Staff Profile

Head of Business, Innovation & Skills

• Professional Services lead for business, innovation and skills (BIS) within the Faculty of Science, Agriculture & Engineering.
• Works in partnership with Dean of BIS to develop and implement a Faculty BIS strategy, addressing the Government’s Levelling Up agenda, taking into account the commitment to Net Zero and wider environmental and social commitments.
• Account Manager for the Faculty, co-ordinating various teams that support and facilitate business, innovation and skills. 
• Undertaking a one year secondment from Deputy Director of Faculty Operations role.

Deputy Director of Faculty Operations

• Leads the Faculty Student & Academic Services Team of around 50 staff across five core teams: Student Recruitment & Outreach, Education, Learning Partnerships, Global and Planning & Performance.
• Responsible for the Global activity of the Faculty, including International Relations and Partnerships, student recruitment with global reach and student mobility.
• Responsible for Engagement activity including community and school STEMM outreach, engagement between students and industry, and external partnerships.
• Responsible for the planning process of the Faculty including Strategic Planning, Annual Reviews, Student Number Planning and Business Continuity and Risk Management.
• Deputises for the Director of Faculty Operations across all work functions as required.

Worked for Newcastle University since 1997 in a number of roles ranging from technical laboratory work, financial administration, student lifecycle management and senior leadership positions.

The aspects of my current role that I enjoy most are leadership, mentoring and developing new business and international partnerships. I feel proud to work for a world-leading University with research and teaching activities that make a difference to people's lives locally, nationally and internationally.

I am proud to be a Trustee of The Chronicle Sunshine Fund.

Qualifications:

Project Fundamentals Qualification accredited by the Association for Project Management

Certificate in Internal Workplace Mediation accredited by Acas

Certificate in Management accredited by the Chartered Management Institute

BA Hons Business and Finance

HND Business Management

Memberships:

Association of University Administrators (AUA)

Chartered Management Institute (CMI) 

Association for Project Management (APM)