Mitie

Officer Development Lead

RG1 1LZ

Key information

Pay
Salary not listed
Hours
Full-time
Contract
Permanent
Posted date
16 Jul 2026
Closing date
15 Aug 2026

About this role

Mitie has a great opportunity for a Officer Development Lead to join the Total Security Management Team.

The Officer Development Lead is responsible for the development and performance of a number of Retail Security Officers within the agreed geographical area. You will use highly effective coaching and performance management to deliver an industry leading retail security team for our client.

Main Duties

-The officer development lead will effectively support and assist the Security Operations Manager in managing the performance of a designated region, ensuring that all contracted and temporary hours are fulfilled by trained officers to the complete satisfaction of those stores/clients.

-Responsible for the Mitie company induction and the comprehensive retail training programme for all newly appointed retail security officers

-Delivery of all corporate training documentation and adhoc training to the required standard to all retail security officers within your identified area of responsibility

-Delivery of ongoing support to all retail security officers to ensure learning is imbedded and supports and ongoing performance improvement

-Analysis of risk data to assist in the delivery of the operational resource to risk model in line with the clients safer communities project

-Reporting to the Security Operations Manager, and deputising for them in their absence - you will take full responsibility for the operational performance of the allocated business in relation to overall targets set, ensuring compliance with key SLA's/KPI's.

What we are looking for

-Excellent organisational and time management skills

-Confident and professional working approach and appearance

-Strong customer service, client focused attitude with the ability to build good working relationships

-Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

-Ability to work individually and as part of a team

-Resilient and tenacious with a ‘can do' approach

-Flexible and adaptable

-Literate, numerate and IT skills to medium level user

-Frontline Door Supervision or Security Guarding License essential, CCTV Licence would be beneficial

-Expected to complete a minimum of level 3 apprenticeship in management development

-A Full UK Driving licence is required

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.