HR Business Partnering
Working across the University our HR Business Partners are dedicated human resources professionals providing strategic support for University leadership. Partnered with the University Executive and their extended teams, they offer guidance to enable the delivery of key people initiatives which in turn maximises organisational performance.
HR Directorate:
- Anne-Marie Sitton , Executive Director Human Resources: HR Business Partner to the President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark E. Smith, HR Business Partner to the Senior Vice-President (Academic) Professor Phil Wright.
- Sarah Hollowbread , HR Director, Service Delivery: HR Business Partner to Vice-President (Research & Enterprise) Professor Mark Spearing, HR Business Partner to Vice-President (Education) Professor Deborah Gill.
- Roberta Head , HR Director, Client Services: HR Business Partner to Vice-President (Operations) Wendy Appleby, Vice-President International and Engagement, Professor Andrew Atherton and Vice-President Engagement and International, Professor Jane Falkingham.
HR Business Partners to Faculties and Professional Services
- Sarah Flynn (Head of HR Business Partnering)
- Jacqui Glynn
- Sarah Buchanan
- Marthie Turner
- Ruth Nash
- Caroline Norris
- Lisa Davidson
- Carly Crossfield
To see which areas each HRBP covers, please visit the page
Who we Are.
Industrial Relations
- Kate Walmsley, Head of Employee Relations
Employee Relations Case Management
Our Employee Relations case management team, provide a proactive, responsive and compliant advisory service; supporting with full case management and consultations on employment-related matters. Procedural information, guidance and support is also available on the Employment Procedures SharePoint site.
The team are:
- Tara Crawley (Manager of Employee Relations)
- Rebecca Applegate
- Shelley Malan
- Carol Read
- Lisa Moreton
- Olivia Beale
- Lisa Hadzidmitriou
To see which areas each ER Manager covers, please visit the page
Who we Are.
If you have an employee relations issue which you would like advice on please contact Ask HR in the first instance: Ask_HR@soton.ac.uk.