Ben Davies3 Kingsmead, Cemetery Lane, Kennington , Ashford , TN24 9EQ •07879068417 • daviesbenw@gmail.com

Profile

An experienced manager who is adept in all areas of decision-making,operational administration, people management, budgetary control, strategyformulation and contingency planning with excellent numerical and verbalanalysis skills. Collaborative communicator, negotiator, and leader with talent forestablishing productive relationships with Clients, Suppliers and Top Executivesand building strong, motivated teams through targeted training, supervision andmentoring.

Key Skills/Competencies

√ PRINCE2®:2009 Foundation Certification√ Six Sigma Green Belt Certification√ Six Sigma Black Belt Certification (SSBB)√ Project Management Professional (PMP®)√ PMBOK® Guide - Fifth Edition-aligned√ ITIL V3 Foundation√ ITIL® Intermediate Service Capability Modules√ Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)√ Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence Certification√ Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) Certification√ PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)√ Certified Associate in Project Management√ (CAPM) - PMBOK® Guide - Fifth Edition-aligned√ Professional in Human Resources (PHR)Senior Professional in HumanResources (SPHR)

Achievements

√ Implemented a number of social housing cost reduction projects whichexecuted volume reduction clauses,renegotiated volume constraints torelease surplus accommodation back into the housing market and terminated providers with excessive surplus stock.√ Delivered immediate savings which boosted contribution to the Gershonefficiency targets and made the first step in changing the way in whichemployer contracted with the market. Received Green status at OGCGateway.√ Drove change and cost reduction through increased competition,delivering improved commercial terms and increased flexibility through astandard contract.

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July 2015- Present

January 2013 - July 2015

√ The competition realised procurement savings on a like for like basis of£15m per year over the life of the contracts. Improved flexibility, volumereduction and contract review terms will enabled further volume savings ofapproximately £203m over the 5 year life of the contracts against previouscontractual terms.√ Elsewhere, achieved net contract termination savings of £20.6m andproject savings (with other deals) of £37.1m.√ As Lead for Border Force Joint Intelligence Unit (“JIU”), oversaw themanagement of a number of operations which have seriously disruptedcross-border criminal activity.√ Ran two projects for the innovation-led Border Force TransformationTeam:√ Recognising a gap in internet open source intelligence research, led aproject identifying resourcing, legal compliance and training needs, makingvarious recommendations to the Head of Unit. Led a project integratingfunctionality of three intelligence teams into one new AD command.

Work ExperienceProject Delivery Capability Adviser

√ Oversee various initiatives to build strategic capability and enhanceprogramme capacity of the Home Office programme and project portfolio.√ Designed and continue to consult on Resource Schedule build for GMPPand mission critical Home Office programmes.√ Delivering Skills Profiler database used for Home Office-wide PPMprofessional job- matching and deployments.√ Jobs brokering.√ Talent management.√ Relationship-building and client care.√ Facilitated various best-value learning opportunities for project deliverycommunity members.√ Stakeholder engagement with third party suppliers.√ Planning.√ Programme resource reporting.√ Benefits realisation and cashable & non-cashable savings.

Lead Officer Border Force Joint Intelligence Unit (JIU)

√ Role: Led the unit in carrying out a diverse and varied range of researchand development to assist JIU partners in progression of their work.Sourced and processed intelligence development leads to progress intoquick-time immigration and commodity crime intelligence products fordevelopment into investigations by partner bodies such as UK Visas andImmigration criminal investigators, Police Special Branch and NationalCrime Agency. Engaged with key domestic and foreign law enforcementagencies in pursuit of common objective of preventing cross-borderorganised and general serious crime.√ Achievements:Engaged with Kent Police for scoping and de-conflictionpurposes, to enhance synergies and look for new opportunities tocollaborate.To improve the quality of the product provided to partneragencies and stakeholders, I ensured the unit became more focused and

June – August 2009

November 2006-December 2012

productive on business planning objectives by way of triaging, and regularreviews of each piece of intelligence.Facilitated increased detection ofoffenders.These improvements helped the team not only to focus on its corebusiness priorities allowing me to streamline resources but also help thefront line deal with offenders attempting entry at our port.

Lead, Asylum Taskforce UK Border Agency, Home Office

√ Role: Established a purpose built high profile, minister-led taskforce toenhance decision resolution performance in London and South East region.Sourced personnel, IT and accommodation. Lead and manage one of theteams set up: identify backlog work and convert it into high priority work-streams.√ Achievements:Set up a new regional asylum task-force to process,consider and decide upon asylum applications. I consulted with a diverseand wide range of stakeholders in support of the objectives which werewidely adopted.

Presenting Officer UK Border Agency, Home Office

√ Role: Represented decision makers the Secretary of State in Appealsbefore Immigration Judges at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunalagainst decisions taken under immigration, asylum or human rightslegislation, including applications for bail.√ Achievements:Prepared and organised resources efficiently, often takingon cases with little or even no notice and without the HO file and appealbundles. Constantly developed and consolidated my knowledge of complexlegislation, rules, case-law and policy to be effective during hearings.

Education/Professional Development

Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, London Metropolitan University- 2006Bachelor of Laws with Honours (2.2, Hons), University of Warwick Law School-2000