Ibrahim Khan

A results-driven professional offering over 10 years of accomplishments through diverse roles distinguished by commended performance and continuous development of a range of skills, principles and practices in areas such as counter fraud, international diplomacy, governance, risk, project management and financial procurement. Some notable achievements of professional growth enhanced through mediation and project management include leading the ground operation at Edinburgh for the arrivals and departures of world leaders at COP 26 Summit and successfully negotiating a reciprocal waiver via means of developing UK/KSA diplomatic ties in the field of aviation. I lead this visionary project after a year of setting goals, implementing delivery outputs, mitigating risks, and achieved the delivery of a bi-lateral reciprocal Air Navigation Fee Waiver agreement saving the British Crown in excess of £500,000 per annum.

My objectives were achieved by making analytical assessments of team strengths/capabilities, identifying individual strengths and areas of development through prioritisation of continuous self-learning and development through one-to-one mentoring via line management obligations. As a holder of a BA and LLB Law degree, I have honed my abilities in executing procedures, providing service standards, and enforcing legal protocols related to comprehensive planning, research, and control measures for contracts and legal procedures. My proficiency in generating professional-quality reports or legal paperwork has always worked consciously towards delivering clear, frank, and appealing communication within various levels of the organisation.

This commitment to communication also extends to clarifying objectives and asserting authority as needed. I hold vast experience as a desk officer implementing regional policy in KSA and tackling fraud risks within the overseas network. My work on the Air Navigation Waiver involved ensuring support was in place for the development and delivery of the project by processing invitations to tender from ground handling authorities and negotiation of contract T&Cs.

My team provided support on development of the tender evaluation approach, and I successfully negotiated terms and delivered the bi-lateral agreement in accordance with the set guidelines outlined in the project delegation letter and MOD policy. I successfully represented MOD and FCDO in procurements on projects and I was promoted within the department acting as the independent challenge function ensuring programme teams followed FCDO policy throughout procurement ensuring value for money and programme teams worked in accordance with set policy. Within my current role I actively manage a varied and complex portfolio of fraud cases, ranging in different typologies, risk level, and action, where I provide consistent and accurate advice to programme teams across a range of regional departments.

My interest in applying for this position is driven by a desire for

HEO Fraud Specialist at Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (2022-11 – Present)

• Case management – Actively manage a varied and complex portfolio of fraud cases, ranging in different typologies, risk level, and action. I provide consistent and accurate advice to programme teams across a range of regional departments.
• Fraud investigation – Leading on all stages of complex fraud investigations, including planning, managing and delivering. I liaise with a range of stakeholders and manage relationships, both internal and external to the FCDO.
• Counter fraud assignment – Taking on the team lead role and ensuring a seamless review that covers all objectives. This includes supporting team members, careful scoping and planning of the review, delivering fieldwork and writing a concise report.
• Stakeholder engagement – Providing sound and robust advice and guidance to both internal FCDO colleagues and external partners and donors in relation to context specific fraud risks, control mechanisms, and fraud reporting; whilst also sharing lessons learned where appropriate.
• Contributing to wider work – Proactively volunteering and seeking opportunities to be involved in a variety of tasks to help benefit the department. Receiving glowing feedback from Line Manager in Performance Reviews despite not being in the role for very long. This includes hosting fraud awareness workshops, drop-in sessions, stakeholder meetings and assisting in recruitment campaigns.
• Report writing – Produce clear and concise reports, ensuring to detail relevant information and data whilst formulating robust recommendations to help support key decisions.

HEO UK Security Vetting Change Officer at Cabinet Office Glasgow HQ (2022-01 – 2022-11)

• Support the Project Management team, ensure timely management of various reporting requirements. Secretariat work such as embedding best practice project management principles into the VMP.
• Support project managers to draft highlight and status reports and other critical project documentation and reporting. Providing secretariat support to the projects, including collating papers, taking minutes, tracking actions etc.
• Supporting the project managers and the PMO with preparation for assurance reviews, managing updates to the RAID log, and ensuring project resources are appropriately deployed.
• Support the wider project team in the benefits management and realisation process. Maintains important control documentation to ensure compliance within Government guidelines.
• Working across organisation, stakeholders and engaging with senior management.

