of regional commissioning strategy and specific commissioning plans.
They will support operational staff and managers to deliver their responsibilities across the full range of services. This may include offering consultancy and advice, delivering local training and briefings.
They will support the Commissioning and Partnerships Manager in undertaking budget and financial monitoring for commissioning projects.
They will deputise for the Commissioning and Partnership Manager and HoCI when requested.

EXPERIENCE

• Experience of commissioning and/or recommissioning services, including assessing need, reviewing services and developing service specifications.
• Awareness of procurement and grants within the public sector context.
• Experienced in the field of partnership working.
• Awareness of community safety, criminal justice, social care, housing or health care setting.
• Good oral and written communications skills.
• Experience of undertaking research and formulating options, along with problem solving abilities.
• Experience of project management.

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

• Collate and provide quantitative and qualitative analysis of needs and demand data to support Commissioning and Partnerships Managers and the wider Community Integration Team, including conducting focus groups with staff and service users.
• Drafting and amending service specifications for new and existing services and support the development of a portfolio of evidence-based service specifications. This will include the development and creation of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and Board reports.
• Responsible for developing regional and local area reporting systems to monitor effectiveness of existing commissioning arrangements and availability of local services to inform development of services, reviews and planning.
• Manage regional involvement in grants and procurement processes, including organising market warming and engagement, producing key grant and procurement documents and evaluation of bids.
• Providing secretariat support to regional, cross-regional and multi-agency governance or project groups and boards with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible for organising and facilitating stakeholder and engagement events and meetings and producing timely minutes and actions.
• Responsible for establishing productive and effective relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders at a local, regional and national level in line with designated area to support commissioning activity.
• Develop, maintain and update regional partnership contacts and agreements and ensure these are linked to business planning for the region, as well as updating relevant documents for contacts within the partnership portfolio.
• To undertake, lead and manage specific project work as instructed by the Commissioning and Partnerships Manager and/or Head of Community Integration.
• Attend meetings and represent the Commissioning and Partnerships Manager when necessary, demonstrating an understanding of the Probation Service, Region and subject matters at all times.
• Promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement whilst undertaking reviews and making recommendations as necessary.
• Implement and manage full commissioning processes including commissioning cycle, internal and external stakeholders’ involvement, continually checking progress of different stages of work being completed and being vigilant on timescales. Raising concerns to Commissioning and Partnerships Manager in advance of deadlines.
• Support on the work with MOJ Commercial, Sourcing and Procurement to develop strategies for the commissioning of services.
• Undertake research, market warming, market engagement, negotiation.
• Creating service specifications, developing technical questions for competitions, designing payment mechanisms and ensuring service enablers such as TUPE and information sharing are considered.
• Undertake bid evaluations and moderation sessions.
• Provide contract mobilisation support.
• Accountable for ensuring all Commissioning and Partnerships activity includes and conforms to equalities regulations, policies and processes. This will include ensuring the equality analysis is completed and reviewed for inclusion in the Regional Commissioning Plan.
• Support on developing and supporting partner organisations with their on-boarding onto the Dynamic Framework.
• Work with Regional leads and PDU colleagues to develop the engagement of People on Probation to ensure that commissioned services align to the EPOP agenda, embedding the voice of People on Probation in the development of services.
• Support on the Contract Management of commissioned and co-commissioned contracts where required, including all standard contract management activities.
• Inputting into inspections, working with OSAG and HMIP inspectors and implementing actions plans.
• Work with Commissioning and Partnership Officers and Managers nationally to ensure alignment of commissioned services on a pan-regional basis, and that best value and practice are achieved.
• Taking the lead role and being accountable for the initiation of data sharing agreements, DPIAs, DAs and all other information sharing agreements.
• Engage with and co-ordinate between providers and Information Assurance Lead for the completion of the DPIA.
• Undertake budget and financial monitoring of all commissioned and co-commissioned contracts.
• Support on the induction and training of new and existing staff.
• Owning the process for the Cyber Security to ensure completion in advance of services being launched to the operation team, including leading external partners and working alongside internal colleagues.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.