MIKE VIGAR

• Lecturing for third year criminology and psychology students on topics such as substance use and Drug Strategy in prisons, Interventions in prison and applied theory in practice

• Functional responsibility for Rehabilitation Activities including Offender Management, Drug Strategy, Interventions, Family Services and Visits (circa 120 staff)
• Chair of G4S Interventions and Research Panel
• Driving cost efficiency across functional area of responsibility
• Oversight of multiple added value/income generating projects across establishment

Achievements:

• Multiple successful HMIP and HMPPS Substance Misuse Group audits, and recognised as best practice for Substance Use Services
• Delivered circa £100k in cost savings across function
• Secured and enabled multiple research projects for the prison
• Successfully embedded new roles to improve outcomes for service users and improve psychologically informed practice (Psychology Assistants, Health and Recovery Workers)
• Securing additional interventions and resource to support prison population
• Consistent strong perforamnce against contractual targets
• Timely delivery of SDS40 implementation as most impacted site in England and Wales

• Oversight of all aspects of operational mobilisation (Prison management, FM, IT, finance, HR)
• Implementation and delivery of contractual requirements
• Ongoing management of commissioner relationship

Achievements:

• Submission and sign off of Annual Custodial Service Delivery Plan
• Successful mobilisation of contract and delivery of obligations
• Organisational restructure and associated budgetary savings

• Submission for Prison Estates Transformation Programme (PETP) Framework
• Overall Solution Design and Technical Responses for HMP Wellingborough (new prison) and HMP & YOI Parc (rebid) including vision, technical responses and infrastructure investment
• Storyboard, pink & red review presentations to CaRS SLT
• Providing ongoing assurance to G4S UK&I SLT via RIC and GIC
• Presenting operational solution to HMPPS Prison Competitions Team at competitive dialogue
• Decision making for final bid price, including staff profile, investments and subcontracting agreements
• Engagement across stakeholders, partners and within the business to maximise bid effectiveness

Achievements:

• Successful in securing place on PETP Framework
• Successful in securing preferred bidder status for HMP Wellingborough and HMP & YOI Parc
• Successful tender for Parc which secured significant infrastructure investment (circa £10M)
• Design of operational model with 48 posts reduced as part of
  efficiency drive (representing a 6% headcount reduction at a value of
  circa £1.624 million)

• Strategic and operational oversight across areas of responsibility
• Income generation to bring added value and enhance service user experience
• Delivering performance to meet relevant CDIs
• Fulfil wider role responsibilities relevant to grade and G4S requirements (e.g., complex investigations, HMIP etc.)

Achievements:

• Secured circa £250k in value add services across multiple bids
• Undertook and implemented full review of substance misuse service to improve effectiveness and performance
• Highest recorded performance for OBPs recorded following department review

• Effective governance and scrutiny across strategic, operational and financial decision making
• Oversight of acquisition of Cyrenians Cymru

• Responsible for policy and public affairs as the membership organisation for providers of services to vulnerable people (homelessness, substance use, mental health, housing)
• Engagement and lobbying of elected members and officials to bring policy change and improvements for the sector
• Supporting members with income generation, organisational sustainability and formal collaboration