Development Officer - Adults Commissioning Team
Kirklees Council
Development Officer - Adults Commissioning Team
We adopt a 'name blind' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
Organisation
Kirklees
Directorate
Adults & Health
Service Area
Strategic Commissioning, Partnerships and Provider Services
Hours
37
Number of Jobs
1
Location(s)
Across Kirklees, Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Position type
Permanent
Grade
10 / 11
Salary
Grade 10: £38,220 - £40,777 Grade 11: £41,771 - £44,075
Advert Wording
Are you passionate about making a real difference for the people of Kirklees? We are looking for a Development Officer to join our Adults Commissioning Team and help shape the future of care and support services across Kirklees. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys analytical work, exploring new ideas, and contributing to meaningful service improvements.
About the role:
As part of an established and evolving commissioning service, you will support the development of high-quality adult social care provision through research, analysis and project work. You will contribute to the delivery of our commissioning priorities, informed by the Kirklees Adult Services Vision, the Market Position Statement and our wider commissioning approach. Your work will help us understand emerging national practice, test new service models and consider how innovations could be applied locally.
The role involves undertaking structured research, analysing evidence, and presenting findings clearly for a range of audiences. You will help shape strategic plans, support service redesign activity, and contribute to the development of commissioning intelligence and quality approaches across Adults & Health. Working alongside Service Development Managers, you will also support targeted cost-saving and service improvement programmes relating to care homes, home support, respite and day opportunities.
Partnership working is central to this role. You will collaborate with colleagues across the Council, local health partners, care providers and voluntary-sector organisations. You will help ensure that commissioning activity is informed, robust and aligned with local needs and statutory duties.
We are looking for someone with strong analytical skills, confidence with data, and experience of delivering development or improvement activity in a large or complex setting. You should be organised, able to manage pieces of work independently, and comfortable presenting information in workshops or meetings.
We are looking for an experienced and innovative social care professional who has:
We welcome informal conversations about the role and encourage anyone interested to get in touch.
For more information, please contact:
When applying, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria set out in the Employee Specification within the Job Profile.
The interviews are expected to take place 6th, 7th and 8th of May.
Philip Gould is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there's a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email:or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for 'Recruitment'.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We encourage you to read our before submitting your application to ensure your supporting statements reflect your own authentic experience.
Closing date
29 April 2026, 11:55 PM
Important Information
Job profile/description
We adopt a 'name blind' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
Organisation
Kirklees
Directorate
Adults & Health
Service Area
Strategic Commissioning, Partnerships and Provider Services
Hours
37
Number of Jobs
1
Location(s)
Across Kirklees, Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Position type
Permanent
Grade
10 / 11
Salary
Grade 10: £38,220 - £40,777 Grade 11: £41,771 - £44,075
Advert Wording
Are you passionate about making a real difference for the people of Kirklees? We are looking for a Development Officer to join our Adults Commissioning Team and help shape the future of care and support services across Kirklees. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys analytical work, exploring new ideas, and contributing to meaningful service improvements.
About the role:
As part of an established and evolving commissioning service, you will support the development of high-quality adult social care provision through research, analysis and project work. You will contribute to the delivery of our commissioning priorities, informed by the Kirklees Adult Services Vision, the Market Position Statement and our wider commissioning approach. Your work will help us understand emerging national practice, test new service models and consider how innovations could be applied locally.
The role involves undertaking structured research, analysing evidence, and presenting findings clearly for a range of audiences. You will help shape strategic plans, support service redesign activity, and contribute to the development of commissioning intelligence and quality approaches across Adults & Health. Working alongside Service Development Managers, you will also support targeted cost-saving and service improvement programmes relating to care homes, home support, respite and day opportunities.
Partnership working is central to this role. You will collaborate with colleagues across the Council, local health partners, care providers and voluntary-sector organisations. You will help ensure that commissioning activity is informed, robust and aligned with local needs and statutory duties.
We are looking for someone with strong analytical skills, confidence with data, and experience of delivering development or improvement activity in a large or complex setting. You should be organised, able to manage pieces of work independently, and comfortable presenting information in workshops or meetings.
We are looking for an experienced and innovative social care professional who has:
- Experience of research, evaluation or analytical work.
- Experience contributing to service planning or continuous improvement activity.
- Understanding of project management approaches.
- Confidence using spreadsheets, databases and other analytical tools.
- Ability to present findings clearly for different audiences.
- Ability to work occasional unsocial hours and travel independently across Kirklees.
- Willingness to undertake an Enhanced and Barred DBS check.
We welcome informal conversations about the role and encourage anyone interested to get in touch.
For more information, please contact:
When applying, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria set out in the Employee Specification within the Job Profile.
The interviews are expected to take place 6th, 7th and 8th of May.
Philip Gould is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there's a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email:or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for 'Recruitment'.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We encourage you to read our before submitting your application to ensure your supporting statements reflect your own authentic experience.
Closing date
29 April 2026, 11:55 PM
Important Information
Job profile/description
JOB SUMMARY
Development Officer - Adults Commissioning Team
Kirklees Council
Huddersfield
7 hours ago
N/A
Full-time
Development Officer - Adults Commissioning Team