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Head of Adult Commissioning

Contract Type: Full time, Permanent

Salary; £83,481 - £92,038

Help shape the future of Adult Social Care in Coventry. Coventry is an ambitious, innovative city with a commitment to improving outcomes for residents through partnership working, co-production and a strengths-based approach. We are looking for an exceptional leader to join our Adult Social Care Management Team as our Head of Adult Social Care Commissioning.

This is a pivotal role at the heart of the Council's drive to continually improve Adult Social Care for the people of Coventry. As a member of our Senior Management Team, you will lead the strategic commissioning, market development and assurance functions across adult social care, ensuring high-quality, sustainable services that enable residents to live independent and fulfilling lives as well as making a leadership contribution to the entire Adult Social Care service and City Council as a whole.

Working across organisational boundaries, you will lead commissioning arrangements with health and care partners, providers, residents, unpaid carers and community organisations. You will drive innovation, strengthen our care market, improve quality and consistency of experience and oversee significant commissioned services and ensure the Council continues to meet its responsibilities under the Care Act and wider legislation.

About the Role

This is an opportunity to be part of the future of Adult Social Care across Coventry.

You will:

• Provide strategic leadership for Adult Social Care commissioning, market shaping, procurement and assurance.
• Lead the development and delivery of commissioning strategies that improve outcomes for residents and unpaid carers.
• Build strong partnerships across health, care and voluntary sector organisations to deliver integrated and innovative services.
• Use insight, performance information, resident voice and assurance activity to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead market development activities to ensure a diverse, sustainable and high-quality provider market.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, governance arrangements and regulatory expectations.
• Committed to diversity and inclusion to ensure we are able to meet the diverse requirements of our population.
• Champion co-production and strengths-based approaches, ensuring residents' experiences influence service design and delivery.
• Support organisational priorities as part of Coventry City Council's senior leadership team.

About You

We are seeking an accomplished senior leader with significant experience of commissioning within Adult Social Care, health or a related public sector environment.

You will bring:

• Extensive knowledge of Adult Social Care commissioning, the Care Act, procurement and safeguarding frameworks.
• A strong track record of developing and delivering commissioning strategies that achieve measurable improvements in outcomes.
•  Experience of leading large-scale partnerships and influencing senior stakeholders across complex systems.
• The ability to translate strategy into delivery whilst managing significant budgets and resources.
• Experience of market shaping, service improvement, assurance and performance management.
•  A commitment to co-production, inclusion and ensuring residents remain at the heart of decision-making.
• Outstanding leadership, communication and negotiation skills.

Most importantly, you will be passionate about improving lives, developing services that meet the needs of Coventry's diverse communities, and leading teams to deliver outstanding outcomes.

Why Join Coventry?

At Coventry City Council, our One Coventry approach places residents at the centre of everything we do. We are committed to collaboration, innovation and creating opportunities for everyone to thrive. As a senior leader, you will play a key role in delivering our corporate priorities, shaping the future of adult social care and contributing to the wider leadership of the Council. If you are an experienced commissioning leader who is ready to make a significant impact across a major local authority, we would love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the future of Adult Social Care in Coventry.

Interviews will be held week commencing 30th November 2026.

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact our recruitment partners at Faerfield: Dawn Faulkner or Zara Bruton on 0121 312 3755.

What We Can Offer You

No one knows what’s right for you, better than you, and therefore we offer a number of benefits that you can opt into so that you can have benefits that are important to you. 

We strongly believe in valuing and rewarding the hard work, commitment and brilliant job you do which goes beyond more than just the salary you receive for a job well done. Therefore, we are pleased to offer you a range of employee benefits from our health and wellbeing partner Vivup, which are designed to improve your physical, financial and mental health wellbeing.

Explore the full range of benefits at #MyRewards – Coventry City Council  

Our Values

Different backgrounds. One goal. Real impact.

At Coventry, we're building a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. Guided by our One Coventry Values, we celebrate inclusion, diversity of thought, and lived experience.

We especially welcome applicants from minority ethnic/global majority, LGBT+, those with a disability, and neurodiverse backgrounds – your voice can help shape a fairer future for our residents. 

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you. 

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We recognise that you might use AI tools to help with your application. While these tools can be useful, please make sure that all information you provide about your experience, skills, and qualifications is accurate. What matters most to us is hearing about your experience and the achievements that truly reflect you!

Coventry City Council