Portfolio Manager

Interim Portfolio Manager

Based in North East London, hybrid working (1-2 days per week onsite per month)

Length: 4-6 Weeks (Potential for Extension)

Inside IR35

This role involves leading on the supported housing portfolio of work for Start Well and Live Well, working closely with Assistant Directors, Directors, portfolio leads and wider Integrated Care Board (ICB) colleagues to identify strategic priorities and ensure the delivery of identified benefits and outcomes to time and budget.

Key Responsibilities of the Interim Portfolio Manager:

• Take full responsibility for the development of allocated portfolios of work which deliver innovative concepts to complex issues across an integrated service
• Lead on the governance arrangements for the portfolio, ensuring that on commencement of work the scope of programmes of work are clear and defined
• Lead on stakeholder engagement, ensuring local people, communities and wider stakeholders are involved in identifying challenges and in co-producing their own solutions
• Ensure that commissioned services are appropriate, sustainable, in the best interests of service users, carers and represent value for money
• Responsible for the redesign of cross organisational systems in partnership with colleagues across the integrated team, ensuring they deliver savings
• Take responsibility of designing a whole system approach that has, as part of it, the procurement of contracts that deliver aspects of the service as required
• Ensure contracts are managed across the integrated team, identify efficiencies on how they can be delivered efficiently, providing the best value for money
• Develop the integrated model working across health and social care and with multiple partners, adopting a place-based approach, and fulfilling the vision and strategy of the ICB
• Responsible for shaping the brokerage and personalisation functions for the respective area and shape the all age brokerage team with colleagues and peers in the integrated team

Skills, experience and knowledge required of the Interim Portfolio Manager:

• Looking for a candidate with a wealth of experience within a similar role in a local authority
• Previous experience covering a housing portfolio
• Background working with high needs clients

To apply for this role or to find out about other jobs, please contact Dan Williams on the London Local Government Recruitment team on 020 7557 7667 or send your CV to localgov@venngroup.com

*Venn Group’s “Recommendation Scheme”: if you recommend a candidate who is subsequently placed by Venn Group (for a minimum of 2 weeks) you will be eligible for vouchers from a choice of high street organisations