Commissioning Manager

Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success.

The Whole Life Commissioning Team play a central role for the Council through the effective commissioning of services to support the delivery of Adult Social Care, Children’s Services, and Public Health.  This includes the management and development of market capacity whilst ensuring the sustainability of good quality services for the population of Knowsley.

There is a Commissioning Manager vacancy in the Long Term Support division of the Whole Life Commissioning Team. This team commissions a range of services such as domiciliary care, care homes and extra care services. The team also commission independent living services (such as occupational therapy, sensory services and the Disabled Facilities Grants programme) as well as services to support people at risk of homelessness. The team are looking for a suitably experienced person to join them as they work together to help people in Knowsley live well for longer. Do you have relevant commissioning experience and want to join a team that makes a positive difference to people’s lives? If so, you may be the perfect candidate for this role.

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Verity Price at verity.price@knowsley.gov.uk / 07385 945 102 or alternatively Laura Thompson at laura.thompson@knowsleygov.uk / 07717 301359

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.

Interviews are likely to be held week commencing 7 July 2025