Ministry of Defence Senior Civil Service Secondary Paid Employment 2025 to 2026
Published 10 June 2026
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| Name of SCS | Role (in the department) | Outside Employment |
|---|---|---|
| First name and surname | Job title and grade | Name of company and job title |
| Eileen Jessop | Chief Digital & Information Officer, Strategic Command, SCS 1 | Non-Executive Director, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust |
| William Rimington | Head Cyber Security Advisory and Assurance Services, Strategic Command, SCS 1 | Managing Director, Thomas Murray Cyber Ltd |
| Rachael Asquith | Deputy Director Navy Nuclear Finance, Navy Command, SCS 1 | Umpire, All England Netball Association Ltd |
| Heather Houston | SRO Infrastructure, Navy Command, SCS 1 | EPA Assessor, Institution of Civil Engineers |
| Alex Khalifa | CSM DD, Head Office and Corporate Services, SCS 1 | Director, Richings Park Services |
| Susan Wright | Head Security Services Group, Army Command, SCS 1 | Lady Usher to The King, Royal Household |
| Sherin Aminossehe | Director Growth and Missions, Head Office and Corporate Services, SCS 2 | Senior Advisor/NED for Places for London, Transport for London |
| James Crosfield | Strategic Planning Function Operations, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, SCS 1 | Partner, Lower Langham Farm Partnership |
| James Muncie | Head of Counter Economic Threats, Head Office and Corporate Services, SCS 1 | Visiting Lecturer, University of Manchester |
| Paul O’Neill | Senior Directing Staff A, Strategic Command, SCS 1 | Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute |
| James Cook | Director People Transformation, Head Office and Corporate Services, SCS 2 | Non-Executive Director, Rugby Football Union |
| Nick Coward | Head of Lethality & Protect 4 - Engineering, Support, and TEST, Defence Equipment & Support | Director, Berrycourt Development Ltd & Partner, M R Coward Farm Partnership |
| Andrew Keith Robinson | DTAP Senior Advisor, Defence Equipment & Support | Senior Advisor UK DTAP, AEI (KSA-based employer on behalf of the UK DTAP) |
| Sam des Forges | Director of Conduct, Equity & Justice, Head Office and Corporate Services, SCS 2 | Member of the EOBDF, External Oversight Body of the Defence Forces & Member of Joint Audit Committee, MPS and MOPAC Joint Audit Committee |
| Paul Hughes | Technical Authority Land, Defence Equipment & Support | Director, PBH Services Limited & End Point Assessor (Freelance), Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) |
| Nigel Vaughan | Senior Advisor (AUKUS), Head Office and Corporate Services, SCS1 | UK MOD Secondee, QinetiQ Ltd |
| Tim Dafforn | CSA, Head Office and Corporate Services, SCS3 | Professor, University of Birmingham & Member of REF committee, UKRI |
| Alan Wightman | Head of Strategic Workforce Planning, NAD Group, SCS1 | Director, Opt2Learn Ltd |