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Planned and delivered the British Army’s cultural transformation programme, the Chief Executive’s 4th strategic priority, and a requirement mandated by government.• Drafted and implemented the delivery of a 5-year cultural transformation programme reaching 130,000 military and civilian staff annually.• Liaised with key stakeholders, including at ministerial level, and consulted directly with partners across government such as the London Met, London Fire Brigade, Police Scotland… Show more Planned and delivered the British Army’s cultural transformation programme, the Chief Executive’s 4th strategic priority, and a requirement mandated by government.• Drafted and implemented the delivery of a 5-year cultural transformation programme reaching 130,000 military and civilian staff annually.• Liaised with key stakeholders, including at ministerial level, and consulted directly with partners across government such as the London Met, London Fire Brigade, Police Scotland, Thames Valley Police, and Gloucestershire Constabulary making the British Army the leaders in public sector cultural reform.• Collaborated with an expert team of occupational psychologists in developing a cultural measurement tool for the Army analysing data taken from 75,000 personnel and cohering their findings to create organisational change.• Managed a portfolio of contracts, negotiating and securing several of them in communications, marketing, behavioural change, consultancy, and data analysis. Through creating efficiencies, made a further savings within a wider higher-level budget over five years.• Delivered support and strategic communication across the c-suite, including the Army’s Chief Executive. Drafted and prepared them for high-profile meetings providing expertise and analysis on the progress made by the Army in achieving change, including examination by the House of Commons Defence Select Committee (HCDC). Show less

Developed, refined and delivered change to personnel policies and processes for a 100,000 strong organisation, across several functional areas. • Delivered rapid change to the Workforce Agility Project, increasing efficiency and improving the experience of 970 applicants transferring to other roles across the Army.• Established and maintained an excellent working relationship with Subject Matter Experts and other stakeholders from across Defence, government and industry partners… Show more Developed, refined and delivered change to personnel policies and processes for a 100,000 strong organisation, across several functional areas. • Delivered rapid change to the Workforce Agility Project, increasing efficiency and improving the experience of 970 applicants transferring to other roles across the Army.• Established and maintained an excellent working relationship with Subject Matter Experts and other stakeholders from across Defence, government and industry partners, ensuring the project remained policy compliant and within legal guidelines.• Produced high-level decision briefs (written and verbal) to the Executive to effect rapid change and improve the retention of those applicants awaiting a transfer. Show less

Attended a mandatory six-month, residential course to learn the skills required for middle management and command.• Excelled in all aspects of the course, placing number 1 of 205 officers on the course and in the top 0.49% of those at that management level.• Achieved outstanding results across five major formal assessments focussing on operational understanding, planning under pressure, executive level briefing, strategic policy, command & leadership theory, scoring with distinction… Show more Attended a mandatory six-month, residential course to learn the skills required for middle management and command.• Excelled in all aspects of the course, placing number 1 of 205 officers on the course and in the top 0.49% of those at that management level.• Achieved outstanding results across five major formal assessments focussing on operational understanding, planning under pressure, executive level briefing, strategic policy, command & leadership theory, scoring with distinction accumulatively.• Well-regarded by peers and staff alike, securing high scores on informal, personality-based assessments. Show less

Deliver change to workforce planning and career management structures within an organisation of 100,000 personnel by creating efficiencies and streamlining processes. • Led in the planning and management of successfully hosting approximately 500 candidates attending a three-week residential selection process during heightened COVID-19 restrictions.• Supported high-level engagement with key stakeholders across the Army, including VIP visits, that secured further iterations of the… Show more Deliver change to workforce planning and career management structures within an organisation of 100,000 personnel by creating efficiencies and streamlining processes. • Led in the planning and management of successfully hosting approximately 500 candidates attending a three-week residential selection process during heightened COVID-19 restrictions.• Supported high-level engagement with key stakeholders across the Army, including VIP visits, that secured further iterations of the selection process.• Managed the close-down of the event successfully handing it over to the business as usual department. Show less

Within an operational unit of 650 personnel, managed multiple HR functions and their staff to deploy the team to Afghanistan and in support of high-profile UK-resilience tasks.• Advised the unit’s senior leader on legal, disciplinary and administrative requirements, regularly dealing with complex personnel issues which often required careful management over a very short timeframe.• Controlled the careers of 35 other managers within the organisation including the personal coaching… Show more Within an operational unit of 650 personnel, managed multiple HR functions and their staff to deploy the team to Afghanistan and in support of high-profile UK-resilience tasks.• Advised the unit’s senior leader on legal, disciplinary and administrative requirements, regularly dealing with complex personnel issues which often required careful management over a very short timeframe.• Controlled the careers of 35 other managers within the organisation including the personal coaching and mentorship of 20 junior managers.• Managed complex issues to deploy on two critical operations: one in Kabul, Afghanistan; another in Manchester delivering mass COVID-19 testing to over 5000 critical workers. Show less

Directly supported the director of a 30,000 strong organisation and of the country’s only deployable warfighting division.• Acted as the chief executive’s personal staff officer in the UK and abroad, supporting the chief executive in managing all of their responsibilities worldwide.• Advised the chief executive in decision making, aiding them in the drafting of strategic recommendations to effect National level change.

Various appointments of increasing responsibility: Command, Leadership, Management, Operations (Afghanistan and UK), Training, Human Resources, and Strategic and Operational Planning.

- 44 week course aimed at producing British Army Officers.- learning focused on command and leadership, soldier management, range management, military history, defence and international affairs, cultural and behavioural science, war studies, coaching and instruction.- finished in the top 1% of 240 officer cadets.