Job Description

Commissioning Project Officer | 11054 | fixed term contract/secondment opportunity until 31 March 2028 | 37 hours per week | £43,822 to £48,227 per annum | Grade K | County Hall, Norwich

This is an exciting opportunity to lead on commissioning across social care within the Strategic Commissioning and Care markets team with a focus on Residential and Nursing Services. We are looking for a Commissioning Project Officer to join our team, on a fixed term arrangement, to support delivery of the following:

• System transformation through commissioning in a collaborative way between social care and health, including working on significant commissioning projects and workstreams and supporting large scale programme, most notably supporting and leading on elements of our Residential Block contract transformation, alongside supporting transformation of the wider Residential and Nursing market.
• Supporting high-quality joint monitoring, contracting and commissioning across Norfolk’s Residential and Nursing care market with a focus on delivering improved social and health outcomes for our population.
• Building strong relationships, engagement and joint working between social care and care market partners to support our local system.

We are seeking an individual to support high-quality commissioning of social care and health services. You should have experience of working on projects and analysing data and an ability to provide pro-active support to members of the management team with good organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.

The role will be based in County Hall but and will include engagement and working with partners across Norfolk & Waveney, alongside opportunities for hybrid working. Adult Social Services in Norfolk is on an ambitious, exciting transformation journey. We're redesigning how we work to create a system that is flexible, human, and focused on better outcomes. As part of this journey, you'll contribute to an environment where learning is continuous, insight is shared, and innovation is encouraged.

We support flexible and hybrid working, with a minimum expectation of two days per week spent in a community or office setting, helping you stay connected with colleagues, communities and the people we support.

For an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact Karen Prosser (MCIPS), Commissioning Manager Residential & Nursing Commissioning & Care Markets Staffing , at2.2.klprosser@norfolk.gov.uk or call 01603 638189

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.

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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: 31 August 2026

All other applicants closing date: 03 September 2026