Suffolk County Council
- Address: Endeavour House, Ipswich IP1 2BX Community based
- Salary: £34,434 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Hours: 37 Hours, flexible working options available
- Contract: Fixed term or Secondment for up to 24 months due to additional workload
Your role and responsibilities
As a Commissioning and Contract Officer in the Provider Support Team, you will work with colleagues, partners and communities to build trust, share ideas, and deliver services that make a lasting impact. You will deliver engaging, high‑impact workshops (e.g., Dementia, Age Simulation Suit Training, Record Keeping, Safeguarding) empowering providers to deliver exceptional care. Working closely with Contract Officers, you will help identify development opportunities across the sector and drive meaningful improvement for providers and our service users.
- Engage regularly with Contract Officers to create development opportunities within the care market.
- Deliver high‑quality, engaging workshops to providers within Suffolk’s care market.
- Provide feedback to Contract Officers, including learning reviews.
- Attend seminars and co‑production events to identify best practice and trends in the care market.
- Support the development of workshops when gaps or opportunities are identified.
- Manage time efficiently, be organised and a good communicator.
- Build strong professional relationships.
Benefits
In return, you will enjoy:
- up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
- membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
- performance‑related annual pay progression, and an annual cost‑of‑living pay increase
- training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
- various career development opportunities across our organisation
- diverse and active staff networks
- flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Equality and Diversity
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks (or police vetting) will be required for relevant posts. This authority welcomes applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently under‑represented, as highlighted in our Workforce Equality Report.
Closing date: 11.30 pm, 19 July 2026.
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