CRC (Community Rehabilitation Company) Director

Job Introduction

Sodexo Justice Services currently operates five Prisons and six CRCs in the UK. We have a reputation for delivering excellent, ethical, innovative and rehabilitative services built on our complete package of custodial and noncustodial justice services for people in our care. Our mission is to change lives for the better and our people have a big part to play in that.

On 1 February 2015 the ownership of six Community Rehabilitation Companies transferred to Sodexo in partnership with crime reduction charity Nacro, as part of the Government’s Transforming Rehabilitation (TR) programme.

Transforming Rehabilitation aims to change the way that offenders are managed in the community, building upon historic good practice while encouraging greater innovation in reducing reoffending.

As CRC Director, you will work with the team to reduce reoffending through imaginative and innovative leadership, along with close working arrangements with partners, providers and local, and national stakeholders

Role Responsibility

You’ll provide strategic and operational leadership for the CRC, communicating the vision for the organisation through high levels of staff engagement and external promotion with the national and local criminal justice system. With responsibility for the delivery of a safe and effective service to service users and the local community, protecting the public from harm, as an integral part of the drive to reduce reoffending.

You will deliver the business and contractual requirements of the CRC, having responsibility for the financial performance and quality of services.

*Full Job Description attached below

Link to CRC website: - http://www.clcrc.co.uk/

The Ideal Candidate

• Significant management experience at senior level including strategic planning, financial management and human resources management
• Experience of integrating and co-ordinating across diverse areas of management
• Financial management experience, previous responsibility for large budgets, and proven ability to achieve efficiencies
• Proven leadership skills including the development, communication and delivery of vision
• Strategic thinking, understanding policy and legal context to make meaningful decisions in complex situations
• Proven ability to develop productive relationships with internal and external service providers, key stakeholders, and partners
• Effective communicator including the proven ability to negotiate and influence at a strategic level
• Significant skills in public relations including media management and delivery of high quality presentations

Desirable

• Experience within the criminal justice sector - candidates with comprehensive experience will have a distinct advantage
• Relevant management qualification

*First stage interviews to be held wk com 23 November and wk com 30 November 2015

Package Description

Competitive package - salary up to £90,000 DOE (dependent upon experience and skill set) + excellent benefits including bonus, flexible benefits selection, pension, group discount scheme etc

About the Company

Sodexo UK & Ireland employs around 36,000 people and delivers On-site Service Solutions to clients at over 2,300 locations including offices, hospitals, schools, defence sites, prisons, sporting events and visitor attractions.  Sodexo is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. All roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) and/or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland)