Experience

SSAFA the Armed Forces charity

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Regional Operations Support Manager

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Delivering gold standard operational support, advice, encouragement and supervision to SSAFA branches and committees to ensure perfomance in excess of the required, in support of beneficiaries.

• Volunteer Support Manager - East Mids & North East

  • Sep 2014 - Apr 2021

  Providing operational support to SSAFA’s branches and service committees and engendering the "one SSAFA" ethos, to ensure gold standard service delivery to beneficiaries.



Royal Air Force Air Cadets

• United Kingdom
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Squadron Commander

  • 2001 - Jun 2019

  Commanding Officer of a Royal Air Force Air Cadet unit. A volunteer role leading and managing the volunteer NCO and Civilian Instructor staffs and cadets. Responsible for the unit's delivery of challenging and developmental activities for young people in accordance with organisational policy, recruitment and retention, health and safety, safeguarding, facility oversight and ensuring the Royal Air Force is visible in the local community through unit participation in public events. Commanding Officer of a Royal Air Force Air Cadet unit. A volunteer role leading and managing the volunteer NCO and Civilian Instructor staffs and cadets. Responsible for the unit's delivery of challenging and developmental activities for young people in accordance with organisational policy, recruitment and retention, health and safety, safeguarding, facility oversight and ensuring the Royal Air Force is visible in the local community through unit participation in public events.



Partnership Working

• Education Administration Programs

• Chair Goole and Howdenshire Community Partnership

  • May 2013 - Aug 2014

  A partnership group comprised of members from the statutory and voluntary sectors as well as community representatives. Working together to identify solutions, remove the blockages to progress and drive the collaborative problem solving approach. I have worked with Partnership members to move business forward whilst demonstrating respect for sometimes conflicting priorities and so maintaining an inclusive atmosphere and spirit within the group. Resigned the Chair role only due to forthcoming change of employment. Show less


Partnerships
• Chair Goole Community Cohesion Task Group

  • 2009 - Aug 2014


Humberside Police

• United Kingdom
• Law Enforcement
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Local and Neighbourhood Policing Inspector

  • 2003 - Aug 2014

  Head a team of Sergeants, Constables, Police Community Support Officers, Support Staff and Volunteer Special Constables, based at 3 locations and in a Neighbourhood Policing role, covering urban and rural areas of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The mission is to make the community a safer place for all using a blended mix of conventional policing with community problem solving and engagement. Partnership working is the key to success and fruitful relationships with statutory, third sector and community groups are central to successful ways of working. Show less

• Police Officer

  • 1983 - Aug 2014

  Operational policing in response, investigation and neighbourhood policing roles, in various ranks.


Various
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Merchant Service - Deck Cadet to Second Mate

  • 1976 - 1983