Director of Commissioning & Integration – Adult Social Care

Connected Local Government; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local public authority in East Riding of Yorkshire is seeking a leader to drive excellence in adult social care. The successful candidate will manage contracts, foster partnerships, and innovate practices in care. This role demands strong leadership in restructuring and enhancing service delivery, aimed at creating a system that benefits everyone in the community. Interested leaders are encouraged to apply before the closing date of January 8, 2026.

Qualifications

• High-caliber leadership experience in local authority adult social care.
• Ability to modernize practices and rebuild confidence in services.

Responsibilities

• Shape and sustain a vibrant provider market.
• Strengthen contract management and assure quality.
• Lead integration with health and community partners.

Job description

Lead Our Journey From Recovery to Excellence

East Riding of Yorkshire Council are embracing a moment of honest reflection and bold ambition. With a committed and passionate workforce, political support and the courage to acknowledge where we need to improve, we are seeking a leader who can help us turn recovery into meaningful, lasting excellence.

Reporting directly to the Executive Director of Adult Social Care and Health (DASS), you will shape and sustain a vibrant provider market, strengthen contract management and assurance and lead integration with partners across health and the voluntary and community sectors. You will bring clarity to our commissioning approach, champion innovation and drive cultural shift grounded in strengths-based practice, prevention and genuine co-production with residents.

This is a role for a high‑calibre leader who sees opportunity in challenge and understands what excellence in local authority adult social care commissioning truly looks like. Someone ready to rebuild confidence, modernise practice and create a system that works better for everyone.

For a confidential conversation, please contact Helen Alwell, tel [phone], Zee Rasool, tel [phone] or Anita Denton, tel [phone] at Tile Hill.

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Closing Date: Thursday 8 January 2026

To apply please click the Apply Nowlink below.