John Biggin Obe
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Chief Operating Officer at The Forward Trust at The Forward Trust
Location: London, England, United Kingdom 6 work roles 3 schools
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Chief Operating Officer at The Forward Trust
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John Biggin Obe is listed as Chief Operating Officer at The Forward Trust at The Forward Trust, a with 197 employees, based in London, England, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at forwardtrust.org.uk and a matched LinkedIn profile for John Biggin Obe.

John Biggin Obe previously worked as Chief Operating Officer at The Forward Trust and Deputy Director, Community Payback at London Crc, An Mtc Novo Company. John Biggin Obe holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General, Distinction from University Of Lincoln.

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A high profile, innovative, committed, hard working and resourceful Chief Operating Officer with wide experience of managing within the Criminal Justice sector in high profile environments, where excellent stakeholder and customer relations skills as well as effective risk management were absolutely key. Having significant experience within the public sector Prison Service operating at all grades up to and including Governor, and with over 12 years experience as a Senior Manager within the Private Sector in extremely high profile and customer facing operational environments within both single as well as multiple sites. Over eight years as a Prison Director having been in charge of three large complex prisons, as well as working within the London Community Rehabilitation Company responsible for transforming the operation of Community Payback in London. Now incredibly proud to have become the Chief Operating Officer for the Forward Trust, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime or addiction to move forward with their lives. Working for more than 25 years with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. An authentic and ethical leader, with a proven track record for developing high performing leadership teams and with experience of setting the strategic direction of organisations, delivering significant organisational change and performance improvement, as well as specialising in Organisational Modelling, Staffing Solutions and Strategic and Business Planning. Regarded as a visionary leader and regarded by many within the sector, as well as outside it as being at the forefront of transforming rehabilitation.Invested in the 2014 New Years Honours List with an OBE for ‘Services to Offender Management and Rehabilitation.

Listed skills include Leadership, Change Management, Management, Operations Management, and 46 others.

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The Forward Trust
The Forward Trust
Chief Operating Officer at The Forward Trust
london, greater london, united kingdom
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197
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Chief Operating Officer

Current

London, United Kingdom

Forward, the social enterprise that empowers people to break the cycle of crime or addiction to move forward with their lives. Working for more than 25 years with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

Aug 2017 - Present

Deputy Director, Community Payback

London Crc, An Mtc Novo Company

London, United Kingdom

Fixed term appointment working within the London Community Rehabilitation Company, an MTC Novo Company, responsible for transforming the operation of Community Payback in London.

Jan 2017 - Sep 2017

Looking For Something New And Complicated To Run

Fully Uk Mobile

After 12 years with Serco and after leading three extremely complex prison briefs (including two large busy town centre Local prisons) delivering transformation, service improvement and innovation, I have decided to leave the organisation to look for a new challenge in an organisation who’s values better align with my own. I have, I believe over the years been Serco’s most successful prison Director. I was certainly their most senior and experienced. I took HMP Lowdham Grange to High Performing Prison Status, Serco’s first prison to achieve this. I took HMP Doncaster through successful rebid, designed and delivered the worlds first prison to be run an an exclusively payment by results basis, delivering a through the gate model for managing short term prisoners that underpins the model for Transforming Rehabilitation. Whilst at HMP Thameside I took a prison regarded as a significant operational and reputational risk to both Serco and the MOJ to one that in his last inspection HMIP stated that the transformation was “truly remarkable”.I have vision, determination and considerable knowledge and experience and what I am now looking for is an opportunity to further develop these in a different organisation. In all aspects of my role I am required to demonstrate the highest standards of integrity and independence and these are absolutely a part of my personal value set. I am a deeply ethical leader and care greatly about those whom both work for and with me, as well as those who fall within my care. I behave in a way that is consistent with my personal values at all times and insist that those who exercise authority in my name do the same.In summary, I have a real desire to share my significant transferable skills and knowledge gained over a long and successful career within complex and challenging operations. I am looking for a change of direction but want a role where I can make a real difference.

Mar 2016 - Jan 2017

Director, Hmp Thameside

Serco

Contract Operations Director. Responsible for taking HMP Thameside forward and delivering operational excellence as well as taking Thameside out of transition and into transformation in the face of the Government’s Transforming Rehabilitation agenda. Transformed performance both in terms of operations, but also culture and staff and prisoner engagement. Thameside is now regarded as one of the best prisons in the capital.

Feb 2014 - Mar 2016

Hmp & Yoi Doncaster Director

Serco

Contract Director. Charged with leading the prison through contract rebid and driving up performance, profile and staff engagement through effective implementation of change management processes.Led the prison in regaining Level 3 Performance within less than 12 months of being reduced to Level 2 and outside of the two year notional timescale for re-assessment. Delivered audit scores which placed Doncaster within the top Local Prisons in the country and through implementation of a Zero Tolerance approach reduced violence levels to the lowest they had been since the prison opened in 1997. In October 2012 Serco were awarded a 15 year operating contract for HMP Doncaster and it was the first prison in the world to operate a fully scaled payment by results model. Results in July 2014 have now affirmed success against this measure.

Oct 2009 - Feb 2014

Director Hmp Lowdham Grange

Serco

Contract Director. Responsible for the defining and delivering the strategic direction, operational management and financial performance of the Prison. Responsible for driving significant performance improvement during 2008/9 and beyond resulting in the Prison being awarded ‘High Performing’ status, the first Serco Prison to achieve this

Sep 2007 - Oct 2009
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John Biggin Obe education

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General, Distinction

MBA

Certificate In Management Studies, Business Administration And Management, General

Wolsey Hall College Oxford

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John Biggin Obe works for The Forward Trust.

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John Biggin Obe is listed as Chief Operating Officer at The Forward Trust at The Forward Trust.

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AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @forwardtrust.org.uk for John Biggin Obe at The Forward Trust.

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John Biggin Obe is based in London, England, United Kingdom while working with The Forward Trust.

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John Biggin Obe has worked for The Forward Trust, London Crc, An Mtc Novo Company, and Serco.

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John Biggin Obe's colleagues at The Forward Trust include Harkiran Kaur, Juliet Perschky, Rachel M., Kim Mandy, and Caeleigh Adams.

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John Biggin Obe holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General, Distinction from University Of Lincoln.

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John Biggin Obe is listed with skills including Leadership, Change Management, Management, Operations Management, Policy, Strategy, Coaching, and Strategic Planning.

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