Matthew Hart

While studying an MA, working as a researcher, project manager, corporate investigator, HR consultant.

Senior manager. Head of HR, recruitment, skills development, mediation; budget control, payroll, audits, procurement; project management, IT systems and cybersecurity; facilities and residence management. Coached and mentored managers on consultation management, led regular all-staff development sessions. Delivered regional IT overhaul project. Project managed Diplomatic building project. Redesigned and rolled out new recruitment systems and process.

RDT is a mobile crisis response unit in the UK Consular Department. RDT Team Leaders: Are on call 24/7 Work in crisis zones, setup mobile IT & office processes Assist UK nationals abroad during an emergency Work flexibly, quickly, proactively, as teams & independently Are selected through a rigorous process, including: Security clearance Multi stage interview and psychological testing 2-week residential training course

Daily operations; HR; IT systems. Line managed 20-40 staff. Led approx. 50 staff through restructure & redundancy process. Led project with Irish & Belgian Immigration to deliver shared visa services in China. Applied Lean Six Sigma approach to large-scale process improvement reviews. Wrote new process flows using MS Office (Visio)

I sharpened my research skills and techniques, developing improved qualitative and quantitative research abilities. The focus of my studies was China and its systems of domestic governance and international relations with Europe, the EU and the wider world. My GPA was 1,6