Jane Greatorex

Experience

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  Halcrow, a CH2M HILL Company

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Department Secretary, PA to Head of Department, Assistant to Director's PA
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  BBSRC

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2010

  • Deputy Head of Council Secretariat

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  • Administration Officer

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  • Administration Assistant

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2004
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  BBSRC

  Apr 2011 - Mar 2015

  Head of Council Secretariat

  • Clerk to BBSRC Council – overseeing arrangements for meetings of BBSRC Council (equivalent of a company board) supporting the Chair by providing briefing prior to meetings, ensure the strict process is followed for Ministerial appointments to Council, ensuring annual appraisals are undertaken for individual members and the Council as a whole, preparing minutes of meetings which have a legal requirement to be kept in the National Archives in perpetuity and be made publically available; disseminating agreed actions and seek follow-up to update at next meeting. • Secretary to Audit Board • Secretary to BBSRC Executive Group • BBSRC Complaints Officer – investigating complaints from individuals external to BBSRC.• Budget Manager for Unit• Head of Unit - Line Management and co-signatory for 3 members of staff. Management of workloads and quality of output.Other:• Member of Office Administration Group – ensuring HR issues are handled consistently and fairly• Member of a number of BBSRC Office of the Future workstreams - using Project Management techniques to establish and implement office efficiencies• Part of BBSRC Mentoring Programme for new members of staff• Group representative to present to new members of staff as part of Corporate Induction• Member of cross-Council Governance, Risk and Harmonisation Network• Member of cross-Council Diversity Working Group• Member of BBSRC Pay-Performance Panel to agree performance awards• Secretary to Audit and Assurance Supervisory Board Show less

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  Second Step

  Sept 2015 - now

  Project Support and Internal Communications Officer