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Essex Talent Pooling System

Senior Commissioning Manager – Substance Misuse (Grade M)

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

10th May 2026 - 10th November 2026
£360.75 per day
London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, London, E14 2BG
Stakeholder Engagement
Team Leadership
Project Management
Temporary
Substance misuse commissioning
Complex system design

Role

Who You Are

We are seeking an experienced Substance Misuse Commissioner to support the leadership of our Substance Misuse Commissioning Team. You will be responsible for immediate system management and improvement, service redesign, re-modelling, and preparations for procurement. You will have substantial, senior experience in substance misuse commissioning, complex system design, project management, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership.

What the job involves

Your role involves working closely with existing staff to play a senior leadership role, with responsibility for immediate-term service leadership, management, and system improvement or for designing and delivering a new model for procurement. You’ll be tasked with engaging stakeholders rapidly, defining requirements, and leading the work to finalise service models and develop service specifications and tender documents. This is a fixed-term appointment, likely for 3 months initially.

Skills

  • Substance misuse commissioning
  • Complex system design
  • Project management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Team leadership
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