Leyburn, England, United Kingdom
A highly effective and dedicated Leader and Strategic Manager with over 37 years of proven experience in planning and execution of international, strategic and domestic land-based operations. An enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated individual accustomed to working within tight timelines and meeting targets. A natural team player advocating flexibility, autonomy and adaptability. Excellent communicator and proven interlocutor with stakeholders and strategic partners. Extensive experience in problem-solving, training, staff development and management of military and civilian staff. Strategic Operations - Planning & Delivery Executive Staff Officer experience Operational Planning - Contingency, Contemporary & Sensitive/Discrete Project Management Career & Personnel Management - Portfolio of 3K personnel Instruction, Coaching & Mentoring
Executive Career Manager responsible for ~3K personnel from team leader to senior middle tier management
• Career management advisor • SME advice to CEO & 500+ employees • Retention - corporate lead • Deliver career management counselling • Enable career transition • Professional and personal career development • Lead for vocational education & accreditation
• Human Resources • Career Management • Operational Planning • International Humanitarian Operations • Logistic Planning • Budget Management • Corporate Security • Training - Planning & Guidance Staff Officer in a Headquarters team at the top of a 100 person organisation conducting multi-disciplined work strands. Directly responsible to the CEO, providing advice, guidance and support in the preparation, readiness and delivery of specialist teams to Defence.
Responsible for commanding a team of highly experienced subject matter experts in Battlefield Engineer solutions and for delivering instruction to a cross section of target audiences with a mixed range of experience and length of service. Main responsibilities are training Operational Planners for medium to large scale Operations, Planning structured training scenarios that test all levels of an organisation across a wide spectrum of disciplines, including Command & Control, Decision Making, Mission & Risk Analysis, Briefing Techniques, Mentoring Junior Officers, Life Support, Survivability, Force Protection Engineering and Fortifications. Project Officer leading a Learning Resource Centre transformation project for adult learners. Responsible for Project startup and initiation, lead co-ord for project stakeholders, project concept, design consultancy and 1st phase delivery.
Organisation consisting of 750+ personnel responsible for developing, mentoring and teaching Command, Leadership and life skills to bright undergraduates. Directly responsible to the Commanding Officer (CEO) for maintaining Values & Standards, and for a range of specified tasks principally in strategy planning and implementation of new processes primarily focussed in the career management of staff. Used extensively as a Staff Officer providing advice and subject matter expertise to the CEO.