Overview
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Pertemps Network Group are delighted to be partnering with a reputable housing provider to recruit an experienced Head of Commissioning to lead a significant portfolio of public health commissioning and transformation programmes. This is a high-impact strategic leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering commissioning activity that improves public health outcomes, strengthens service delivery, and ensures value for money across a substantial multi-million-pound portfolio.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in leading complex transformation programmes, procurement activity, and market development while working closely with senior stakeholders across the health and care system.
Location: London | Hybrid WorkingSalary: Competitive Salary
The Role
As Head of Commissioning, you will provide senior leadership across a portfolio of commissioning and transformation projects valued at approximately £23m.
You will take ownership of the end-to-end commissioning cycle, ensuring services are designed, procured, implemented, and reviewed effectively to deliver improved outcomes for communities.
Key responsibilities
- Leading a programme of commissioning and transformation projects across public health services
- Providing strategic oversight of procurement activity and commissioning frameworks
- Embedding robust programme, change and risk management frameworks across commissioning activity
- Leading cross-functional teams including Procurement, Finance, Legal, Contracts and Adult Services
- Ensuring commissioning strategies align with political, financial and strategic priorities
- Driving innovation, efficiency and value for money across commissioned services
- Proactively developing and managing markets to ensure sustainable service delivery
- Building strong partnerships across the health and care system
- Embedding robust contract and performance management frameworks
- Managing complex stakeholder relationships and influencing senior decision-makers
- Ensuring compliance with procurement regulations, governance frameworks and safeguarding responsibilities
You will oversee all stages of the commissioning cycle:
- Assess – analysing data, market intelligence and service needs to develop evidence-based commissioning strategies
- Plan – designing innovative service models, commissioning plans and performance frameworks
- Deliver – overseeing procurement, service implementation, contract mobilisation and programme delivery
- Review – ensuring strong contract management, monitoring outcomes and delivering value for money
About You
We are seeking a strategic commissioning leader with extensive public health experience, capable of leading complex programmes and influencing senior stakeholders across the public sector landscape.
Essential
- Significant experience working strategically in public health commissioning
- Proven track record of delivering large-scale transformation programmes
- Strong understanding of the public sector commissioning cycle and procurement processes
- Experience leading cross-functional teams across complex organisational environments
- Ability to manage multi-million-pound programme portfolios
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Excellent analytical and strategic report writing capabilities
- Educated to Master’s level or equivalent professional experience
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Desirable
- Additional professional development within public health or commissioning
- Experience working within local government, housing or integrated care systems
What’s On Offer
- Opportunity to lead high-profile public health commissioning programmes
- Strategic leadership role with real community impact
- Collaborative working across health, care and public sector partners
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
If you are a senior commissioning professional with a passion for improving public health outcomes, Pertemps Network Group would be delighted to hear from you.
Apply Now to learn more about this exciting leadership opportunity with a reputable housing provider delivering vital services across the public sector
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