I am the Assistant HR Director for Operations, which means that I look after the HR Operations team for the whole university, including our HR officers, advisers and partners. I also look after our HR Services team and Compliance team. I am relatively new to the role, having started in…>
Professional Case Studies
Andrea Walters – University Secretary and Director of Human Resources
Career development As the University Secretary and Director of Human Resources, I oversee our legal and governance functions and lead the University’s people agenda through our Human Resources service. I have a role as Clerk to the Board of Governors, which ensures that the Governors are provided with the support…>
Working as Librarians
What do librarians do? The profession once known as ‘librarianship’ has now taken on many different names, and consequently, the role of librarians has also changed in some cases. No longer are librarians simply the custodians of shelves of books, but they also have to look after electronic resources too….>
Human Resources Adviser at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
by Sarah Marten Dorette Morgan spent six months during 2009 at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand undertaking an exchange visit in the Human Resources department where she worked as a Human Resources Adviser. Dorette’s usual job is Personnel Manager at the University of Bristol, working with the Faculty…>
Deputy Director (Placements)
by Sarah Marten Michelle Kavan – Deputy Director (Placements) Michelle Kavan manages the placement team in the Placement and Careers Centre at Brunel University. Michelle’s enthusiastic and energetic approach helped the university to win the “Best University Placement 2010” by Rate my Placement. Each year Michelle’s team of placement officers…>
Operations Manager
by Sarah Marten Liz Plant is the Operations Manager in the School of Hospitality and Tourism, Faculty of Professional Studies at Thames Valley University (TVU). TVU has recently been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for outstanding achievement and excellence in hospitality education in recognition of their continuing contribution within…>
International Accommodation Officer
by Sarah Marten Helena Pritchard has a varied and rewarding role helping international students find accommodation at the University of Glamorgan in Pontypridd, South Wales. Building and maintaining relationships with students from all corners of the world, including Africa, Europe, China, the USA and Mexico are key to Helena’s role….>
Interim Manager
“There’s no standard formula, you just make a difference and move on” Vivian Silverman is an Interim Manager. He works on a number of projects each year, implementing change within different companies. Over the years, many of his projects have been selected by Alium Partners, the leading independent provider of…>
Personal Assistant to the Pro-Vice Chancellor
Suky Sanghera works as a PA to Professor Ian Marshall, who is the Pro-Vice Chancellor at Coventry University with overall responsibility for research. There is nothing routine or repetitive about Suky’s fascinating role, where she has been given every encouragement to develop her skills and take on lots of responsibility….>