1. Leonie Aspinall-Personnel Services, Sharon Neal-Learning and Development Centre, Mark Wright-Finance How can we best support the information needs of our Heads of Department and Administrators?

2. Outline of session Juggling Act! What support/assistance already exists: -Departmental Management Handbook -Induction and development -Financial Induction Your ideas, thoughts, suggestions! Next steps

3. Juggling Act!! RESEARCH HR ISSUES TEACHING BUDGET MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT REPORTS DEPARTMENTAL PLANNING MANAGEMENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

4. Departmental Management Handbook History Working group Name Change Electronic version Updates

5. Departmental Management Handbook Calendar Links to departmental websites Heads of Departments/links with senior Officers/Responsibilities A-Z Strategic Management and Governance Specific Function information Student Matters

6. Feedback on the Handbook Have you used it? What sections are most useful? Are there any key elements missing? Windows on Warwick

7. Induction and development Consultation on development needs for Heads of Department and Administrators Support for new Heads of Department and Administrators What’s coming next? Does this work for you?

8. Finance Office Support Finance Manager –DST / CRAG –ARC / FGPC –HEFCE & 5 YR Plans SAP Team Purchasing Office Tax Team

9. Role of the Finance Manager Contact Officer Reporting Contract review Financial Modelling Financial Regulations

10. Helping us to help you. Finance Office Skills Sessions –Introduction to VAT & VAT for Managers –Overview of SAP system –SAP coding structures & reporting Web Page Financial Regulations Email updates / Distribution Lists

11. Group discussions 1.Dept Management Handbook- what works, what doesn’t, what would you like to see? 2.Induction and development for Heads of Department and Administrators- what are the needs and priorities? 3.The juggling act- is this how it is? 4.What else? Other ideas for support do you want to put forward? 5.What ideas could you take back to your department?

12. NEXT STEPS Feed in your ideas and thoughts as part of the information being collated from the Network Day Feedback on existing areas highlighted within session will be reviewed

13. QUESTIONS