• Finance Management
• Strategic Support for Head of Department
• Member of Senior Management Group
• Administrative staffing issues
• Departmental policies and procedures
• Responsibility for producing annual teaching timetable
• Examinations – ratification of final marks
• Services the Board of Studies
• Services Research Committee
• Responsible for physical structure of department - rooms, furnishings, telephones, repairs, maintenance and equipment

• Office manager
• Oversees all admin for the Undergraduate Programme
• PA to Head of Department
• Assists the Chair of the Board of Studies
• Services Senior Management Group
• Services Teaching Committee
• Services Staff/Student Committee
• Administrative staffing issues
• VLE admin 

• Works on activities related to the recruitment and marketing of both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
• Responsible for day-to-day upkeep of departmental website
• Deputises for Undergraduate Programmes Manager
• Services Undergraduate Admissions Committee
• Departmental functions and conference administration

• Oversees and administers undergraduate assessment, progression and mitigating circumstances processes, including servicing relevant committees
• Provides administrative support to the Chair of the Examinations Committee and Chair of Mitigating Circumstances Committee
• Disability administrator
• Develops and maintains departmental databases pertaining to undergraduate student records

Sarah Inkson
Undergraduate Administrator

sarah.inkson@york.ac.uk
Tel: internal 2969, external (01904) 322969
Vanbrugh College, V/242 

• Undergraduate administrator (all years), providing administrative support to the undergraduate school including visiting students and students studying abroad
• Maintains departmental undergraduate student database
• PGWT administrator
• Visiting student and study abroad administrator

Tim Owston
Postgraduate Administrator

history-postgrad-office@york.ac.uk
Tel: internal 2961, external (01904) 322961
Vanbrugh College, V/215

• Postgraduate administrator (inc. admissions)
• Distance Learning Course administrator
• Services Graduate School Board
• AHRC procedures 

Valerie Burfield 
Admin and Timetable Assistant (1/2 time)

valerie.burfield@york.ac.uk

Tel: internal 4139, external (01904) 324139
Vanbrugh College, V/242

• Data entry and maintains departmental timetable
• Maintains departmental staff database and issues list
• Maintain the equipment inventory
• Maintain the archive and its surrounds
• Services the Library and Information Committee
• Maintains modular teaching structure data 

• Reception duties
• Termly Room Bookings; keys for bookable rooms
• Maintains departmental stationery supplies
• Maintains general departmental noticeboards
• Administers feedback
• Assists with departmental administration