Head of Brokerage – 14605 in Walthamstow

Location: Walthamstow – 2 days remote, 3 days in the office

Contracting Authority: Government Client
Contract Length: 12 weeks
Clearance: DBS

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Must have direct experience of managing complex business change projects, programmes and portfolios.
• Experience of building excellent relationships with senior managers and Members, with a view to ensuring that corporate visions and priorities are delivered and that an excellent customer service is experienced by those stakeholders.
• Experience of detailed resource management and success in implementing new resourcing approaches.
• Experience of managing a mixed and varied workload of conflicting priorities responding effectively to the needs of all customers.
• Knowledge and experience of commissioning and procurement processes and frameworks for analysing, understanding and developing supplier markets and how this can be applied to social care services.
• Experience and a proven track record of successful negotiation ideally within a public sector environment and experience of supplier relationship management and supplier / market development.
• A good understanding of the health and social care needs young people, older people and people with physical and learning disabilities, and the role of brokering services to meet identified needs.
• Significant understanding of and experience in working with the defined client group(s), including the issues affecting service users, carers and families, legislative and policy drivers, good practice and innovation.
• Knowledge of the essential quality standards, relevant legislation and guidance of quality assurance mechanisms for raising standards with service providers.
• Knowledge and experience of contributing at an operational level in delivering service improvement.
• Experience of being accountable for the managing performance of people and management systems.
• Experience and proficiency in data management, analysis and reporting including financial data management and delivering cost savings.
• Proven experience of working jointly with Care Managers, Social Workers and Service Providers to produce creative, cost effective support plans.
• A high level of competency using IT systems (including Word, Excel and databases e.g. Framework i), and to specify the IT needs of the service.
• Excellent planning, time management and organisational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain good relationships.
• Ability to manage, motivate and develop staff to achieve organisation priorities.
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to valuing diversity and promoting equality.

Our dedicated team would be pleased to discuss in more detail how we may be able to help.