About The Role

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.

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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 hidden]

We strongly encourage applicants to write their applications themselves. While we understand the growing use of AI tools, we believe that personal reflection and authenticity are key to a strong application. Please avoid using AI-generated content when applying.

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including

27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
Local Government Pension Scheme
Flexible working opportunities
Interest free loans
Access to our incredible staff networks
Career development and training
Wellbeing support and activities

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Belonging

At Camden, we want every colleague to feel they belong and can thrive. We welcome applications from all parts of our community, and particularly encourage people from Black, Asian and Other Ethnic Heritage communities, LGBTQ+ people, disabled and neurodiverse people, survivors of domestic abuse, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds or with care experience. We know that different voices and perspectives make us stronger, and we are committed to providing the support, adjustments and flexibility people need to succeed.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at [email hidden] or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.