Lead Commissioner

Lead Commissioner REF: 2752

Career Graded PO8/PO9: £67,260 pa rising in annual increments to £78,090 pa inc LW.  

12 Month Secondment Opportunity/Fixed Term Contract and Full Time

About Us:

Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.

It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth.

With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.

Please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.

About the Team:

You will join the Public Health Team, which has over 50 people from a variety of disciplines. Within the Public Health Team, you will initially work with programme managers, Public Health Consultants and specialists and other commissioners on the strategic review, planning and commissioning of substance misuse services. Depending on the needs of the business, you may also have the opportunity to work with other portfolio areas across Public Health.

About the Role:

Essential to this fixed term role is experience of strategic review and planning of services, ideally with knowledge of substance misuse services. Over 26/27, we require an experienced commissioning lead to review the suite of NHS and voluntary-sector substance misuse services and make recommendations to inform a comprehensive commissioning strategy. We have a 3-year funding settlement for this work and require a commissioner who can assuredly review a broad range of services and put together a commissioning plan of how these services can improve the health outcomes of residents.

You’ll know that we are commissioning within a challenging financial environment. A drive to work efficiently within a fast-paced environment is required. You will feel rewarded working with services and programmes dedicated to providing high quality and responsive services to the people of Lambeth.

This role is currently available on 12-month fixed-term contract.

Expected Work Plan for 12 Months- Please click to view

To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence:

1. Reviews of NHS and voluntary sector services, ideally across substance misuse and/or related services such as housing
2. Drafting of commissioning strategies
3. Identifying and allocating resources from multi-million pound budgets
4. Overseeing governance, decision making and approvals processes for a diverse range of contracts
5. Leading complex discussions with services, elected members and Director-level senior management

For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification in hyperlink below:

How to Apply:

To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked “A” for application:

Job Description and Person Specification

We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement.

Recruitment Timelines:

Advert close date: 11:59pm on Sunday 5 April 2026

Shortlisting date: W/C 7 April 2026

Interview Date: W/C 13 April 2026

Please click here to view: Lambeth Staff Benefits

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jennifer Reiter- Associate Director- Public Health and Commissioning at jreiter@lambeth.gov.uk

At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, please click here.