The Role

We are looking for a Purchasing Officer to record social care packages on the Mosaic social care system. Working closely with the Strategic Market Management and Service Acquisition Team, as well as Payments, Billing and Social Work teams, you will ensure that the financial information added to the system is accurate and up to date.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve recording client level data, managing queries from providers, data quality tasks and liaising with internal stakeholders to identify and resolve issues.   

You will be involved in both day to day purchasing of services and in contract mobilisation projects, moving services between providers on the system. You will have excellent workload management and skills to develop tracking systems for issues. You will work alongside social care providers to resolve queries related to service data on the system. 

You will have a good understanding of the importance of data accuracy and quality, the ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, and tenacity to follow through complex issues to resolution. 

Reporting to the Financial Systems Analyst you will also be involved in projects to improve processes and data quality. 

We offer flexible working, with a mix of remote working and in-office days for team meetings and collaborative work. This is a fixed term contract for 2 years or possible secondment for internal employees.

At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve, rather than where you work on any given day. The difference you can make to our local communities is what really matters most to us, service delivery must always come first. We have carefully considered agile ways of working to provide the best experience for residents, stakeholders and our staff. Our agile working strategy actively supports and encourages a dynamic work environment and daily working experience. Agile working helps put the needs of our staff at the centre of everything we do, so if specific flexible working arrangements helps you with this, feel free to let us know.

Your wellbeing and the flexible way in which you can work is and will remain a key priority for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. We want you to thrive and feel empowered in your work!

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 40 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  18^th June 2023

Shortlisting Date: W/C 18^th June

Interview Date: W/C 26^th June          

Useful Information:

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible.

We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information:

All internal applicants for this secondment must seek permission from their current line manager before applying. Failure to do so may result in the secondment not being authorised.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils