Jennifer Le Breton-Edis
Waterlooville,Hampshire
Summary
Accomplished professional with a strong focus on team leadership and customer relationship management both within Dstl and law enforcement organisations. Demonstrates expertise in innovation, transformation, and change management, driving strategic thinking and capability development. Advocates for diversity while excelling in financial skills and customer awareness. Competent at both strategic and operational levels, with proven ability of technical leadership through the successful delivery of a range of research, analysis and consultancy programmes both within MOD and elsewhere in Government. Recognised as a problem solver who takes a holistic approach to solving complex problems and who is proactive and flexible with proven ability to use influence and negotiation skills to develop solutions through building multi-disciplinary teams. Security cleared at Developed Vetting level.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Group Leader, Air Analysis Group
Dstl
- Ensured efficient task completion to meet projected deadlines.
- Fostered team cohesion by organising regular group meetings.
- Led project presentations for improved stakeholder understanding.
- Promoted open communication for better problem-solving and decision-making processes.
- Maintained focus on objectives, resulting in successful project completion.
- Facilitated training sessions to enhance team's technical skills and competencies.
- Collaborated with other leaders to align group objectives with organisational goals.
- Solved conflicts amongst team members, fostering a harmonious work environment.
- Managed resources effectively, preventing wastage whilst optimising utility.
- Monitored progress regularly, ensuring adherence to project timelines and quality standards.
- Established clear performance expectations with regular feedback and recognition of efforts.
- Welcomed attendees with warm, friendly service to encourage active participation.
Group Leader, Strategic & Operational Analysis
Dstl
01.2020 - 04.2025
- The Group provides impartial evidence-based analysis and advice that directly supports policy making, capability procurement decisions and informs the direction of future research.
- Leading a group of people and responsible for ensuring the development and delivery of capability (internally and externally) is in-line with the programme plans, capability development plans and DST's Science and Technology Strategy.
- Champions leadership, CPD, Innovation and Exploitation.
- Leading a Group through a significant organizational change to align with external drivers.
- Setting up and leading a new Group through change. The Group has restructured three times in four years.
- Strategic leadership to steward capability in order to deliver increasing demand.
- The Group provides impartial evidence-based analysis and advice that directly supports policy making, capability procurement decisions and informs the direction of future research.
Group Leader
Dstl
01.2018 - 01.2020
- The Weapon Systems Group provides specialist weapons systems analysis and advice throughout the CADMID Cycle for both Conventional and Novel weapon systems and in collaboration with industry, academia and international partners.
- Leading a group of people and responsible for ensuring the development and delivery of capability (internally and externally) is in-line with the programme plans, capability development plans and DST's Science and Technology Strategy.
- Champions leadership, CPD, Innovation and Exploitation.
- Re-org of the Group to meet current and future demand.
- Establishing a new leadership team and restructure of capabilities and setting future strategy.
- The WS Group provides specialist weapons systems analysis and advice throughout the CADMID Cycle for both Conventional and Novel weapon systems and in collaboration with industry, academia and international partners.
Group Leader
Dstl
01.2016 - 01.2018
- The Land Platforms Group provides integrated Land platform systems analysis, integration and technology advice and support to procurement and research programmes.
- Leading a group of people and responsible for ensuring the development and delivery of capability (internally and externally) is in-line with the programme plans, capability development plans and DST's Science and Technology Strategy.
- Champions leadership, CPD, Innovation and Exploitation.
- Group strategy and vision led by people and technical leaders in the Group.
- Year on year improvement in HYS Survey in relation to leadership & engagement.
- The LPG Group provides integrated Land platform systems analysis, integration and technology advice and support to procurement and research programmes.
Team Leader
Dstl
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: The LVLT Team provides Vulnerability, Lethality and Threat advice and support within the Land domain.
- People management and leadership including developing and sustaining capability.
- Build and develop one team which was previously two separate teams prior to organisational restructure.
- The LVLT Team provides Vulnerability, Lethality and Threat advice and support within the Land domain.
Team Leader
Dstl
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Company Overview: The ETES Team provides simulation and synthetic environments to support experimentation, education, training and test evaluation across the Training Research Programme.
- Enable the ETES Team to support, deliver and exploit the Training Research Programme including the SE Tower and interactions with the Defence Human Capability Science & Technology Centre (DHCSTC).
- Following a reduction in the work programme for team members, ensured that team members were re-deployed to other areas in the lab through re-skilling or moving to other roles either internally or externally to Dstl.
- The ETES Team provides simulation and synthetic environments to support experimentation, education, training and test evaluation across the Training Research Programme.
Team Leader
Dstl
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Company Overview: The purpose of the CS Team is to apply scientific methodology that focuses on Crime within the Security and Defence environment.
- People management and leadership in developing new capability for Dstl including developing new business.
- Set up and developed a new team including securing new business which enabled a regular funding stream to ensure the development of the new capability.
- The purpose of the CS Team is to apply scientific methodology that focuses on Crime within the Security and Defence environment.
Team Leader
Dstl
01.2010 - 01.2012
- Company Overview: The Team utilises the forefront of Resilience and Security Theory, research and analytical techniques to build a coherent, cohesive and comprehensive approach in supporting MoD and OGDs to support high-level policy and strategic decision making.
- Line management of staff and their effective allocation to projects.
- Technical leadership of projects within the Security Domain.
- Half way through the first year took responsibility for integrating a disbanded team ‘The Futures Team' into this team (19 members).
- High performance team including successfully achieved two inward secondees on the floor plate from industry for two year contracts.
