Head of Commissioning, Quality Assurance & Resident Finances

Job description

Contract Terms

Contract Type: Full -Time, Permanent
Salary: HC3 £95,403 – £111,663 per annum
Interview: w/c 14th July 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 29th June 2025

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

Lead Strategic Transformation in Adult Social Care Haringey Council is seeking a dynamic, forward-thinking leader to take up the pivotal role of Head of Commissioning, Quality Assurance and Resident Finances within our Adult Social Services directorate. This is a highly visible and influential position with the opportunity to lead high-impact programmes, shape services across the borough, and champion innovative, person-centred approaches to care delivery.

In this senior leadership role, you will:

• Lead the commissioning and delivery of high-quality, value-for-money adult social care services.
• Oversee brokerage, payments, and quality assurance frameworks across all commissioned care and support services.
• Provide strategic leadership on resident financial contributions, appointeeships, and deputyships.
• Manage a care purchasing budget of approx. £110 million, ensuring financial sustainability while meeting statutory obligations.
• Work collaboratively with NHS partners, regional bodies, and care providers to deliver integrated, innovative care solutions.
• Champion safeguarding, service co-production with residents, and continuous quality improvement.

About you

We’re looking for a strategic leader with a deep understanding of adult social care and a track record of driving transformational change in a complex public sector environment.

You will bring:

• A degree or equivalent qualification
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., CIPFA, RICS), or evidence of ongoing CPD
• Proven experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams and managing significant budgets
• Strong knowledge of key legislation including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2019, and Mental Health Act 2007
• Experience of quality assurance, commissioning, and working with external regulatory bodies (e.g., CQC)
• Ability to balance political, financial, and community priorities in service delivery

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. 

Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may end be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of you application please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk