Job Description

The Service & Team:

Our team commissions safe, high-quality, and value-for-money services for adults. We work closely with partners, including the NHS, care providers, and local communities to ensure services meet local needs and align with national policy. Together, we're shaping a better future for social care.


You'll work in the Working Age Adults People Commissioning Team, supporting key changes across the service and collaborating with partners to ensure high-quality, cost-effective care for people in Cornwall.

The Role:

As an Assistant Commissioning Officer, you'll play a vital role in supporting our commissioning plans. Your responsibilities will include:


Reviewing needs and monitoring service performance. Assisting with planning, contracting, and procurement processes. Supporting co-production with service users and communities to ensure their voices are heard.
This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.


This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

Working Pattern:

This role is 33 hours per week and will be a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027. These hours can be worked flexibly, including working remotely (ie. from home) or on site (ie. in the office)

What you'll need to succeed:

A genuine interest in commissioning and procurement

within social care.

Experience working with the public, service users, carers, or stakeholders

, knowing how to build positive relationships.

Excellent customer care skills

that put people first.

Strong analytical abilities

where you can gather, organise, and interpret information effectively.

A collaborative approach

where you thrive in a team but can also work independently when needed. 5 GCSE's including Maths & English or equivalent Ability to travel on regular or occasional basis

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you'll get in return:

Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.


Our core employee rewards and benefits include:


a competitive salary.


a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions


a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.


A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme


Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.





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For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact (marion.barton@cornwall.gov.uk )

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as 'Application' on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here - The application process .


Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.