Dr Jenna Waters

Experience

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  Loughborough University

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2018

  As a result of a Teaching Innovation Award, I worked on a collaborative research project between the Centre for Academic Practice and the Department of Politics, History, and International Relations. The project explored how postgraduate research students can help finalist undergraduates to plan and prepare for their dissertation projects.Outcomes from the project were presented at two international conferences (Teaching History in Higher Education, and the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning), and are being prepared for publication in Student Engagement in Higher Education. Show less

  • University Teacher

    Sept 2015 - Jun 2018

  • Research Assistant

    Jan 2015 - Sept 2017
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  Loughborough Students' Union

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2018

  International and Postgraduate Specialist Consultant

  My role led projects and carried out research to understand and develop the international and postgraduate student experience at Loughborough University. I undertook a wholesale review of the representation system for postgraduate research students, resulting in a new governance framework, structure, and elections process that came into effect in September 2018. I also undertook complex and extensive case work in the delivery of advice to students in conflict with the University (mitigating circumstances, appeals, complaints, disciplinaries, etc.), with a particular focus on doctoral researchers, international students, and cases of a sensitive nature. Show less

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  Loughborough University

  Sept 2018 - Jan 2023

  - Inform and drive the strategic management of the University’s Doctoral College- Lead horizon scanning of new and emerging relevant HE policies, assess their impact and make recommendations to maximise opportunities and mitigate risks- Lead the development and implementation of a development programme for PhD supervisors, working collaboratively across Services and Schools- Support the Director of Research and Enterprise in preparing annual plans, budgets, policy documents, strategies and other key documentation Show less - Leading the development and implementation of a development programme for academic Programme Leaders, comprising 7 modules, working collaboratively across Services and Schools- Leading the creation of the academic strand of an institution-wide Leadership and Management development framework- Leading the process review, scoping, development and technical approval for a project to digitise the University’s outgoing student Exchanges, in collaboration with Registry and School colleagues- Co-leading the development and launch of the University’s Coaching, Mentoring and Buddying framework, including two pilot mentoring schemes involving more than 80 colleagues Show less - Responsibility for coordinating Loughborough’s REF Impact preparations, and providing 1:1 support and guidance to Impact Case Study authors across the institution (with lead responsibility in several areas)- Providing technical training and support to academic and support colleagues- Producing management reports and data for senior managers and committees - Secretary to the Academic Leadership Team, LUSTRE committee (REF preparation), disciplinary committees and operational Project Management Boards Show less

  • Strategic Change Programme Manager

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Co-Chair, Maia

    Nov 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Research Policy and Researcher Development Manager

    Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Operations and Development Lead, Maia

    Apr 2020 - Nov 2021

  • REF Project Manager

    Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

  • Academic and OD Projects Lead

    Sept 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Senior Projects Officer (People & OD)

    Mar 2020 - Sept 2020

  • REF Impact Coordinator

    Jun 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Projects Officer (Academic Registry)

    Sept 2018 - Jun 2019
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  The Frank Longford Charitable Trust

  Apr 2019 - Jun 2020

  Mentor

  Acting as a mentor to a Longford Scholar.

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  WHEN: Women's Higher Education Network

  May 2020 - now

  - Responsibility for managing, with the Director of Operations, oversight of WHEN's projects and priorities, including resourcing requirements- Leading on tracking, evaluating and communicating the impact of WHEN initiatives, as set against priorities and values- Leading the evaluation and mentoring strands of WHEN's groundbreaking, 12-month career accelerator programme, 100 Black Women Professors NOW Supporting the mission and strategy of WHEN - to speed up gender equality in Higher Education - by working as the Co-Head of the Research team. I also volunteer as part of the Engagement and Communications team, with responsibility for creating and planning social media content on Twitter.

  • Head of Planning and Insight

    Mar 2021 - now

  • Acting Co-Head of Research

    May 2020 - Mar 2021
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  Lambley Primary School

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2024

  Governor

  - Co-opted Governor.

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  Association of University Administrators (AUA)

  Aug 2020 - Jun 2022

  Clerk to the Board of Trustees

  - Responsible for secretarial management of the Board of Trustees, gaining external governance experience at a senior and strategic level

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  University of Derby

  Feb 2023 - Aug 2024

  Principal Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor
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  Loughborough University

  May 2024 - now

  Deputy Chief of Staff