Head of Adult Commissioning

Overview

In this role, you lead strategic commissioning and market development for Coventry’s Adult Social Care. You will shape commissioning strategies, drive partnerships with health and voluntary sectors, and ensure high-quality, sustainable services that help residents live independently. You’ll use insights and performance data to improve outcomes and align services with statutory duties. This is a senior, impact‑driven opportunity to influence care across the city and beyond.

Pay / Benefits

• Vivup health and wellbeing benefits
• range of employee benefits
• inclusive, values-driven workplace

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Adult Social Care commissioning, market shaping, procurement and assurance
• Lead the development and delivery of commissioning strategies to improve outcomes for residents and unpaid carers
• Build strong partnerships across health, care and voluntary sector organisations to deliver integrated and innovative services
• Use insight, performance information, resident voice and assurance activity to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement
• Lead market development to ensure a diverse, sustainable and high-quality provider market
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, governance and regulatory expectations
• Champion co-production and strengths-based approaches with residents influencing service design and delivery
• Support organisational priorities as part of Coventry City Council's senior leadership team

Key requirements

• Extensive experience of commissioning within Adult Social Care, health or related public sector environment
• Strong knowledge of the Care Act, procurement and safeguarding frameworks
• Track record of developing and delivering commissioning strategies with measurable improvements
• Experience leading large-scale partnerships and influencing senior stakeholders
• Ability to translate strategy into delivery while managing significant budgets and resources
• Experience of market shaping, service improvement, assurance and performance management
• Commitment to co-production, inclusion and resident-centered decision-making
• Outstanding leadership, communication and negotiation skills

• leadership
• communication
• negotiation
• commissioning strategies
• market development
• procurement

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