Brokerage Coordinator - INTERNAL

• Can work cooperatively and supportively as a team member, negotiating and problem solving to achieve results.
• Can work positively and professionally, open to new ideas and responsive to feedback.
• Have written and verbal skills including influencing, discretion, negotiating and diplomacy.
• Are able to listen, empathise and assess risk, utilising these skills in difficult situations.
• Have emotional intelligence, with the ability to stay impartial when negotiating with and influencing providers of care services in a commercial business setting, earning, and holding their respect.

Please download the job description and person specification for more information.

This is a secondment opportunity which is only available to existing ESCC employees. Please review the Secondment Policy (Secondments and Acting Up arrangements | ESCC Intranet) for more information.

To apply for this role please follow the apply now button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI.

Interviews will take place in person at St Mary’s House, Eastbourne during the week of 21 September 2026. If you are unavailable on these dates let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date to interview you.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

We are currently offering both home and office working opportunities based on individual team agreements which are subject to change.

Our dedicated Supply Management workforce and committed ethos are the key to us successfully co-ordinating care across the county. Supply Management have daily contact to a wide range of stakeholders across the department, giving you as a Brokerage Co-Ordinator an opportunity to gain insight into a variety of aspects of Adult Social Care.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

For an informal discussion, please contact Iri Thompson, Senior Brokerage Coordinator (Iri.Thompson@eastsussex.gov.uk) or Amy Bunting, Brokerage Manager (Amy.Bunting@eastsussex.gov.uk) and we can arrange a Teams call or telephone call.

For work that makes a difference, choose East Sussex!

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record. Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.