Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant
Derby City Council
Location: The Council House
Hours: 37
Closing Date: 14/12/2025
Contract Type: Permanent
A new opportunity has been created in the SEND Commissioning and Finance Team. If you are a team player with experience of data analysis to work alongside our team, the Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant could be the opportunity for you.
Operating across the team, you will help to develop a deep understanding of sufficiency in the sector and work to help improve the demand forecasting for the service. The Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant will help with the trend analysis and evaluation of the service.
Working to support the wider service will give the Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant a good grasp of the alternative provision and school-based provision available across the city, which would give the post holder opportunities for career development and progression.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we're dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it's like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you'll also receive:
• Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role)
• Hybrid working (depending on your role)
• Modern office environment (depending on your job location)
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract)
• Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract)
• Team Derby Rewards - retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers
The Opportunity
In the role of Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant, here's an example of what you'll be doing to make an impact:
Analysing data from corporate systems on education, health and care plans on learner needs and placements to prepare and update sufficiency reports for year groups, needs or key stage.
Preparing reports and analysis on the effectiveness of learner placements in alternative provision and independent settings.
Assisting the team in ensuring contractual arrangements match the terms of the placement.
About You
To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have...
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation surrounding special educational needs and disabilities.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills able to reach various audiences
• Analytical skills which can be put to use analysing a wide range of information and data sources
• A meticulous approach to detail and logical reasoning
• Good numerical skills and competence in MS Excel
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 14th December 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held: in person at The Council House. Date TBC
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to elisa.zamora@derby.gov.uk . Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to recruitment.team@derby.gov.uk , however this is optional and will not affect your application.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
Please see here for Job Description
Please see here for Person Specification
Please see Declaration Form for CV Applications here
Please see Equalities Form for CV Applications here
Please see here for DBS Code of Conduct
Hours: 37
Closing Date: 14/12/2025
Contract Type: Permanent
A new opportunity has been created in the SEND Commissioning and Finance Team. If you are a team player with experience of data analysis to work alongside our team, the Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant could be the opportunity for you.
Operating across the team, you will help to develop a deep understanding of sufficiency in the sector and work to help improve the demand forecasting for the service. The Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant will help with the trend analysis and evaluation of the service.
Working to support the wider service will give the Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant a good grasp of the alternative provision and school-based provision available across the city, which would give the post holder opportunities for career development and progression.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we're dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it's like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you'll also receive:
• Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role)
• Hybrid working (depending on your role)
• Modern office environment (depending on your job location)
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract)
• Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract)
• Team Derby Rewards - retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers
The Opportunity
In the role of Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant, here's an example of what you'll be doing to make an impact:
Analysing data from corporate systems on education, health and care plans on learner needs and placements to prepare and update sufficiency reports for year groups, needs or key stage.
Preparing reports and analysis on the effectiveness of learner placements in alternative provision and independent settings.
Assisting the team in ensuring contractual arrangements match the terms of the placement.
About You
To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have...
• Knowledge and understanding of legislation surrounding special educational needs and disabilities.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills able to reach various audiences
• Analytical skills which can be put to use analysing a wide range of information and data sources
• A meticulous approach to detail and logical reasoning
• Good numerical skills and competence in MS Excel
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 14th December 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held: in person at The Council House. Date TBC
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to elisa.zamora@derby.gov.uk . Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to recruitment.team@derby.gov.uk , however this is optional and will not affect your application.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
Please see here for Job Description
Please see here for Person Specification
Please see Declaration Form for CV Applications here
Please see Equalities Form for CV Applications here
Please see here for DBS Code of Conduct
JOB SUMMARY
Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant
Derby City Council
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Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant