Steve Mardlin MBE MBA ACMA

Experience

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  Royal Navy

  Jan 2005 - Aug 2012

  Partnering Contract Joint Business and Change Programme Manager Wide range of logistics, planning, HQ policy and finance jobs over 24 years Partnering Relationship and Contract Management with focus on joint international training opportunities Resources and Manpower planning prioritisation Costing and improving supply chain movements including 6 months in-theatre logistics planning and movements coordination

  • Chief of Staff & Business Manager Portsmouth Naval Base

    Aug 2010 - Aug 2012

  • Logistics Officer

    Jan 1989 - Jan 2011

  • International Defence Training & Partnering

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  • Resources and Plans

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Logistics Operations

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2007
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  Royal Navy

  Oct 2012 - Sept 2015

  Managing diverse organisation supporting 700 military staff and their families including: Catering & Accommodation Facilities; Motor Transport; Armament Depot; Pay & Accounting Administration; Education & Training Unit; Medical Support; Cleaning & Grounds Maintenance; and, Community Support Team (Social Workers, Nursery, Community Development Team)Line management of 305 civilian and 23 military personnelProvision of logistics, personnel, and medical policy advice and directionBudget Holder of £1.2M (exclusive of manpower costs) Show less

  • Staff Officer Organisation Design

    Nov 2014 - Sept 2015

  • Assistant Chief of Staff Support and Commanding Officer Joint Support Unit

    Oct 2012 - Oct 2014
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  Royal Navy

  Nov 2015 - Dec 2022

  To command and lead the Maritime Reserves to generate trained and deployable personnel, manage the £20M budget and develop the business management functions to enable efficient, effective and MI enabled decision making. Also leading on all matters relating to Force Generation, operations, training delivery and policy implementation. Responsible for the Force Development of the Maritime Reserve. This is delivered through leading a Transformation Programme with multiple supporting projects. Also responsible for all matters relating to Maritime Reserves strategy, policy development, corporate communications and recruiting. Working with Department or Health & Social Care to assist with planning the response to Covid-19, and undertake liaison with the MOD for military support Key Leader Engagement in the Iraqi Government with specific responsibility for Border Force capabilities and development of their security operations on the Syrian border. Worked with multi-national agencies including European Union and United Nations to align activity across military, policing and humanitarian sectors. Led team to plan, prepare and successfully choreograph conference of national strategic importance with over 100 delegates including 13 nations’ Chiefs of Defence Seconded to Border Force (Home Office) to lead a team of Programme Management and Operational Planning experts to deliver National EU Exit Contingency Plans. Mentored Border Force Directors in complex planning activity, and oversaw development of briefing and planning tools for the Border Force. Working with HMRC, DEFRA and BEIS, assigned as the Border Force lead for cross-Government operational testing of the plans As part of the Modernising Defence Programme, as a logistics expert, joined multi-disciplinary team of military, Civil Service and “PA Consulting” staff to identify ways of delivering better military capability whilst getting value for money from the Support Network. Synthesised multiple workstreams and proposals into compelling Business Case with multiple stakeholder agreement; recommendations agreed by the Defence Change & Efficiency Board Led a far-reaching strategic review of the Maritime Reserve, a force of 3200 people across multiple disciplines, to reshape their capabilities and HQ structures. The recommendations to modernise and change the Maritime Reserve were accepted in full and are being implemented. Awarded MBE for Programme Managing the RN’s Structural Rebalancing Plan with 7 inter-locking projects to reduce positions ashore to enable filling more jobs at sea

  • Deputy Commander Maritime Reserve

    Apr 2021 - Dec 2022

  • DACOS Reserves Transformation

    Sept 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Health & Social Care Covid-19 Planning

    Mar 2020 - Sept 2020

  • Key Leader Engagement

    Sept 2019 - Feb 2020

  • National Security Directorate

    May 2019 - Sept 2019

  • No Deal EU Exit Contingency Planner

    Nov 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Defence Support Network Transformation

    Jul 2018 - Oct 2018

  • Maritime Reserve Strategic Review

    Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Programme Manager

    Nov 2015 - Sept 2017
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  University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

  Dec 2022 - now

  Hospital Director