Package Description
Responsible to: Head of RCC Delivery
Salary: £79,961 to £92,129 per annum
Working Hours: 35 per week
Contract details: This role is a full-time, fixed- term contract (FTC) for 18 months. Monday to Friday. 9:00 am to 5 pm. Hybrid working, some mandatory office days required.
London Councils operates in a hybrid working environment as an agile employer, working across its Strategic Directorates.
If you have any queries or would like to informally discuss the role, please contact the LRCC Team at LRCC@londoncouncils.gov.uk .
For any issues with your application please contact recruitment@londoncouncils.gov.uk
- Application deadline: 11:59pm on 07/10/2026
- Interviews: Anticipated to take place during the week commencing 12/10/2026
Job Introduction
The London Innovation and Improvement Alliance (LIIA) is the Association of London Directors of Children's Services (ALDCS) sector-led improvement partnership and is hosted by London Councils. We exist to facilitate collaboration to address ALDCS priorities, provide a platform for innovation, identify and share effective practice, and produce and make accessible shared datasets.
As part of the ambitious London Regional Care Cooperative (RCC) programme, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Sufficiency and Supplier Relationship Manager to join our growing team.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in shaping the future of care placement sufficiency and commissioning across London. Working closely with Directors of Children's Services, commissioners, procurement professionals, providers, and government partners, you will help drive collaboration across boroughs to improve outcomes for children and young people while supporting a more sustainable and effective care market.
Role Responsibility
The London Regional Care Cooperative (RCC) is a key strategic initiative designed to strengthen collaboration across London and improve the way services for children in care are commissioned and delivered.
As the Sufficiency and Supplier Relationship Manager, you will lead the delivery of the London RCC's One Customer workstream, driving collaboration across London boroughs to improve market management, supplier engagement, commissioning, and sufficiency planning across the capital.
You will play a central role in delivering the pan-London Sufficiency Strategy and Action Plan, working with senior leaders, local authorities and partners to develop strategic approaches to supplier relationship management, market development and procurement. You will support the design and delivery of initiatives that strengthen commissioning arrangements at both regional and sub-regional levels.
Working closely with the Head of RCC Delivery, you will lead and coordinate complex programmes of work, ensuring effective planning, governance, risk management and performance monitoring. You will build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, providing strategic support, facilitating collaboration, understanding and helping to drive system-wide improvement.
The role also includes oversight of programme resources and budgets, supporting communication and knowledge-sharing activities, and representing the RCC at meetings, workshops and events.
This is a unique opportunity to influence strategic commissioning practice, shape regional market development, and make a meaningful contribution to improving outcomes for children and young people across London.
This is a politically restricted post, under Section 2 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Read about the job activities in more detail in the Job Description and Person Specification document attached below.
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual with strong programme and stakeholder management skills, and significant knowledge of children's commissioning and procurement, ideally within London.
You will have a proven track record of delivering complex projects, managing competing priorities, and working collaboratively across multiple organisations to achieve successful outcomes. You will be confident influencing and negotiating with senior stakeholders, building trusted relationships, and providing strategic advice in complex environments.
We are looking for someone who is collaborative, resilient and outcome-focused, with a strong commitment to integrity, inclusion and improving outcomes for children and young people across London.
Read about the job activities in more detail in the Job Description and Person Specification document attached below.
About the Company
London Councils is the collective of London local government, the 32 boroughs and the City of London Corporation. They come together through London Councils to work in collaboration to deliver their shared ambitions for London and Londoners.
Through lobbying, collaboration and partnership, we ensure the voice of the London boroughs are united, and heard at a local, regional and national level.
We also run a number of services on behalf of the boroughs including the Freedom Pass, Taxicard and Health Emergency Badge (HEB) and London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS).
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Our Recruitment Approach
The application process involves answering a small number of application questions aligned to the essential criteria for the role. All applications will be processed using a blind sifting method. This means that personal identifying details will be removed to ensure fair and unbiased shortlisting of applications.
The panel sees only the anonymised generated CV that Tribepad builds from the Education and Employment History sections of the application form.
Uploading a personal CV is optional and only helps auto-populate these sections - it does not replace completing them.
Please ensure these sections are fully completed. If they’re left blank, key information won’t appear in the anonymised pack and fair review becomes harder.
Your full details and original CV are not shared with the panel until after the shortlist is agreed and you are invited to interview.
We are committed to equal opportunities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be made to support candidates during the recruitment process.
