Departmental Roles

Across the Department, staff take on a number of roles in addition to their substantive positions. These roles play a key part in driving forward our plans and priorities and supporting continuous improvement.

When departmental roles are due to become vacant, we will ask for expressions of interest via email which should include a statement on how you are suitable for the role. Informal discussions will follow with members of the executive team. Following the discussions, decisions will be communicated and roles appointed to for three years.

Once a member of staff is appointed to the role they will be supported by the wider team.

The current role information can be found below.

Department Executive
Course Directors and Academic Leads
Professional Services Leads
Other Departmental Roles

Department Executive

Role	Name	Talk to me about...	Email	Working Pattern
Head of Department	Prof. Nina-Anne Lawrence	Strategic direction Issues that need raising to Executive External engagement Academic Promotions Extraordinary budget spend Annual leave longer than 2 weeks or in term-time	Nina-Anne.Lawrence@warwick.ac.uk	On campus Mon–Wed Online Thu - Fri
Director of Education (and Deputy Head of Department)	Fiona Wallace	As above, in absence of HoD Education Strategy Education Priorities and working groups Inclusive Education Fund Academic Resourcing Portfolio development for Summer Schools CPD for academic staff	Fiona.wallace@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window	On campus Tues – Thu Online Mon, Fri
Operations Director	Jo Hart	Professional Services teams and support Budgets and Resourcing Operational planning CPD for professional services	j.m.hart@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window	On campus Mon–Wed (or Tues-Thu) Online: Thu, Fri
Programme Director (IFP)	Katherine High	Academic matters related to the curriculum design, delivery and evaluation of the IFP Escalated student-related matters around attendance and engagement Long-term cover plans (IFP academic staff) Timetabling and workload allocation planning Programme Level Assessment Professional Development (HEA fellowship, BALEAP fellowship)	Katherine.high@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window	On campus Tues – Thu Online Mon, Fri
Programme Director (Short Courses, Pre-sessional, Academic English Enhancement)	Daniel Jones	Academic matters related to the design, delivery and enhancement of; Pre-sessional English In-sessional English/Academic English Enhancement English Language and Intercultural Skills (ELIS) Teacher Professional Development Other short courses	Daniel.jones.5@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window	On campus Mon-Fri

Course Directors and Discipline/Academic Leads

Role	Name	Talk to me about...
IFP Course Director (STEM / Business & Management, Finance, Accounting and Economics)	Paul Goodhead	Academic matters related to the curriculum design, delivery and evaluation of the STEM and BMFAE course routes.
IFP Course Director (Social Sciences)	Dr Rosy Alexander-Jones	Academic matters related to the curriculum design, delivery and evaluation of the Social Sciences course routes.
Assistant Course Director (Business & Management, Finance, Accounting and Economics)	Jane Gilbert	Academic matters related to the curriculum design, delivery and evaluation of the BMFAE course routes.
EAP/ Academic Research and Communications Skills Lead	Cleo Tilley	Academic matters related to the curriculum design, delivery and evaluation of Academic Research & Communication Skills modules and Extended IFP.
Pre-sessional Course Director	Sanchia Rodrigues	Academic matters related to the curriculum design, delivery and evaluation of the Pre-sessional English courses.
Warwick Summer School Assistant Course Director	Vacant
Pre-University Summer School Assistant Course Director	Vacant
Academic English Enhancement Lead	Vacant
English Language and Intercultural Studies	Ian Pemberton, Miriam Schwiening, Penny Mosavian	Academic matters related to the curriculum design, delivery and evaluation of the ELIS courses
Mathematics Lead	Vacant
IFP Module Convenors	See IFP Course Structure
Academic Integrity Officer	Albina Gale	Questions or concerns around academic integrity.
Assessment Officer	Joe Alcantara	Any aspects of assessment policy and practice, including external examiners / Exam boards.
Senior Tutor	Penny Mosavian	All aspects of Personal Tutoring Mitigating Circumstances Reasonable Adjustments Self-certification extensions and specific extensions Student wellbeing Attendance concerns (after discussion with class teacher and personal tutor) AFHEA and FHEA applications
SSLC Lead and Student Voice Champion	Anna Tranter	Any matters relating to our student reps
Scholarship Lead	Dr Susie Cowley-Haselden	Scholarly and developmental approaches to teaching Writing retreats and workshops Scholarship events and activities

Professional Services

Role	Name	Talk to me about...
Academic Services Manager	Becca Williams	Strategic development of programmes Process improvements Complex cases and the implementation of university/departmental policies Departmental calendar/scheduling Resourcing priorities within Academic Services Team
Academic Administrator	Izzy Evans	Administrative oversight and operational delivery for the IFP and Pre-sessional English courses
Operations Administrator (Short Courses)	Katie Barlow	Administrative oversight and operational delivery for the Summer Schools, English Language and Intercultural Studies courses, and Academic English Enhancement Programme
Student Experience and Progression Officer	Adam Alcock	UCAS and progression of IFP students to undergraduate degrees Student experience plans including induction and social events SSLC and Student Voice Engagement with academic departments Operational delivery of Extended IFP and Welcome Week
Marketing, Communications and Admissions Manager	Alison Durham	Admissions for all programmes within WGA Marketing and communications activity Recruitment activity, including digital and overseas recruitment Project support for portfolio development Group bookings for Summer Schools and short courses
Marketing and Communications Officer	Libby Comyn	Departmental newsletter Engaging with prospective students Promoting courses Use of brand, merchandise and any other marketing-related questions
Executive Officer	Joanne Scarr	Equipment request Access requests Building maintenance faults Health and Safety Resources Vouchers FinRegs advice and requests

Additional Roles

Role	Name	Talk to me about...
Disability Champion	Vacant
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Leads	Izzy Evans, Penny Mosavian, Matias Volonterio	Inclusive practice Advice and guidance on EDI Training related to EDI Athena Swan
Departmental Safeguarding Officers	Rachael Brogan, Rachel Evans, Suzi Barrett	Any safeguarding issues Safeguarding planning Training
Alumni Lead	Rachel Evans	Liaison with theIFP Alumni Society and Peer Mentoring Scheme
Education and Digital Leads	Joanne Raynor, Pragnesh Gajjar	Education technology platforms Training relating to education technology Departmental standards
Social Champions	Katie Barlow, Penny Mosavian, Pragnesh Gajjar	Suggestions on WGA social events and activities and feedback