Business Manager

AE Talent Solutions LTD; Stamford Bridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Business Manager for a new resettlement prison in East Riding of Yorkshire. Responsibilities include managing teams, overseeing education allocations for prisoners, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate should possess leadership skills, relevant qualifications, and experience in a managerial capacity. Benefits include generous annual leave and various employee assistance programs.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a managerial/administrative role.
• Knowledge of exam administration and vocational qualification systems.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Line manage the admin and AAU teams to ensure effective workload allocation.
• Provide coaching and development for staff.
• Oversee prisoner allocations to education and vocational training.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Level 3 qualification in Business Administration

Level 2 in English, Maths, and ICT

Tools

Data/reporting systems (Curious, Nexus, CMS, DPS)

Job description

Overview

At AE Talent Solutions our mission is simple yet profound: to connect exceptional talent with exceptional opportunities. We are dedicated to empowering organizations with top-tier candidates and helping individuals achieve their career aspirations.

Our client is looking to recruit an experienced Business Manager to join their team based at HMP Millsike. HMP Millsike in the East Riding of Yorkshire is a new 1,468-place category C resettlement prison for men. It has been designed with a clear vision of rehabilitation and reducing re-offending.

Responsibilities

• Line manage the admin and AAU teams, ensuring workloads are allocated effectively and performance standards are met.
• Provide coaching, development, and training for staff to build capacity and resilience.
• Lead regular team meetings, one-to-ones, and performance reviews.
• Activity Allocation Oversight: Oversee prisoner allocations to education, industries, vocational training, and other purposeful activities.
• Collaborate with prison departments to align allocation processes with operational needs.
• Monitor and report on attendance, participation, and achievement data.
• Administration & Exams: Manage exam scheduling, entries, invigilation, and results recording in line with awarding body requirements.
• Ensure accurate and timely enrolments, learner records, and achievement claims.
• Oversee departmental admin functions including correspondence, record-keeping, compliance documents, and filing systems.
• Oversee procurement processes for educational and industry consumables, resources, and equipment.
• Liaise with finance and procurement teams to resolve queries and track orders.
• Produce management reports, dashboards, and trackers on purposeful activity, attendance, and outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with audit, funding, and prison regulations.
• Act as a key link between curriculum managers, vocational instructors, industries, and wider prison departments.
• Support prisoner induction processes, ensuring allocations and starting points are captured.

Person Specification

• Proven track record in a managerial/administrative role.
• Level 3 qualification in Business Administration (or equivalent experience).
• Level 2 in English, Maths, and ICT.
• Strong organisational, leadership, and communication skills.
• High level of accuracy, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results under pressure strong,
• Knowledge of exam administration and vocational qualification systems.
• Experience with data/reporting systems (Curious, Nexus, CMS, DPS etc.).

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to online wellbeing centre
• Enhanced Wedding leave
• A paid volunteering day each year
• Enhanced Maternity scheme
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance