OMU Hub Manager - Public Protection

Serco Limited; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 23 days' holiday

6% pension scheme

Internal courses and qualifications

Wellbeing programme

Employee discounts

Volunteering day

Employee networks

Job summary

Serco Limited is seeking an OMU Hub Manager - Public Protection at HMP Fosse Way, Leicester. You will lead offender management and public protection services, ensuring compliance and high standards across the Offender Management Unit.

You will manage Prison Offender Managers and OMU teams, drive performance, support multi-agency collaboration, and promote development and rehabilitation while safeguarding communities.

Qualifications

• Proven management experience leading and motivating teams in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Strong people management skills including coaching and development.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, both written and verbal.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of Public Protection Policy Frameworks and MAPPA guidance or ability to develop expertise quickly.
• Experience within a prison, offender management or custodial environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Prison Offender Managers and OMU administrative teams, ensuring effective delivery of offender management services.
• Oversee parole, MAPPA and public protection processes in line with policy frameworks and local procedures.
• Drive performance against key targets and contractual requirements, proactively addressing challenges.
• Build strong relationships with internal departments and external partner agencies for effective multi-agency working.
• Provide leadership, coaching and development opportunities to colleagues, fostering a positive, rehabilitative culture.
• Ensure accurate sentence calculations, record keeping, reporting and governance standards.

Skills

Management experience

People management

Communication skills

Priority setting

MAPPA knowledge

Public protection policy

Offender management experience

Job description

Location: HMP Fosse Way, Leicester, LE18 4TN

Salary: £36,000 - £38,000 per annum, dependant on experience plus excellent benefits

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday between 6.30am - 6pm

Ready to impact a better future?

As an OMU Hub Manager - Public Protection in our Justice and Immigration team, you'll lead the delivery of critical offender management and public protection services, ensuring high standards, compliance and operational excellence across the Offender Management Unit (OMU). Your leadership will help create safer communities while supporting rehabilitation and positive outcomes for those in custody.

This is a role with real purpose. You'll lead a diverse team responsible for managing key offender management processes from arrival into custody through to release, overseeing public protection arrangements, parole processes and multi-agency collaboration. Our work touches lives every day, and through your leadership you'll help create impactful solutions that support rehabilitation, reduce risk and deliver a positive impact on communities. You'll have the opportunity to drive innovation, foster trust and create headroom for people to grow while helping us impact a better future.

What you'll do as OMU Hub Manager - Public Protection

• Lead and manage Prison Offender Managers and OMU administrative teams, ensuring effective delivery of offender management services.
• Oversee parole, Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) and public protection processes in line with policy frameworks and local procedures.
• Drive performance against key performance targets and contractual requirements, proactively identifying and resolving operational challenges.
• Build strong working relationships with internal departments and external partner agencies to support effective multi-agency working.
• Provide leadership, coaching and development opportunities for colleagues, creating a positive and rehabilitative culture.
• Ensure accurate sentence calculations, record keeping, reporting and governance standards are maintained.

Does this sound like you?

• Proven management experience with the ability to lead and motivate teams in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Strong people management skills, including performance management, coaching and employee development.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to prioritise workloads, delegate effectively and deliver against competing deadlines.
• Sound knowledge of Public Protection Policy Frameworks and MAPPA guidance, or the ability to quickly develop expertise.
• Experience within a prison, offender management or custodial environment is desirable.

What we offer

• Up to 23 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (we currently offer over 60 different apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.
• Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.