Kathryn Addison
Departmental Administrator

Profile

Departmental roles

Kathryn is the Departmental Administrator with primary responsibility for the management and co-ordination of a wide range of administrative services and functions across the department, and to manage a team of administrative and secretarial staff in order to ensure that teaching and research activities are supported efficiently and effectively.  She provides on-going continuity in the event of a change of head of department, chair of board of studies, chair of board of examiners, admissions tutors, etc.

Kathryn joined the Department of Environment and Geography in 2004 with a career background in the financial sector before moving into higher education.

Key duties

Office management

• Development, implementation and management of all departmental office systems and procedures, and ensuring accuracy of all data and record keeping (e.g. examinations and assessment results, module choices etc)
• Routine facilities management 

Staff supervision

• Recruitment, induction, supervision, performance management and training of a team of administrative/secretarial staff 

Financial administration and budgets

• Manage and monitor departmental budget and all associated financial administration and reporting
• Day-to-day purchasing and authorisation of expenditure
• Ensure accurate salary payments for associated and contract staff in the department
• Cash handling
• Support for research grant applications 

Student support/Academic support

• Management and administration of departmental undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, examinations and admissions procedures
• Management and administration of departmental teaching programme/teaching timetable/examinations timetable
• Management and administration of allocation students to modules; students to supervisors; collation of assignments, marking and distribution of results
• Assist in the publication of departmental handbooks, prospectuses and other publications
• Organisation and servicing of academic committees and examination boards
• Provide advice to staff and students on a range of University policies, procedures, departmental regulations, personal or welfare issues 

Departmental  First Aider 

Member of ARMA (Association of Research Managers and Administrators)