Strategic Lead for Commissioning & Quality Assurance

Job description

Contract Terms

Contract Type: Full -Time, 12 Month FTC
Salary: HC1 £73,122 – £84,234 per annum
Interview: w/c 10th November 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 26th October 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

We’re looking for a motivated and forward-thinking leader to become our Strategic Lead for Commissioning and Quality Assurance. This is a great opportunity to make a real impact — improving how we plan and deliver services, making sure they work well for residents and offer good value for money.

You’ll be responsible for the full commissioning and quality assurance process in Adult Social Care. That means making sure our key priorities are delivered, including:

• Developing services that work well in local neighbourhoods.
• Working closely with the NHS, voluntary groups, and other partners to reduce pressure on statutory services and support residents to be resilient.
• Supporting smooth transitions for young people moving from Children’s to Adult Services.
• Leading on specialist areas like autism, advocacy, and information and advice.
• Helping grow and support the care market — including care homes, supported living, and provider sustainability.
• Building strong relationships with providers and making sure services are safe, high-quality, and continuously improving.

You’ll lead a skilled team of commissioners and quality assurance professionals, making sure our work is person-centred, focused on outcomes, and financially sustainable.

About you

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Resident-focused – always putting people at the heart of what we do.
• Collaborative – great at working across teams and organisations.
• Financially savvy – able to deliver value for money without compromising quality.
• Inspiring – a strong leader who can motivate and develop a high-performing team.

 You’ll need solid experience in commissioning, quality assurance, and system leadership in adult social care or a similar field — and a track record of delivering change in complex settings.

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