Senior Commissioning Manager – Substance Misuse (Grade M)

Who You Are

We are seeking an experienced Substance Misuse Commissioner to support leadership within our Substance Misuse Commissioning Team. You should have substantial, senior experience in substance misuse commissioning, complex system design, project management, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership.

What the job involves

Your role involves leading the re-commissioning of Treatment, Recovery, and Outreach contracts while managing "business as usual" system improvements. You will be tasked with stakeholder engagement and finalizing a service model, developing tender documents, and preparing for procurement. You will work closely with existing staff, assuming a senior leadership position with responsibility either for immediate-term service leadership and management or for designing and delivering new procurement models. This is a fixed-term, 3-month appointment.

Skills

• Substantial senior experience in substance misuse commissioning
• Complex system design
• Project management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Team leadership