This is an 18 month fixed term contract or secondment opportunity in the Older People's Commissioning Team.
Commissioning activity is a key capability function within ECC, to work across the Council to deliver results and bring about significant change to manage future challenges, leveraging expertise and capability to enable a more flexible and agile environment to succeed in meeting ECC strategic objectives.
Working closely with Heads of Commissioning, this role plays a very important part within Strategic Commissioning and Policy, particularly in the Older People's portfolio, and with wider Essex County Council structures to support the Council's approach to outcome focused and evidence- based commissioning.
The role will be critical to leading on a range of smaller projects and activities of large and ambitious programmes of work. The role will involve some complexity in working to support a number of specific agendas and support Heads of Commissioning on any number and combination of internal and external strategic partnerships and stakeholders.
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