Job Description
The Service & Team
Lead strategic transformation across Cornwall’s most vital services.
Cornwall Council is nationally recognised for its innovative, integrated approach to commissioning — built on strong partnerships across health, education, and social care. We’re developing a professional commissioning discipline that blends best practice, robust evidence, and co-design with communities, creating an environment where commissioners can thrive and make a measurable difference.
As a Strategic Commissioning Lead, you’ll be accountable for the strategic commissioning of either a key area of need or a major service function — a significant subset of our life-course commissioning approach. You’ll define what good looks like, set the strategic direction, and lead delivery across the full commissioning cycle.
This is a delivery-focused leadership role, ideal for someone who thrives on complexity, collaboration, and long-term transformation. You’ll be part of a high-performing commissioning team, reporting to a Head of Commissioning and working alongside other Strategic Leads to shape the future of services in Cornwall for children and young people.
Your Impact
You’ll be the strategic ambassador for your commissioning area — making a compelling case for change, drawing on national and international evidence, and leading large-scale transformation programmes that span service models, financial strategy, and stakeholder engagement.
In This Role, You Will
- Lead the commissioning strategy for your area, aligned to Cornwall’s life-course approach.
- Define strategic outcomes and success measures, grounded in evidence and codesigned with communities.
- Oversee complex transformation programmes that may span several years.
- Shape and sustain the marketplace, building positive relationships with providers to ensure capacity and quality.