SYP - Senior Commissioning & Contracts Officer

Role: Senior Commissioning & Contracts Officer

Department: Officer of the Police & Crime Commissioner

Location: Carbrook – Force HQ, Sheffield

Salary: Band E - £29, 289 - £33, 771

Hours: 37 Hours per Week

Contract: Permanent

Role Purpose:

In the role of Senior Commissioning and Contracts Officer, you will be involved in providing information, advice and recommendations on emerging service requirements, identifying funding opportunities and developing collaborative approaches with geographic and/or thematic partners in order to deliver the best services to the people of South Yorkshire.

The focus of this role is to help the Police and Crime Commissioner deliver the Police and Crime Plan priorities by commissioning and contract managing the various external organisations and service providers with which the Police and Crime Commissioner has contracts or grant funding arrangements.

You will work closely with members of the OPCC’s Senior Management team, the Force, other partners and grant recipients to identify service needs, design grant/service specifications and then manage and monitor commissioned services or grant funded initiatives to deliver quality, value for money services to the people of South Yorkshire.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Chief Finance and Commissioning Officer and Partnership and Commissioning Manager to deliver the commissioning strategy for the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).
• Support the Chief Finance and Commissioning Officer and Partnership and Commissioning Manager to develop and deliver commissioning/grant processes for victim and other services across, including responsibility for the negotiation, implementation and management of contracts.
• Using reviews of the experiences of victims, witnesses who are victims and other vulnerable people to improve both services provided to victims, other vulnerable people, and their journey through the CJS.
• Receive, interpret, provide and advise on statistical information that will help determine the delivery of the Police & Crime Plan in relation to the needs of victims and other services across in South Yorkshire.
• Identify and promote opportunities for CJS and other partner agencies within South Yorkshire to develop a coordinated and consistent approach to services for victims and other services as appropriate.
• Negotiate and influence senior managers at a strategic level across multiple organisations, to deliver integrated victim and other services across South Yorkshire.
• Develop contract specifications, key performance indicators (KPIs), tender specifications and evaluate tenders to enable effective contract management of providers and ensure that confidence and satisfaction of victim and other services is achieved and maintained.
• Provide professional advice on commissioning and contract matters to members of the OPCC to ensure that matters are managed within Financial Regulations and Contract Standing Orders to minimise financial, legal or reputational risk.
• Act as a lead officer responsible for acquiring additional funding to commission services to contribute to the delivery of Police & Crime Plan outcomes.
• Develop and manage supplier relationship opportunities to build capacity in the supplier market.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner on 0114 296 4150. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Skills and experience:

To be successful you will need to demonstrate a collaborative style of working that supports the delivery of excellent services for the public. You must educated to degree level (or equivalent educational / work experience), have experience of effectively managing contractor / supplier performance and have excellent communication skills.

For further information relating to the role, including the required skills and experience please refer to the attached role profile and person specification

Interviews to be held the week commencing 10th June 2019

Further Information:

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Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years has been identified for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy. Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted. Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted. If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date:

Friday, 24th May 2019

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