1. Get That Job! Developing Your Career in the HE Sector
Gillian Urquhart, Joy Whyte, Andy Wilson

2. Some places that we have worked

3. Gillian Urquhart Career so far…
Department/Organisation
Role
Dates
University of London
Warden
(5 yrs)
Biochemistry, UCL
Research/ Teaching Assistant
Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research
Research Officer
(1 yr)
Registry, KCL
Administrator
2006 (3 months)
PG Admissions, SOAS
Admissions Officer
2006 (6 months)
Physics, KCL
(1 yr)
Government, LSE
Admin Assistant
(1 yr)
Law, LSE
Programme Administrator
(2 yrs)
Programmes Manager
(3 yrs)
Service Delivery Manager
(2 yrs)
Methodology, LSE
Department Manager
2015- (2 yrs so far)

4. Andy Wilson Career so far…
Department/Organisation
Role
Dates
University of Southampton Students’ Union
Union President
(2 yrs)
University of Southampton
Projects Manager
2006 – 2007 (1 yr)
VC’s Office –
Executive Officer
(4 yr)
Russell Group
Operations Manager
(1 yr)
Faculty of Medicine -
Imperial College
Faculty Management Trainee
(18 mths)
Projects & Systems Manager
2014 – 2015 (1 yr)
Directorate –
LSE
2015 – 2017 (2yr)

5. Joy Whyte Career so far…
Department/Organisation
Role
Dates
Arts and Humanities Research Board (as was)
Research Awards Assistant
1999 – 2000 (11 months)
AHRB
Research Awards Team Leader
2000 – 2002 (2½ years)
LSE, Centre for the Study of Human Rights
Centre Manager
2002 – 2006 (4 years)
LSE, Law Department
Law Department Manager
2006 – 2012 (5½ years incl two mat leaves)
Law Department Manager (Strategy and Resources)
2012 – 2015 (3½ years)
LSE Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce
Executive Officer; Interim Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
(2½ years)
King’s College London
Faculty Operating Officer, Arts and Humanities Faculty
Starting in January 2018

6. Top Tips for Developing Your Career in the HE Sector
1. Keep Learning
2. Find a Mentor or a Role Model
3. Start Planning Your Next Step Now
4. Request feedback, and get comfortable at giving and receiving feedback (constructively!)

7. Top Tips for Developing Your Career in the HE Sector
5. Build Your Network 6. Volunteer/Get Involved 7. Be Very Good At Your Job

8. Top Tips for Developing Your Career in the HE Sector
8. Keep Notes of Your Achievements 9. You can be a credible candidate without meeting 100% of the job spec 10. Know the Institution/Sector 11. Keep Moving (or start moving)

9. Top Tips for Developing Your Career in the HE Sector
12. The Only Way is Up! (or is it?) 13. Work Life Balance – Parenting, etc 14. Think Creatively About How to Close Any Skills Gaps 15. Take Responsibility for Your Own Career Development

10. Top Tips For Developing Your Career in the HE Sector
1. Keep Learning
2. Find a Mentor or a Role Model
3. Start Planning Your Next Step Now
4. Request feedback, and get comfortable at giving and receiving
feedback (constructively!)
5. Build Your Network
6. Volunteer/Get Involved
7. Be Very Good At Your Job
8. Keep Notes of Your Achievements

11. Top Tips For Developing Your Career in the HE Sector
9. You can be a credible candidate without meeting 100% of the job spec 10. Know the Institution/Sector 11. Keep Moving (or start moving) 12. The Only Way is Up! (or is it?) 13. Work Life Balance – Parenting, etc 14. Think Creatively About How to Close Any Skills Gaps 15. Take Responsibility for Your Own Career Development

12. Top Tips For Developing Your Career in the HE Sector
Questions?

13. Top Tips For Developing Your Career in the HE Sector
Additional notes from the Questions section: Keeping informed of what is going on in the Sector – you might consider signing up to Tips from the discussion at the end of the presentation: Look at the person specification of the job you want to get and tailor your learning, personal development around filling any gaps Always have something to talk about in work – think about something positive you are doing in the work place so that when someone asks you about your job you have something positive, engaging and prepared to talk about.