Meet the Professional Services and Administration Team at the Department of Veterinary Medicine
The Department Professional Services Team provide management and administrative support to the academic leadership of the Department as well as strategic direction and administrative support for the research, teaching activities and with some crossover with The Queen's Veterinary School Hospital, The School of Biological Sciences and the wider University.
Alex Drury - Business Operations Manager
Contact: bom@vet.cam.ac.uk
Working closely with the Head of Department as part of the Senior Management Team, the Business and Operations Manager (BOM) is responsible for helping to shape and implement the Department's overall strategy and supports the planning and implementation of new developments. The BOM manages delivery of the administration and services of the Department, striving for continuous improvement, as well as ensuring that there are appropriate systems in place to meet the Department’s operational requirements and contributing to the School of Biological Sciences' strategy for integrated and sustainable services/operations.
Mark Phillips - Quality Assurance Co-ordinator (Final VetMB), Vet School Tutorial Office
Contact: tutorial.office@vet.cam.ac.uk
A member of the Vet School Tutorial Office, the Quality Assurance Coordinator works with the Deputy Director of Teaching (Quality Assurance) and other members of the teaching management team to co-ordinate quality assurance systems and processes relating to the Final VetMB degree programme course on behalf of the Department to inform academic exercises relating to professional accreditation, academic audit, and course approval and reviews. The QA Coordinator develops and maintains systems and procedures for effective quality assurance for the delivery of the learning and teaching for the veterinary degree programme at Cambridge.
Joanna Hudson - Communications and Engagement Manager
Contact: vetcomms@vet.cam.ac.uk
The Communications & Engagement Manager provides both internal and external communications and marketing support to the Department, research community and the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital. Joanna is responsible for planning and implementing communications plans and activities to support the strategy and vision of both the Department and the hospital, as well as day-to-day running of the communications channels, such as the external-facing website, social media accounts and intranet.
Sinead Sheerin - PA Head of the Department and Alborada Professor of Equine and Farm Animal Science
Contact: hodsec@vet.cam.ac.uk
Sinead provides PA support to Professor Mark Holmes, Head of the Department and Dean, and Professor James Wood, Alborada Professor of Equine and Farm Animal Science. This involves complex diary management, travel arrangements, financial administration, event planning for the RCVS Admissions Ceremony, disseminating information and ensuring deadlines are met in a timely manner. She also provides administrative support to several committees within the Department, including the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Ethics and Welfare Committee.
Sophie Giddings - HR Administrator | QVSH Clinical HR
Contact: qvsh.hr@vet.cam.ac.uk
In her capacity as HR Administrator, Sophie supports University HR policies and procedures for all employees and scholars working in the clinical team at Queens Veterinary School Hospital (QVSH). These policies and procedures cover recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, absences, appraisal records, and contributing to the identification of process changes. Sophie is the initial point of contact for HR-related enquiries within the department, and she offers administrative and secretarial support to other members of the HR team to ensure that all Department needs are met.