FCDO Services
Melanie Johnson has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Melanie currently holds the position of Director of Global Logistics Operations at FCDO Services, a role they have held since February 2022. Prior to this, they were the Strategic Account Director at FCDO Services from November 2018 to March 2022, and before that, they served as the Customer Business Director from July 2017 to November 2018.
Before joining FCDO Services, Melanie worked at Crown Commercial Service as the Business Operations Manager from October 2016 to July 2017. Melanie also had a previous role at Crown Commercial Service as the Senior Contracts Manager from March 2015 to July 2017, where they focused on achieving value for money, high performance, and innovation from private industry contracts.
Earlier in their career, Melanie worked at the Legal Aid Agency as the Area Contract Manager from May 2001 to February 2015. In this role, they managed a portfolio of Legal Aid contracts and specialized in Mental Health law. Prior to that, they held the position of Senior Committee Manager at London Councils from April 1997 to April 2001, and they started their career as a Policy Officer at the Local Government Association from January 1994 to April 1997.
Melanie Johnson has an extensive education history. Melanie earned a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Applied Social Sciences from Kingston University in 1990. Melanie then pursued a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from Middlesex University, which they completed in 1992. Later, they obtained a Master of Arts in Social Policy and Administration from Goldsmiths, University of London in 1997. More recently, they earned a Master of Science in Management and Organization Analysis from Birkbeck, University of London in 2010. Additionally, they hold a certification in MSc Management and Organizational Analysis from Birkbeck, University of London.
FCDO Services
For over 60 years, we have been keeping our customers’, assets and information safe all around the world. We are essentially a public sector organisation, which gives us a strong ethos of service. Yet we are commercial too. This rare blend of governmental stability and commercial drive allows us to be dynamic and keenly competitive within our markets. We do vital work on a global scale. We design and deliver secure services to high-level customers, such as governments and international organisations, all over the world – often in places that others don’t go. From personal and site security, to counter eavesdropping and sophisticated cloud solutions, our customers look to us to keep their information and assets secure in a constantly changing world. To respond, we need to continue to deliver solutions that are truly world class, We are an organisation of immense capability. Our work protects information, national interests and people worldwide. Our customers face ever-changing security challenges. We respond with speed, agility and technological innovation and are able to deliver solutions anywhere in the world. Our complex work is always important, and takes place on a global scale - often in very demanding environments. Join our diverse and accomplished team, and you’ll find careers with unparalleled variety and an ingrained culture of excellence, more than this, you'll find a job to be proud of. Many of our roles are truly international, but whatever you do here, you’ll support and deliver complex work that just matters more. Your contribution will help keep people safe, protect critical information and safeguard national interests. As such, your work will have greater significance. And the impact you make will reach further. Put simply, your job will be bigger. Our careers are as diverse as our organisation. Whatever your skills, find out where we might have a role for you.