Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant

Role: Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant
Salary: Grade F £30,024 - £32,597 a year
Location: Council House
Hours: 37 hours a week
Closing Date: 08/08/2026
Contract Type: Permanent


Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we're dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it's like to work for us.


What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you'll also receive:


• Flexible work/life balance scheme
• Hybrid working
• Modern office environment
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Team Derby Rewards - retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers


The Opportunity


In the role of Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant, here's an example of what you'll be doing to make an impact:


A new opportunity has been created in the SEND Commissioning and Finance Team. If you are a team player with experience of data analysis to work alongside our team, the Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant could be the opportunity for you.


Operating across the team, you will help to develop a deep understanding of sufficiency in the sector and work to help improve the demand forecasting for the service. The Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant will help with the evaluation of the service and the commissioning of services to support inclusion and SEND.


- Working to support the wider service will give the Commissioning and Sufficiency Assistant a good grasp of the alternative provision and school-based provision available across the city, which would give the post holder opportunities for career development and progression.


About You


To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have...


• Knowledge and understanding of legislation surrounding special educational needs and disabilities.
• An appreciation of the different types of provision
• Clear verbal and written communication skills able to reach various audiences
• Analytical skills which can be put to use analysing a wide range of information and data sources
• A meticulous approach to detail and logical reasoning
• Good numerical skills and competence in MS Excel


Next Steps


If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.


The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 8 August 2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.


Interviews will be held: during the week beginning 24th August 2026 in-person at The Council House.


If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to View email address on energyjobsearch.com. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to View email address on energyjobsearch.com, however this is optional and will not affect your application.


Important Information


Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.


All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.


Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.


Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.


Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.


Equality, Diversity & Inclusion


We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.


We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.


We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.


Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.


If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on View phone number on energyjobsearch.com (Relay UK - 18001 View phone number on energyjobsearch.com) or at View email address on energyjobsearch.com.



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Please see here for Person Specification

Please see Declaration Form for CV Applications here

Please see Equalities Form for CV Applications here