23628 - Activities Hub Manager


Company:	Ministry of Justice
Salary:	£37,417 to £39,214 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Henley-on-Thames
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	22 Nov 2026

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Summary

Job Title: HM : Activities

Group Profile: Hub Manager

Organisation Level: First Line Management

Band: 5

Overview of the job

This is an administrative managerial job within an establishment.

Summary

The job holder will be responsible for managing the administrative processes within the Activities Hub, ensuring that administration support is provided to the relevant pathways to assist in reducing reoffending through the provision of opportunities from reception to release.

This is a non-operational job with line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities, Activities and Duties

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:

Manage the transactional activity associated with the Activities Hub and the administrative staff within this area. This includes ensuring the following paperwork is complete, checked and ready for onward transmission where applicable:

• Pathways

• Student applications

• Monitoring contract delivery and performance

• Procurement of Goods for unit

• Regime Monitoring

• Management Information Systems

• Industries/Manufacturing

• Education Provision

• Activity/Labour Allocation

• Authorise prisoner pay amendments

• Healthcare

Promote the work of the Unit and provide opportunities for prisoners by organising:

• Job club

• Exit interviews

• Housing Clinics

• Induction Assessments

• Healthcare Clinics

Undertake other administrative management tasks including:

• Contribute towards the development of local policy, procedures and practice and ensure consistency of application

• Manage devolved budgets in accordance with the financial procedures outlined in the budget delegation

• Manage the achievement of Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs) and standards within the work area, verifying and signing off documentation as appropriate

• Attend relevant unit meetings as and when required to provide feedback on good practice examples, to promote awareness for better and more efficient ways of working

• Analyse and act on data collected by the Hub and produce any relevant reports to show findings

• Ensure that data entered into local and national systems is accurate and in accordance with agreed timescales

• Monitor performance of the Hub

• Draft all external and internal communications on behalf of the Hub

• Provide Head of Function with management information relating to the relevant area

• Be responsible for the management of all staff within their area. This includes staff performance, development and annual appraisal through to sickness absence management

• Act as first point of contact for relevant external stakeholders

• Act as requisitioner or approver dependant on local policy

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the Job Holder

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