Commissioning Officer (Older People Team)
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
Are you passionate about improving outcomes for communities through strategic commissioning? Buckinghamshire Council is seeking a proactive and driven Commissioning Officer to join our Adults and Health team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to transformational change and help shape services that are safe, high quality, and offer value for money.
Based within our new Commissioning and Procurement Hub, the Hub brings together strategic commissioners with operational commissioning, including Quality and Placements, and procurement colleagues. By combining our skills, experiences and lessons learned, we ensure the most effective approach to supporting all stages of the commissioning cycle, complementing other Council teams to maximise the quality and value for money for our residents. The design of the hub offers a unique career development opportunity across a range of strategic commissioning and procurement roles.
About us
Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.
About the role
As a Commissioning Officer, you’ll play a key role in supporting the full commissioning cycle, from needs assessment and service design to contract management and performance evaluation. You’ll work collaboratively with internal teams, providers, and stakeholders to ensure services meet the needs of our residents and align with strategic priorities.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting strategic needs assessments and business planning.
- Monitoring budgets and financial processes related to commissioned services.
- Implementing performance reporting and contract management schedules.
- Facilitating resident voice and co-production in service design.
- Engaging with providers and contributing to market development.
- Supporting integrated commissioning across health and social care.
This role offers scope for innovation, continuous improvement, and the opportunity to influence service delivery across a 3–5 year commissioning horizon.
Any-Desk:
As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.
About you
You’ll bring:
- Substantial experience in commissioning or a related field, ideally within health and social care.
- Strong knowledge of the commissioning cycle, relevant legislation, and policy frameworks.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and project management skills.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively and influence change.
- A commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable populations.
If you’re ambitious, collaborative, and committed to making a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
We welcome applications from individuals seeking part time employment as part of a job share arrangement.
Please refer to the job summary for further information.
Other information
For more information please contact:
- Conrad Eydmann, Head of Strategic Commissioning at
- Ceri Winter, Strategic Commissioning Lead at
A full driving licence is required to be able to carry out the role.
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions
For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
Our values
We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.
By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:
- a fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events
At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.
From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.
We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.
We recognise and reward you
Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.
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