Stephen Burton

Experience

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  HQ 4 Armd Bde

  Sept 1999 - Jun 2002

  Senior Advisor on Pers Admin/HR/Career Managment/Assurance and Mil Ops

  Deliver and assure the area Equality & Diversity Action Plan and IIP for 25 organisations.Plan and conduct the HR and Welfare Assurance regime for 25 OrganisationsProvide career management and HR advice to 250 HR personnel within the area Project manage deployment and redeployment of 5000 personnel to Poland Middle East and Kosovo

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  Army Personnel Centre

  Jun 2002 - Jun 2004

  Senior Advisor on the manning and career managment of AGC (SPS) Soldiers

  Provide timely and effective career management, appraisal and recruitment advice to over 4800 HR personnel worldwide

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  HQ UKSC(G)

  Jun 2004 - Apr 2006

  Staff Officer in J1
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  HQ LAND Forces

  Apr 2006 - Jun 2007

  Technical Advisor on Pers Admin/HR and Head of Assurance and Governance for overseas trg units
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  HQ 5th Division

  Jun 2007 - Apr 2010

  Commander Staff & Personnel Support

  Principal HR & Financial Advisor to the CE Head of Assurance for military units in Central UKCareer Manager for 85 OfficersHead of the Business Process Review of Royal College of Defence Medicine, Birmingham

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  Ministry of Defence

  Apr 2010 - Jun 2012

  Senior Management in HR, Mil Ops, Facilities Managment and Welfare for Scotland and North of England

  Principal Advisor to the CE on HR, Welfare, Personal Services and FM.Principal Officer and head of department for 6 SEO, 10 HEO, 6 Band Ds and 13 E1s Lead on Project AVANTI and project manage the transition to a new 2* HQ in Aldershot and the transfer of all key functions. Project manage the closedown of the old HeadquartersLiaising and collaborating with the CE and staff of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo for the provision of military supportHead of the assurance team conducting a Business Process Review of the ministerial endorsed Royal Irish Aftercare Service in NI, SANDES, a service charitable organisation, and the Queen Victoria School, Dunblane culminating in the production of three separate reports for submission to the 4* Army Headquarters Show less

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  HM Forces Cyprus

  May 2012 - Apr 2014

  Station Commander, Episkopi Station

  Head of Establishment for a large tri service overseas garrison with a focus on Health & Safety, infrastructure services and management and community support to 2800 residents. Responsible for support to military operations, estate management including housing and single accommodation, landlord to 20 local Cypriot traders and contractors and governance on the delivery of primary health to 3100 patients at risk, Managing Trustee for a large, diverse charitable, non-public account and School Governor for a services secondary school. Show less

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  HQ ISAF/NCC

  Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

  Media & Public Affairs Advisor to Deputy Commander ISAF

  Media Minding 3* Commander during media interviews and events.Preparation of Commanders media plan including in-theatre media programme for the Daily Telegraph and the Parliamentarian and RUSI presentations on return to London on completion of deployment Media Handling journalists from the Daily Telegraph, Guardian, BBC and Radio 5Media Monitoring & Evaluation, preparation of briefs, LTT and key messaging including input into Strategic CommunicationLiaising and collaborating with Directorate of Media and Communications, Cabinet Office to ensure strategic messages and plan remain coherentDeveloped Vetting Show less

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  West Midlands Personnel Recovery Unit

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2015

  Commanding Officer

  Career Management, welfare support and personal development of staffCoordination of the delivery of health and wellbeing, social and welfare support and employment support to wounded, injured and sick service personnel within the West MidlandsLiaison and collaboration with the local authority, NHS and 3rd Sector charities to ensure the smooth transition of soldiers into a appropriately skilled and supported civilian life.Principal Advisor on recovery and transition

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  Blesma, The Limbless Veterans

  Jan 2016 - now

  Support Officer