As Head of Administration and Finance, I work closely with the Head of Department on all aspects of policy, strategic planning, development, growth and sustainability whilst enabling the administrative team to provide the service, resources, advice and information required for the Department’s effective operation and growth.
I manage the Department's Professional Support Staff Team and on a day-to-day basis I am responsible for the non-academic management and administration of the department. This includes:
- budgeting, financial control and the provision of management information;
- all the financial aspects of the department including purchasing, payments and expense claims;
- research grant applications and pre- and post- award grant management;
- service contracts and consultancy agreements;
- recruitment and selection and all personnel related matters;
- health & safety, well-being, and security;
- academic and student administration;
- communications and events; and
- building and facilities management.
I work directly with the staff in the Social Sciences Divisional Office, senior administrative staff in the University and other heads of administration and finance. In addition, I forge and sustain links with external sponsors and other institutions.
I have an MBA from the Open University, and I am also a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. I joined the Department of Politics and International Relations in July 2024, having previously worked as the Head of Administration and Finance in the Departments of Sociology (2022); Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (2013); Surgical Sciences (2010); and Paediatrics (2005); Socio-Legal Studies (2001). In 2019, I was appointed as Bursar and Official Fellow at Reuben College where I helped build Oxford’s 39th and newest college. In 2008 I managed the set-up and growth of the Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre.
I have previously been a Member of Council, PRAC and Audit and Scrutiny Committee, and am currently a member of BESC. I hold an outside appointment as a member of the Finance Committee for the Physiological Society.
My working hours are generally 7.30am-4.00pm, Monday to Friday with Tuesdays and Fridays from home. Please stop by and say hi if you are in Manor Road.
