Contracts & Commissioning Manager Working Age
MB4 (£45,091 - £51,356)
37 hours, Full-Time
Permanent
Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking. Office facilities are accessible for all contracted hours if required.

Application Deadline: 26th August 2025, 11:59pm
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 28th August 2025
Interview Date: 4th September 2025
Interview Type: Face to Face

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Your Role

The Commissioning Team have an exciting opportunity for a skilled manager to join our team. The role will offer support to the Lead Commissioners and Head of Service focusing on market management and engagement, tender processes, contract monitoring and management.

The role will focus on the services being delivered to Working age Adults and those individuals Preparing for Adulthood. We are looking for an individual who has experience of Learning Disability, Mental Health and Supported Living services, who can hold a large portfolio and work with a diverse range of stakeholder, with individuals with lived experience being key partners and collaborators

About You

We are looking for an individual who is focused, driven and committed to ensuring the residents of Stockport can access the best quality care and support. You must have excellent research and analytical skills and a good understanding of the challenges within Adult Social Care and ways in which these can be proactively addressed. You should be solution focused and able to work on your own initiative with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About Us

Our commissioning team is both forward thinking and dynamic, we are closely integrated with our social work, quality and infrastructure teams and offer a range of experiences for employees, we are committed to personal and professional development and growth and offer a unique opportunity to be part of a cohesive and highly functioning team.

We are Stockport Council, one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact emma.knight@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

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