Location
Croydon (Hybrid working)

Hours
36 hours per week

Salary
Grade 9 (£42,060 - £43,680 per annum) plus fantastic benefits

About the Role
As a Senior Integrated Commissioning Support Officer, you will provide programme, contract and financial support to the Integrated Commissioning service. You will work closely with managers across the directorate and health partners to support improved outcomes for children and young people. The role combines three connected functions:
- Programme and project support: maintaining programme documentation, tracking deliverables, preparing highlight reports and supporting boards and working groups.
- Contract and provider support: supplier onboarding and set up, contract records, monitoring returns and provider queries.
- Financial support: requisitions and purchase orders, invoice processing, payment runs, accruals, recharges and compliance monitoring.
This role is flexible and responsive to the needs of the service, ensuring engagement and input to development across integrated commissioning.

About Croydon Council
Croydon Council is committed to balancing its books, listening to residents and delivering sustainable services. Priorities include financial sustainability, partnership working with diverse communities and businesses, strengthening collaboration with partner organisations and voluntary sectors, embedding good governance, and developing a workforce that respects community diversity.
Key business outcomes focus on creating opportunities for business and learning, supporting children and young people to thrive, ensuring a cleaner, safer and healthier borough, and enabling people to lead healthier and more independent lives.
The Council supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements and is an inclusive employer committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Experience
Experience in commissioning, contracts or health settings with up-to-date knowledge of national and local policy drivers for children’s services across the council and NHS.
Knowledge of programme and project management concepts, principles and practices.
Good understanding of children and families services, policy, legislation and practice, including finance and contracts.
Working knowledge of finance and contract recording systems used in children’s services, ideally ContrOCC and Oracle.
Experience of supporting projects and programmes in dynamic and changing environments.
Experience of service planning and transformation within education, children’s social care or health commissioning.
Proven track record of delivering contract, financial or payment support within a children’s services context.

About You
Excellent written and verbal communication skills appropriate for a wide range of audiences.
Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills, able to work with high-level internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to use financial and contract recording systems accurately and timely.
Ability to create and use data and intelligence to inform work.
Proactive problem solver, working independently and collaboratively.
Good IT skills including MS Office, with willingness to develop presentation and analysis skills in PowerPoint and Excel.
High level of personal and professional integrity, gaining respect and confidence of colleagues, stakeholders and providers.
Collaborative approach to developing solutions and improving services.
Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends.
Standard DBS check required.

Qualifications
Standard DBS check required for the role.
No specific academic qualifications stated, but relevant experience and skills are essential.