Job Description

Senior Commissioning Manager | 10279 | fixed term contract until 31 March 2028 (secondment opportunity) | 37 hours per week | £56,912 to £62,618 per annum | Grade M | Norwich

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Senior Commissioning Manager to lead the development and delivery of commissioning strategies that will shape the future of Adult Social Care services in Norfolk. You will oversee a major portfolio of commissioning activity - including specialist and housing-related commissioning - ensuring that all strategies are evidence-based, co-produced, and focused on delivering high-quality, outcome-driven support for our residents, with effective, safe delivery and clear performance oversight and reporting.

As a system leader working across the Integrated Care System and with a wide range of partners, you will provide strategic oversight of needs analysis, market development, and service design. You will drive innovation and lead the implementation of complex commissioning programmes, ensuring alignment between strategy, policy, funding, and operational delivery to secure cost-effective and sustainable services across your portfolio.

You will build strong, trust-based relationships with providers, voluntary sector organisations, people with lived experience, and system partners-ensuring that the voices of those who use services shape commissioning priorities. With responsibility for commissioning and staffing budgets, you will ensure that resources are directed where they have the greatest impact and contribute to Norfolk's transformation and demand-management ambitions.

We are looking for a credible and collaborative leader with a proven track record of developing commissioning strategies, delivering complex programmes, and driving change in challenging environments. If you excel in strategic thinking, partnership working, and leading high-performing teams, we would welcome your application.

If you would like an informal chat about this role please email sera.hall@norfolk.gov.uk, Assistant Director of Capital and Housing.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • 'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 14 April 2026

All other applicants closing date: 21 April 2026

About Us

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.