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Commissioning Manager (Job Ref: 4279) Salary: £52,205 Grade: Level 4 Zone 2 Location: 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG/Hybrid Hours per week: 36 Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time Closing Date: Monday 21st September 2026 at 23:59 Interview: Wednesday 14^th & Friday 16^th October 2026 About Camden Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone.
Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all. What You’ll Be Doing / How You’ll Be Involved This is an exciting opportunity to join Camden's Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism Commissioning Team, helping to shape and improve services that support residents to live independently and achieve better outcomes.
Working across a diverse portfolio, you will lead on the contract management, quality assurance and service development of mental health supported accommodation. As a Commissioning Manager within the Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism Commissioning Team, you will be joining a dynamic and partnership-focused service that sits within Camden’s Adult Social Care department. Commissioning high quality and innovative services, building sustainable and effective partnerships and thinking long-term for our residents is a vital part of delivering our vision in Camden.
You will also contribute to wider work streams, including contributing to the Council-wide Accommodation Plan, which could include supporting with analysis of future accommodation and support needs and evidence for funding bids and business cases. Using insight, co-production and partnership working, you will help drive service innovation, improve quality and ensure services are responsive to the needs of Camden residents. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about reducing inequalities, building strong relationships and influencing positive change across health, housing and social care systems.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service. To view the Job Profile, please click HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your Microsoft Edge browser (please note the attached will not open in other browsers): http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/11923863/file/documen… All About You To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting ' www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories '.
To be considered for this exciting opportunity the successful candidate will have an excellent working knowledge and previous demonstrable experience of commissioning and/or a good understanding of adult social care, health and housing services, ideally with experience of supported accommodation, mental health, learning disabilities and/ or autism. You will enjoy working collaboratively with residents, carers, providers and partner organisations, building strong relationships and using co-production to improve outcomes and deliver high-quality, person-centred services.
We are looking for a curious and analytical thinker who can use data, insight and evidence to understand needs, identify opportunities for improvement and support effective decision-making. You'll be a confident communicator, able to present ideas clearly, engage a range of stakeholders and contribute to service development. You will also bring strong project management skills, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining a commitment to partnership working, innovation and reducing inequalities for Camden residents.
If you’d like to have an informal chat regarding the post, please e-mail Miranda Griffith via [email protected] We strongly encourage applicants to write their application