Head of Children and Community Commissioning
Walsall Council
- Lead commissioning for children’s social care, education, early intervention, and community development.
- Develop services that promote prevention, resilience, and independence.
- Work with providers and partners to ensure high quality, responsive services.
- Analyse data and market capacity to inform future service models.
- Champion innovation, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate across sectors to deliver integrated, impactful support.
- Proven experience in commissioning for children’s services and communities.
- Strong understanding of partnership working and voluntary sector engagement.
- Ability to lead transformation and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Commercial acumen and a focus on value for money.
- A commitment to inclusion, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Transformational Vision: Be part of a newly invested commissioning team.
- Collaborative Culture: Work across health, education, housing, and community sectors.
- Impactful Work: Shape services that support children and strengthen communities.
- Supportive Environment: Hybrid working and a culture of development and inclusion.
- Full contact details;
- Names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees (we will ask your permission before contacting referees);
- Details of your current salary and notice period
- Notification of any dates when you are not available for an interview.
At Tile Hill, we are committed to inclusion and accessibility. We champion and support all individuals to ensure everyone feels valued, listened to and motivated to get the very best out of each recruitment process and that processes are designed to meet the needs of individuals. If you have any specific requests and would like a confidential discussion with the Tile Hill team, then please email inclusion@tile-hill.co.uk.
Walsall Council
West Midlands
Permanent
Salary: Up to £92,483
REF: 1621312
Expires: 19/10/25 23:59
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