Assistant Director Strategy, Commissioning and Supply Management
With strong local communities, unspoilt countryside and vibrant coastal towns, East Sussex offers an exceptional quality of life to many. However, some of our residents face significant challenges, and rely on us and our partners to support them. Our One Council approach, prioritising the delivery of high-quality services in a tight fiscal environment, underpins everything we do, and we enjoy a strong reputation for good services, highly effective partnership working and innovation.
This role plays a central role in shaping the wide range of services we offer to the county’s adults and older people. You will lead our policy, commissioning, market support and brokerage activities, working closely with a range of partners and our communities. This is particularly important to us and the success of our genuine co-production panels was noted by the CQC as ‘a real strength’ in our recent inspection. This philosophy underpins the strong relationships we have built with our partners in the NHS, our Borough and District colleagues, the provider market and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors.
Whatever your background (and we have an open mind), you will bring a sound understanding of the adult social care market and how national policy can be translated through a range of different approaches with partners to achieve the very best outcomes locally. We’re looking for someone who has a track record of delivering positive change, who can lead a really talented and committed team and who will work imaginatively and energetically with colleagues across the council and the wider health and care system.
If you’re ready to play your part, please view the role profile below.
Adult Social Care and Health Structure Chart
For an informal conversation about this role, please contact:
Sean Anderson
Email: sanderson@faerfield.co.uk
Tel: 0121 312 3755Martin Tucker
Email: mtucker@faerfield.co.uk
Tel: 0121 312 3755
Indicative Timetable
Closing date for applications: Midnight Friday 27 February 2026
Preliminary/Technical Interviews (via Teams): Thursday 12 and Friday 13 March 2026
Officer Panel Interview (at County Hall): Friday 27 March 2026
Final Panel Interviews (at County Hall): Tuesday 31 March 2026
(Dates may be subject to slight change)Please let us know if there are any interview dates within the indicative timetable on which you are likely to be unavailable.
To apply:
To apply for this job please click on the Apply button below and fill out the requested information. When prompted, please submit your CV and a Supporting Statement of no more than 1000 words.
With your CV, please also provide the names and contact details of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will only be contacted if you reach the final stages, and we will not contact referees without your permission.
Your supporting statement should express why you are interested in this role and what experience you can bring to the organisation. The statement should tackle the specific requirements of the role; outlining examples and outcomes showing how you meet those requirements.
