Children's Strategic Commissioner

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Ealing Council have an exciting new opportunity as Children’s Strategic Commissioner available on a full-time working pattern basis.

The post holder will work across Children’s Services and be responsible for diverse portfolio of work including Health, Education, Social Care, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and young people with complex needs.

The Children’s Strategic Commissioner role:

We require a candidate who is skilled at communicating (verbally and in writing) with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including children and families, in a way that builds understanding and support across health, education and social care. You should ideally possess negotiation, project management and critical thinking skills and have an adaptable and resilient personality that thrives under pressure and is able to go the extra mile to achieve outstanding results. Experience working with procurement, legal and finance will be integral to the role.

As the Children’s Strategic Commissioner, you will be responsible for commissioning a range of services and will involve supporting providers to continually enhance quality, responding to delivery, funding challenges, and communicating effectively with key stakeholders.

Our ideal Children’s Strategic Commissioner will have the below skills and experience:

• knowledge of strategy development and outcomes-based commissioning for children and families and have the following skillsets or experiences:
• Experience working across multi-agency settings within a health commissioning organisation/ local authority.
• Experience of successfully managing commissioning budgets and negotiating complex service agreements.
• Experience and understanding of priorities attuned to children’s and family services with an acute awareness of safeguarding issues.

This role will support a joint children and young people’s commissioning programme that enables North and Central London NHS ICB and Ealing Council to deliver service and system transformation in several priority areas.

This role is subject to Ealing Council’s enhanced vetting process.

Ealing council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This commitment ensures safer recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage.

It is an exciting time to join us, here at Ealing Council. If you would like to make a positive difference to our residents and borough, then we’re looking forward to hearing from you.

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Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.

We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing’s workforce.

Please note all applications will be determined on merit.

Closing date for applications: 27 April 2026
Interview dates: w/c 1 June 2026