Christine can support senior leadership and Boards in reviewing governance and compliance, developing structures and frameworks to improve ways of working, and ensuring legislative and regulatory compliance; this includes creating decision-making documents such as schemes of delegation, and reviewing constitutional documents to take changes through to the Privy Council, or reviewing governance effectiveness holistically, including academic governance. She has experience of helping Boards improve their relationships with their university and better understand their roles within the HE and charity sectors. Christine can support resource planning and developing structures for professional services, and review and implement new operating models for greater efficiency.
Christine worked at HEFCE for 7 years including 4 as Senior Policy Advisor on Widening Participation. She was Science Faculty Manager at University of Bristol for 13 years, directing strategy development with the Dean and leading operational delivery. Christine was also University Secretary at Cardiff Met University, leading and managing the university as part of the executive team as well as supporting the Board and ensuring good governance. Her non-HE experience includes merging two councils to establish a new authority and introducing a new operating model. Most recently she was University Secretary and executive lead for HR at Wolverhampton University.
How has Christine recently supported universities?
- University of Bath compliance review
- Briefing for SUMS on Freedom of Speech (Higher Education) Act 2023
Outside of work Christine has a long-time passion for fused and stained glass, and has been learning to blow glass. She also loves baking and has recently taken up weightlifting.