Karl Woolfenden
Global Strategy Manager at Permanent Joint Headquarters- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Permanent Joint Headquarters
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Facilities Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Global Strategy Manager
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May 2023 - Present
• Lead global planner of UK niche intelligence and exploitation operations, delivering effective resource management and identifying opportunities for business growth and success. • Key policy and legal advisor to the Directors safeguarding reputational integrity of the business. • Delivery of key organisation development, optimising processes and building high performing teams. • Lead global planner of UK niche intelligence and exploitation operations, delivering effective resource management and identifying opportunities for business growth and success. • Key policy and legal advisor to the Directors safeguarding reputational integrity of the business. • Delivery of key organisation development, optimising processes and building high performing teams.
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Strategic Command
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United Kingdom
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Armed Forces
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100 - 200 Employee
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Capability Development Manager
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Jul 2019 - May 2023
• Achieved acceptance of evidence-based proposals, to accelerate the schedule for the Lethal Effects project, worth £3.2 million, by two years.• Project managed a complex project worth £6 million, staying within schedule and budget.• Led revolutionary business resilience through delivery of written direction, training programmes and an assurance framework; all delivered beyond the expectations of the directors.• Investigated different systems and subject matters by conferring with SMEs to identify opportunities to increase performance across the business.• Led tutorials, workshops, and demonstrations to gain stakeholder support in delivering concepts.• Created shared internal learning accounts and established external feedback procedures to provide Learning from Experience records.• Led cross department work delivering written concepts, policies, and instructions; thereby, insuring clarity, consistency, and efficiency across the business.• Assessed quality and effectiveness of ongoing training programmes to drive continuous improvement. Show less
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Operations Manager
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Aug 2011 - Jul 2019
• Designed and developed procedures for all niche UK intelligence operations in the broader Middle East and North Africa, ensuring best practice for over 50 personnel across eight platforms in five countries.• Exceeded expectations by creating a role delivering an assurance and mentoring framework for unique multi-national intelligence operations in Central Asia, increasing the ability of the organisation to provide exploitation opportunities for NATO.• Analysed intelligence to inform operational planning, ensuring alignment with strategic intent and relevant legislation and policy.• Conducted comprehensive risk assessments during operational planning, producing extensive control measures and appropriate contingency plans to mitigate against significant physical and presentational risks.• Maintained confidentiality, duty of care and sensitivity whilst disseminating information to various departments within the Ministry of Defence, allies and across government agencies.• Provided time sensitive and critical information to senior leaders to improve and support decision making.• Evaluated impact of current policies, compiling findings into official reports to influence policy development and ministerial permissions.• Managed client expectations of services provided though close communications with partners, external agencies, and other stakeholders.• Devised evidence-based policies and practical implementation methods to maximise efficiency, outputs, and outcomes. Show less
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Education
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Summerhill Secondary School