Business Development Manager (Industry regime)

Job Introduction

Sodexo Justice Services has been operating in the United Kingdom since 1993. We operate five prisons in the UK and have a reputation for operating excellent, ethical, innovative and rehabilitative services. Our vision is to become a strategic partner of our clients by designing, managing and delivering quality of life services which make a meaningful difference to offenders by changing lives for the better.

HMP Peterborough is is the country’s first and only dual purpose built prison for both men and women, who are kept separate at all times and it also hosts the world’s first payment by results project for offenders. Work is fully underway on an exciting Prison extension project which will increase capacity by nearly a third

In this role, you will establish a Business Development strategy that makes the best use of available resources to attract revenue and enhance the reputation of the prison.

You'll market, advertise, and promote all business projects in an appropriate style and manner, identifying, investigating, and exploiting any potential regime industry opportunities.

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Role Responsibility

• Develop a working strategy to launch the Business Development opportunities.
• Raise the profile of the new projects.
• Explore the idea of outside catering services
• Produce a catalogue for all our products
• Work closely with internal specialists.e.g. Industries and Finance - to meet time and standards targets for any given project.
• Liaise with local communities to source any project work that will attract revenue, or drive and follow up any internal staff ideas that will lead to attracting revenue.
• Set up a website so external orders can be progressed.
• Take any opportunity of stretching and developing suitable projects Sodexo wide.
• Represent HMP Peterborough at any appropriate external events that will provide a positive outcome that can be taken forward in a business plan.
• Meet agreed prison targets which will be identified in your PDR and reviewed regularly throughout the year.

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships within the workplace and outside, that will be beneficial to all parties.
• Ability to devise and plan a working strategy, meeting targets and production requirements.
• Proven ability to negotiate for business, and to deliver on time.
• A creative mind, instigating realistic projects that will produce favourable financial outcomes.
• Some basic financial knowledge and budget managing.
• Experience of working in a target driven environment

Desirable

• Useful contacts with local community links.
• Previous industry regime experience/understanding

Contextual or other information

• Every employee will be required to obtain a successful security clearnance and CRB check
• Participate in training as required in order to keep up to date with all mandatory and refresher training.
• Abide by the Sodexo corporate mission statement and all appropriate regulations, policies and procedures.

Package Description

£24-27k plus benefits

Sodexo offer participation in a flexible benefit scheme through which employees can purchase benefits which suit you and your circumstances. This includes additional holiday, gym membership, health insurance etc. Sodexo discounts; our inhouse discount website, gives you quick & easy online access to great discounts from over 1200 online retailers.

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 the Criminal Records Bureau (UK) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland)