Community Sector Partnership Development Manager
Are you passionate about harnessing community strengths to improve health and wellbeing?
Do you thrive on building partnerships that create real, lasting change?
Excited by the opportunity to co-design innovative solutions to system challenges?
If yes, we have the perfect role for you!
Our Integrated Commissioning Service is looking for a passionate and dedicated Community Sector Partnership Development Manager to join our team and help make a difference in Southwark.
About the Role:
This is an exciting new role focused on strengthening collaboration between Southwark Council, the voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, and wider health and care partners. You'll lead on ensuring the successful delivery of joined-up, preventative services that improve outcomes for local residents. You'll provide leadership across system partners, manage VCSE service contracts, and drive improvements using data, insight, and co-production.
About You:
We're looking for someone who is:
- Skilled in building partnerships and managing stakeholders across sectors
- Confident using data and insight to inform service improvements and commissioning
- Experienced in co-design, project management, and contract oversight
- A strong communicator and influencer, with a focus on collaboration
- Passionate about tackling inequalities and promoting inclusive services
About the Team:
You'll join the Integrated Commissioning Unit - a collaborative Southwark Council and NHS team responsible for commissioning health and care services in Southwark. You'll work with internal departments and external partners including Adult Social Care, VCSE organisations, public health, and community leaders. This role sits within the Age Well workstream, with a strong focus on the Ageing Well Southwark service and broader preventative community support.
We value Visible leadership, Evidence-based decisions, Relationships, and Quality (VERQ) - and we support professional development every step of the way.
For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.
Contact Information:
For an informal discussion about the role, please Elizabeth Skelton at .
Additional Information:
- This role is part of the Integrated Commissioning business unit, which works across Southwark Council and the NHS
Benefits and more information:
In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.
Recruitment timetable
Advert close date: 11:59pm on 19th June 2025
Shortlisting date/s: 23dr June 2025
Interview date/s: 3rd July 2025
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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 are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.