- The Team utilises the forefront of Resilience and Security Theory, research and analytical techniques to build a coherent, cohesive and comprehensive approach in supporting MoD and OGDs to support high-level policy and strategic decision making.
Senior Strategic Analyst
Dstl
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Company Overview: The Team utilises the forefront of Resilience and Security Theory, research and analytical techniques to build a coherent, cohesive and comprehensive approach in supporting MoD and OGDs to support high-level policy and strategic decision making.
- Technical leadership and project management of projects within the team or across the lab.
- People management tasks as directed by Team Leader.
- Department lead and coordinator for the production of a ‘New Starter Handbook' and the design and delivery of a new PCS Local Induction.
- Returning customers for follow on work from OCG Customers.
- The Team utilises the forefront of Resilience and Security Theory, research and analytical techniques to build a coherent, cohesive and comprehensive approach in supporting MoD and OGDs to support high-level policy and strategic decision making.
Community Safety Analyst
Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth
01.2008 - 11.2008
- Company Overview: Safer Portsmouth Partnership
- Undertake strategic analysis and provide advice on crime and disorder issues within Portsmouth whilst providing line management for researchers.
- Designed and implemented a new Hampshire wide process to provide the first joint Police and Partnership Strategic Assessment which was identified as best practice within Hampshire.
- Safer Portsmouth Partnership
Senior Strategic Intelligence Analyst
Surrey Police Headquarters
01.2004 - 01.2008
- Company Overview: Serious & Organised Crime Directorate
- Leader & manager of other line managers (Higher Intelligence Analysts and Police Officers) who held line manager responsibilities for Junior Analysts and Researchers for the Force Intelligence Bureau.
- Preparation and delivery of analysis for the Home Office, Association of Chief Police Officers and National Serious and Organised Crime.
- Serious & Organised Crime Directorate
Senior Divisional Intelligence Analyst
Hampshire Constabulary
01.2001 - 01.2004
Criminal Intelligence Analyst
National Crime Agency
01.2000 - 01.2001
Defence Business Marketing
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Company Overview: Co-ordinator for Crew Services (IT Consultancy for Defence)
- Co-ordinator for Crew Services (IT Consultancy for Defence)
Education
BA (Hons) - Business Administration
Southampton University
09.1995 - 06.1998
US High School Diploma - with Honours
Sedro Woolley
Seattle, Washington, USA 06.1994 - 06.1995
A-Levels - undefined
Hautlieu School
Jersey, Channel Islands 01.1992 - 01.1994
G.C.S.E's - undefined
Hautlieu School
Jersey, Channel Islands 01.1990 - 01.1992
Skills
- Leadership expertise
- Analytical Skills
- Staff development
- Performance Management
- Recruitment and hiring
- Mentoring capability
- Innovation
- Transformation
- Change Management
- Strategic Thinking
- Capability Development
- Diversity Advocacy
- Financial Skills
- Customer Awareness
- Excellence in Delivery
- Organisational agility
Affiliations
- Masters Swimmer & Qualified England Swimming Judge Official
- School Governor
- Walking Dog and Family time
Certificates
- National Policing Improvement Agency, National Intelligence Analyst Qualification, 01/01/01
- I2 Limited, i2 certificate – National Technical Requirement for Intelligence Analysts within Law Enforcement & Security, 01/01/03
- National Policing Improvement Agency, Transformation Leadership & Management Certificate, 01/01/04
- National Policing Improvement Agency, National Leadership, Recruitment and Selection Qualification, 01/01/04
- National Policing Improvement Agency, National Strategic Intelligence Analysis & Strategic Assessment Certificate, 01/01/04
- Graduated from the Dstl Senior Leaders Programme ‘My Personal Best' 2021 – 2023.
- Trials Manager Line Manager Awareness Course & Practitioner.
- Supervising Staff Safely Course – 2019 & Leading Safely (ISOH approved) 2021.
- Membership of Chartered Management Institute (CMI) working towards Chartership which offers fast track due to business degree. Can also be used towards Certificate in Personnel Management (if pursued).
- Trained and performed in Dstl Duty Establishment Incident Manager (DIEM)
- Membership of the OR Society.
- Membership of UCL Security and Crime Science Evidence Based Policing Society.
- Membership of ACIA – Association of Criminal Intelligence Analysis Association.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Group Leader, Strategic & Operational Analysis
Dstl
01.2020 - 04.2025
Group Leader
Dstl
01.2018 - 01.2020
Group Leader
Dstl
01.2016 - 01.2018
Team Leader
Dstl
01.2015 - 01.2016
Team Leader
Dstl
01.2014 - 01.2015
Team Leader
Dstl
01.2012 - 01.2014
Team Leader
Dstl
01.2010 - 01.2012
Senior Strategic Analyst
Dstl
01.2008 - 01.2010
Community Safety Analyst
Portsmouth City Council
01.2008 - 11.2008
Senior Strategic Intelligence Analyst
Surrey Police Headquarters
01.2004 - 01.2008
Senior Divisional Intelligence Analyst
Hampshire Constabulary
01.2001 - 01.2004
Criminal Intelligence Analyst
National Crime Agency
01.2000 - 01.2001
Defence Business Marketing
01.1998 - 01.2000
BA (Hons) - Business Administration
Southampton University
09.1995 - 06.1998
US High School Diploma - with Honours
Sedro Woolley
06.1994 - 06.1995
A-Levels - undefined
Hautlieu School
01.1992 - 01.1994
G.C.S.E's - undefined
Hautlieu School
01.1990 - 01.1992
Group Leader, Air Analysis Group
Dstl
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