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Leadership and management of physical and personnel security across the organisation deployed within the UK. Leadership, management and development of key projects relating to crisis management and BC as physical Security stakeholder.

Juba, South Sudan

Senior Officer within Operational Planning space in UNMISS Headquarters. Planning future operations while monitoring current operational output, dealing with Crisis and threat to life. Developing procedures to enhance safety and security of UNMISS personnel and South Sudanese population. Briefing Senior Military and UN stakeholders and advising accordingly.• Employed within the Operational planning space for the UN Mission.• Part of a multi-national team delivering Operational planning across South Sudan • Required understanding the complex Geo-political environment of the South Sudanese themselves, but often also the UN employed Soldiers and Military Commanders operating within the same space. • This frequently involved advising Senior Foreign Military Officers which required a unique blend of directness, humility and persuasion in order to best deliver a successful Military and Strategic outcome on behalf of the UNMISS Force Commander and UN Head of Mission.• Identification of risk and development and delivery of strategic response – tasked following fatal incident.

London, England, United Kingdom

Delivery of several bespoke project outcomes ranging from cross-continent (partner training enhancement) project scoping, selection and delivery of commercial a output/delivery and design and assistance to selection for specialist roles. All conducted and delivered to a high standard within short time-frames and within tight budget constraints.

Various

• 23 Year regular career, ranked from Marine (Private, non-Commissioned) to Major (Commissioned Officer)• Operational capability and Leadership tested on Operations in every rank.• Qualified as a weapons instructor and privileged to have been employed as Recruit Troop Instructor.• Specialist Role – Covert Human Intelligence Operator.• Delivered Strategic; Political and Counter Terrorism related reporting across 4 Operational Theatres.• Human Intelligence Controller of a busy deployed Field HUMINT Team, managing tactical, strategic and Political cases with excellent results.• Mentored and developed teams across all roles to enhance delivery and capability.• Cultivate relationships and support with external agencies and partners. • Highly effective leadership, mentoring, personnel management, administrative skills and large-scale logistical capacity combined with high-value specialist equipment accountability and assurance. • Detailed planning; flexibility; stakeholder engagement and cross departmental collaboration; imagination and drive. • Maintenance of the highest standards of discipline and integrity - injecting a sense of pride and humour. • Managing team with compassion and humility. Identifying and developing talent to further output, capability and engender job satisfaction, and inclusivity.

London / Portsmouth

Leadership and management of a disparate, specialist military team charged with designing and delivering specialist, high threat mobilisation and situational awareness training into an HMG department.• Responsible for planning, management and delivery of specialist training and assurance to high calibre members of Other Government Departments prior to their deployment into high threat global environments. • Entrusted with Developed Vetting (DV) and STRAP clearances. • Cross-Department collaboration and engagement. Risk identification and management. Working to tight timelines and budgets.