Contracts Manager (Senior Brokerage Lead)

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Kirklees
Directorate
Adults \& Health
Service Area
Strategic Commissioning, Partnerships and Provider Services
Hours
37
Number of Jobs
1
Location(s)
Across Kirklees
Position type
Temporary
Length of contract
April 2027
Grade
Grade 12
Salary
£45,091\- £47,181

BENEFITS

Our employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community, to help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of staff benefits to support you in and out of work.

Contracts Manager (Senior Brokerage Lead) (Grade 12\) Fixed Term Contract

Hours: 37 hours per week across 5 days

Are you passionate about making a difference for people who rely on adult social care services? Do you have the skills to build strong partnerships, drive quality, and ensure the very best from commissioned services? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role

We are looking for motivated, driven individual to lead the operational implementation of the Council’s Fair Price for Care (FPfC) and Rate Banding framework across priority care markets. The post holder will act as the specialist interface between commissioning strategy and operational brokerage activity, ensuring consistent, disciplined and evidence based application of pricing frameworks, complexity bandings and placement decisions.

The postholder will provide expert oversight of complex and high value placements, lead provider negotiations where rates are contested and embed new commissioning practices into day to day brokerage processes.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Senior Brokerage lead, you will:

• Lead the operational rollout of rate banding and Fair Price for Care across identified care markets.


• Ensure all new placements and package reviews are aligned to agreed bandings and pricing parameters.


• Develop and embed clear decision\-making tools, guidance and escalation pathways.


• Monitor adherence to pricing ceilings and approved exceptions processes.

o High\-cost placements

o Provider rate challenges

o Complex needs cases requiring interpretation of banding

• Lead structured negotiation with providers where rates exceed approved thresholds.


• Ensure transparent and auditable rationale for pricing decisions.

o Provider pricing behaviours

o Exception volumes

o Cost variances

o Rate Banding discrepancies

• Provide regular intelligence reports to Strategic Commissioning and relevant governance forums.


• Identify where commissioning frameworks require refinement or adjustment. Provide coaching and technical support to brokerage staff


• Increase confidence in applying banding and Fair Price for Care principles.


• Maintain oversight of exceptions and deviations from pricing frameworks.


• Ensure decisions align with statutory duties, Care Act requirements and council financial controls.


• Support audit readiness and respond to internal or external scrutiny.


• Contribute to savings monitoring

We’re looking for someone who can confidently operate in a complex environment and build positive working relationships across multiple agencies.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

Experience in adult social care brokerage, commissioning or complex case management

Experience working at a management level in social care or a related field.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Strong understanding of care market pricing and provider cost drivers

Experience of negotiation with independent sector providers

Experience of operating within financial control frameworks

Ability to interpret complex care needs and translate into costed packages

Strong Analytical, problem solving, negotiation, influencing and organisational skills

Ability to balance cost control with quality and statutory responsibilities

High levels of professional judgement

Confidence operating at senior levels internally and externally

Experience working across commissioning and operational interfaces

Confident use of IT systems to manage data and reporting.

Experience of partnership working, consultation and achieving measurable outcomes.

You will also demonstrate our core behaviours: Positive, Honest, Respectful, Flexible, Communicative and Supportive.

What We Offer

The chance to influence high\-profile services across the Adults and Health system.

A supportive, collaborative and values\-led working culture.

Opportunities for professional development.

Flexible working and a strong focus on wellbeing.

Other Requirements

A full driving licence or the ability to travel independently across Kirklees.

Willingness to work flexibly as required.

If you would like an informal discussion about this role, please contact Lauren James\-Kinder on 01484 221000

Lauren James\-kinder is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email:jobs@kirklees.gov.ukor phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
If you are internal and want to apply for this job as a secondment you must be a substantive employee of the Council with over 6 months continuous service and have successfully completed your probation period.

Applications for secondments will only be accepted if approved by your manager, you will be asked to confirm on your application form that you have the relevant permission. If you are refused permission to apply for a secondment, please contact HR Recruitment to register the refusal.

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Closing date
21 June 2026, 11:55 PM

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