Matthew Dawson

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Northampton, England, United Kingdom

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Timeline
About me
Senior Intelligence, Security and Risk Manager - UK MoD
Education
- Staffordshire University
  2018 - 2020
  Master of Arts - MA Criminal Justice/Police Science First Class
  Crime, Terrorism and Global Security
- Staffordshire University
  2014 - 2016
  Bachelor's degree Security and Intelligence First Class
Experience
- UK Ministry of Defence
  Feb 2013 - now
  Responsible for providing security and resilience assurance to civilian and MOD sites both domestically and overseas. Team Leader for UK COVID Task force, created to provide direct support to the UK government during the COVID-19 outbreak. Responsible for leading an Team of intelligence and counter-intelligence analysts, providing direct support to the Scottish Government and wider UK Government. Role included direct inter-governmental liaison between Scottish and English Governments.Award a commendation on the 2021 NYE honours list as a result of this role.
  - Senior Intelligence Manager
    Nov 2023 - now
  - Resilience Specialist
    Nov 2019 - Nov 2023
  - Senior Security Manager
    Feb 2021 - Oct 2021
  - Operations Team Lead
    Mar 2020 - Nov 2020
  - Senior Intelligence Analyst
    Jun 2016 - Nov 2019
  - Intelligence Analyst
    Feb 2013 - Jun 2016
- AMPTHILL & DISTRICT COMMUNITY RUGBY CLUB LIMITED
  Jul 2017 - Jun 2019
  Rugby Player
  Semi Professional Rugby Player - English National One / Championship
- Cambridge Rugby Club
  Jul 2019 - now
  Rugby Player
  Semi Professional Championship Rugby Player
Licenses & Certifications
- Level 4 Award for Professional Recognition (Leadership and Management)
  City & Guilds
  Jan 2021
- PRINCE2® 2017 Practitioner
  AXELOS Global Best Practice
  Oct 2022
- Strategic Risk and Crisis Management - Level 6 Diploma
  The Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM)
  Apr 2025
- Affiliateship (AfCGI) (Leadership and Management)
  City & Guilds
  Jan 2021
- Level 5 Award for Professional Recognition (Leadership and Management)
  City & Guilds
  Jan 2021
- Licentiateship (LCGI) (Leadership and Management)
  City & Guilds
  Jan 2021
- PRINCE2® 2017 Foundation
  AXELOS Global Best Practice
  Sept 2022
- CMI Level 3 Diploma - First Line Management (QCF)
  Chartered Management Institute
  Feb 2016
- Level 3 Award - Information Support
  Ofqual
  Jun 2016