Christophe LABARE

In a high-level headquarters, I manage a multi-services structure dedicated to the support of 1,500 servicemen on the garrison of Lyon.

Finance : In charge of supervising 19 accounts managers for an annual amount of 650 k€, I succeeded in increasing the global efficiency by defining new procedures.

Management of pluri- disciplinarian projects : In charge of organizing major activities of the structure with my own budget( 150k€ ) or with specific one’s, I have to define human and technical procurements, organize and coordinate different tasks and conduct the whole activity. For instance:
Communication : international meeting of European troops in Paris in July 2007 (27 countries – 750 persons).
Sport : local and regional sports competition ( running, triathlon, shooting).

Training: Preparation of military personnel running for professional exams or competition. (technical skills on security, general culture, written and oral expression, sport).
Conception, scheduling and coordination of training so as to facilitate personnel’s adaptation to technical and structure’s changing.

Team management: The structure has been heavily restructured twice in three years. It raised human and functional questions that I’ve had to cope with.

For eight years, I’d been leading international security specialized units. My responsibility was actually global from daily administration and management to operational command in action.

Personnel:
Heading teams from 39 to 156 including a quarter of high and medium level managers, I was in charge of daily management, making career’s decisions, annual evaluation.

Training :
Responsible for the level of operation ability of my teams, I was in charge of defining annual training plan, organizing internal or external training sessions and delivering operational certifications.
I was also asked to share my experience with civilian managers during a conference on crises management and human aspects of expatriation.

Logistics:
In order to keep a high technical operational level in my unit, I was also responsible of the organization of procurements and transports. I also supervised transport and storing of dangerous or sensible goods( armament, explosive,…) on legal and security regards.
Before every deployment, I‘d to define the needs and organize terminal procurement.

International operations:
I served in several five or six month’s operations in Bosnia(1998 -Quick reaction force for southern Bosnia), Kosovo(1999-2000-2002, peace enforcement’s force in Mitrovica, inter-ethnic area of responsibility), Ivory Coast’s Republic (2004, peace enforcing on an area of 25000 km2 ).
It developed my skills on managing expatriated personnel, on risks and threats evaluation and intelligence managing, on elaborating and conducting interventions, .
I often had to conduct mediation between adverse political entities, negotiate with local authorities or crowds and collaborate with members of international or non-governmental organizations
I also had to manage media communication to international and local audiences.