EO on Temp Promotion to HEO - COP26 Edinburgh Airport Lead Delivery Officer at Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (2021-09 – 2021-12)

• Led the FCDO volunteer team in organising and delivery of over 60 plus commercial and private aircraft's landing into Edinburgh Airport for COP26 World Leaders Summit.
• Arranging meetings with Senior Management and various stakeholder partners to ensure World Leaders arrived and were transported from airside to the venue or their respective hotels with police protocol.
• Responsible for the smooth delivery of US, Israel, Canada, Ukraine and Russian (to name a few) delegations.
• I had received a letter of appreciation from the deputy director of the protocol department for diligently performing to an exemplary standard on a global scale.

EO - Aircraft Clearance Coordinator & Finance Officer at British Embassy, Riyadh (2017-09 – 2021-09)

• Responsibilities included management of devolved Defence Section Budgets along with the operation of the office IMPREST account, paying claims and suppliers in a timely manner.
• Line Management of three staff members with reporting responsibilities for appraisal development. Coordinating with the Foreign Office on large payments and changes to FCO Finance Policy that affect Defence Section business.
• Maintaining the sole responsibility for monitoring and controlling ESCAPADE expenditure and reporting back to International Policy & Planning/HOCS regularly.
• Responsible for implementing FCO and MOD Regional Policy in KSA, involves regular reporting to IPP and FCO Desk officer for the MENA Region.
• Responsible for processing and obtaining of diplomatic flights clearances in an extremely sensitive and efficient manner for Aircraft Flight (Over-flights & Landings) for UK military and civilian Airlines to land in Saudi Arabia by coordinating with the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence and the General Authority of Civil Aviation in aide of government objectives by establishing and maintaining an existing diplomatic relationship and building on years of goodwill built up by the Defence Section and leveraging this to achieve good outcomes in support of our objectives.
• Being solely responsibility to process and coordinate work to others on Military Visa assistance and Facilitation. Side Embassy role as Crisis Team Logistics Manager, responsible to manage the Logistics Crisis Team compromising of eight Embassy colleagues, responsible to delegate work to team members ensure the Embassy vehicles including armoured vehicles are maintained and ready for crisis. Ensuring all sat phones in embassy and staff residences are in working order.
• Responsibility for being the point of contact within the embassy for UK military teams, Defence Section and public for visa inquiries. Successfully coordinating with UK Visas and Immigration Section on requirements and ensure they are clearly communicated.
• Organising and representational responsibilities such as represent the Embassy and the UK as a whole in an official diplomatic capacity at formal external events taking place outside of office hours.

AO - Mobilisation Officer at Army Personnel Centre, Ministry of Defence, Glasgow (2016-09 – 2017-09)

• Career Manager for Army Reservists, responsible for managing their calendars and schedules and ensuring they arrives at training sessions.
• Issuing assignment orders to reservists dealing with HR and Pay related queries

AO - Passport Examiner at HM Passport Office, Glasgow (2015-01 – 2016-09)

• Part time Evening Passport Examiner, responsible for ensuring every passport application regardless of status is fit for Issue, duties and responsibilities involve ensuring application is correct and relevant supporting documents are valid to ensure applicant meets the requirements for a British passport

Fraud Prevention Advisor and Legal Notices Officer at Tesco Bank, Glasgow (2014-09 – 2016-09)

• Responsible for unblocking fraud blocks on customer credit cards, reviewing upcoming fraud trends on customer spending patterns
• Collating FOI and Data Subject Access Requests within Legal time frames.
• Being a case handler for Power of attorney cases and investigation of legal notices.

Store Manager at McDonald Dry Cleaners, Greenock (2010-05 – 2014-08)

• Running two successful businesses and two commercially rented units established since 1948 and being a Line Manager to seven employees.

BA and LLB Law degree in Law. ACFE and ACFS professional Qualification