Job Description

Commissioning Manager | 10914 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £50,166 to £54,277 per annum | Grade L | Norwich

Are you passionate about transforming lives and shaping the future of social care for people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people?

Norfolk is embarking on an ambitious journey to redesign and improve services that truly reflect the needs, aspirations and strengths of the people we support and we’re looking for a dynamic Commissioning Manager to lead the way.

This is a pivotal role at the heart of our transformation programme. You’ll be responsible for leading commissioning activity across the learning disabilities and autism portfolio, with a specific focus on Supported Living and Shared Lives.

You will drive innovation, co-production, outcomes-focused service design and robust contract and performance monitoring.

Working closely with people with lived experience, families, providers, and system partners, you’ll ensure that services are inclusive, person-centred, and sustainable.

Key Accountabilities:

• Strategic Leadership Lead the commissioning of services for people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people, aligning with Norfolk’s strategic priorities and national policy direction.
• Transformation and Service Delivery Drive both the transformation of existing services and development of new services, embedding strengths-based approaches, promoting independence, and enabling people to live fulfilling lives in their communities.
• Performance & Quality Monitor and evaluate commissioned services to ensure they deliver high-quality outcomes and value for money.
• Co-production & Engagement Champion co-production with people with lived experience, carers, and stakeholders to ensure services are shaped by those who use them.
• Market Development Work with providers to develop a diverse, resilient, and high-quality market that meets current and future needs.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 11 August 2026

All other applicants closing date: 18 August 2026