Prison Director
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Full Time/Permanent
Operations
£75,000 to £100,000
£80k - 100k per year + Benefits
Central Scotland
Edinburgh
WB991123631
15-01-2020 01:31 PM
12/02/2020 01:32
Prison Director
Scotland
£80,000 -£100,000
Job Introduction
Our client HMP are currently recruiting for a Prison Director to oversee a key site in Scotland. You will have extensive senior operational management experience in prisons, ideally at Governor In Charge/ Prison Director level.
Main Responsibilities
- Provide an operationally safe, decent and secure custodial environment which meets the needs of prisoners and promotes improved quality of life and opportunities to reduce re-offending.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for the prison, communicating the vision for the organisation through high levels of visibility, staff engagement and value-based leadership.
- Deliver the business and contractual requirements of the prison, having responsibility for the financial performance and quality of services.
- You will have significant Governing Governor/Prison Director “In Charge” experience in the UK
- Challenge and support the development of efficient and cost-effective labour structures and operational reporting within the prison.
- Work closely with Procurement to maximise input pricing efficiencies without compromising operational service delivery.
- Set and maintain the strategic direction of the prison in the context of the strategy and the commissioning expectations of the Scottish Prison Service
- Deliver the agreed performance levels, service specifications and contractual targets on time and within budget,
- Ensure the identification, management and review of organisational risk (operational, financial, reputational and people)
Experience
- Previous prison incident command experience and risk management
- Proven leadership skills, including the development, communication and delivery of vision.
- Technical knowledge of relevant prison legislation, Prison Service Orders and instructions SPS
- Financial management experience, including responsibility for large budgets, and proven ability to achieve efficiencies.
- Strategic thinking, understanding policy and legal context, to make meaningful decisions in complex and challenging situations.
- Proven ability to develop mature, productive and meaningful relationships with internal and external service providers, key stakeholders and partners.
- Experience of being the public face of a large organisation and conducting public speeches and media presentations in a politically sensitive environment.
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