1. Alastair Jenkin – Curriculum Vitae
Willow Cottage, 66 Fish Lane, Aldwick, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO21 3AL
Home: 01243 822139; Mobile: 07775 515734
E-mail: ajenkin@sky.com
Profile
Senior Executive Manager and Leader. A Chartered Engineer with extensive project
management experience. Expertise in information and information technology,
training and education delivery, strategic development, human resources,
transformational programmes and military operations, of which many have involved
specifying, contracting and working with industry partners. Noted ability delivering
simple solutions to complex problems, applying creative and innovative approaches.
Key Skills
Human Resources; Systems Engineering; Operational Planning; Information
Management and Exploitation; Programme and Project Management; Training and
Education design and delivery; Leadership; Teamwork; Communication; Risk
Management; Partnering; and Interpersonal.
CareerHistory
NAVY COMMAND HEADQUARTERS
Head of Naval Service Personnel Capability Planning - 2013 - 2016
Developing and providing plans, policies, procedures and management information
for the effective and efficient generation and provision of 30,000+ Naval Service
personnel, for both current and future needs; including winning the argument with
Government for an increase in overall personnel numbers for the first time since the
second world war.
UK PERMANENT JOINT HEADQUARTERS
Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff - Plans, J6 Division - 2011 - 2013
Delivering all aspects of information management and exploitation across PJHQ and
on United Kingdom deployed operations, including UK Lead on NATO Afghan
Mission Network Executive Group, ensuring a coherent and interoperable coalition
(40+ nations) Communications and Information System.
MARITIME WARFARE SCHOOL
Maritime Warfare School and Surface Training Chief of Staff - 2008 - 2011
Executive responsibility for all aspects of the Royal Navy's initial specialist and
through career training for officers and ratings of the Warfare and Weapon
Engineering specialisations; managing the effective outputs of more than 1000
military and civilian staff spread over multiple sites, including Defence Diving School;
firefighting, damage control and CBRN; Royal Naval School of Physical Training.
Defining, monitoring and quality assuring the delivery of multi-million pound training
and facilities management contracts.
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DEFENCE ACADEMY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Director - Technology Division - 2007 - 2008
Delivering the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom’s technology based further
education courses, including performance monitoring and assessment of the delivery
partner's (Cranfield University) academic service provision.
DEFENCE PROCUREMENT AGENCY
Future Aircraft Carrier Integrated Logistics Support Manager - 2006 - 2007
Responsible for the specification of the ‘in service’ support solution and development
of a Whole Life Cost model for the UK’s aircraft carrier programme, and all aspects
of the build contract requirements not covered by the physical ship aspects.
DEFENCE LOGISTICS ORGANISATION
Future Provision of Marine Services Requirements Manager - 2005 - 2006
Specifying the service requirement for Her Majesty’s dockyard based waterborne
services and those for the maintenance of admiralty owned deep sea navigation
marks around the UK. Developing and implementing the communications strategy
for the transfer of c500 public sector employees to the winning private sector bidder.
WARSHIP SUPPORT AGENCY
HM Naval Base Portsmouth - Strategic Development Manager - 2003 - 2006
Leading the Portsmouth Regeneration and Improvement of the Maritime Estate
project, aimed at modernising key facilities to the 21st century. Responsible for the
overall in year Portsmouth Dockyard maintenance and strategic development
programmes.
Qualifications
First Degree – Royal Naval Engineering College 1983 - BSc in General Engineering
Army Command and Staff Course - Staff College, Camberley 1996
Second Degree - Kings College London 1997 - MA Defence Studies
Core Graduate of Acquisition Leadership Development Scheme 2006
Training and ContinuousProfessionalDevelopment
Southern Region Common Purpose Programme 2004
Resource Management in the MOD and Financial Skills Certification 2010
Gartner IT Executive CIO Signature Programme 2011-12
Senior Information Officer Course 2012
Diversity and Inclusion 2014
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development level up programme 2014
Advanced Management Assessment Course, Manchester Business School 2016
CMI Level 8 Certificate in Strategic Development and Leadership
ProfessionalMemberships
Member of Chartered Management Institute
Member of Institute of Engineering and Technology -