AHSS Faculty Leadership Team
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Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Faculty Office Team
Welcome to the Faculty Office Team which includes the Deans and Director of Operations who form part of the Faculty Leadership Team (see link above). The Faculty Office Team also comprises the Strategic Operations Team, Finance, HR Hub and Student Recruitment Hub. You can find more details below and in the tabs above.
You can contact the AHSS Faculty Office by e-mailing ahss@qub.ac.uk.
Derek Weir
Assistant Director and Head of Operations
E-mail: derek.weir@qub.ac.uk
Finance Business Partner
Philip Taylor
E-mail: p.taylor@qub.ac.uk Phone: 028 9097 1337
- Provision of a professional financial management service for Faculties
- Liaising and working closely with Pro Vice-Chancellor, Deans, Heads of School, School Managers and staff throughout the Faculty and University on financial issues
- Manage the preparation of, detailed pay, non-pay, and equipment budgets for the Faculty.
- Regularly review performance against targets; highlight emerging issues, and support development of action plans.
- Lead in the preparation of the Faculties quarterly forecasts
- Facilitate training courses on a variety of Faculty-related financial matters.
HR Business Partner
Catherine McGuinness
E-mail: Catherine.McGuinness@qub.ac.uk
- Partnering with the Faculty leadership team, including Heads of School and School Managers, advising on and contributing to action planning and operational decision making
- Developing and implementing a corresponding local People Plan, to facilitate achievement of strategic objectives and drive actions
- Collaborating with People and Culture Directorate’s Centres of Expertise to develop and implement institutional initiatives and practical solutions that achieve strategic aims. This includes providing advice on institutional activities such as Academic Progression, Staff Survey etc
- Leading on the full range of employee relations casework including grievance, disciplinary, performance management, redundancy, and conflict resolution by identifying and supporting the implementation of effective solutions.