The Career Development Centre Team

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From 1988 to 1992 Jayne worked for a charity providing careers advice for women returners and since 1992 has worked for the University of Westminster, initially as a careers consultant and currently as Senior Manager with responsibility for Careers and Quality.

Jayne has a BSc in Occupational Psychology and an MSc in Work Design and Ergonomics. After graduating, she worked as a lecturer at Birmingham Polytechnic, and then as an occupational psychologist with the Department of Employment.

She is a Chartered Psychologist and is Level A and Level B qualified in psychometric testing.

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Wayne manages the Research and Development team and co-ordinates research related activity within the department including the HESA Destination of Leavers from Higher Education

He has undertaken research into a variety of areas including:

• a C-SAP funded project evaluating the embedding of citizenship skills into the undergraduate curriculum
• an evaluation of the relationship between careers in the Probation service and ethnic minorities (as part of Connecting Communities)
• a qualitative study of political activism in the UK published as Activism in the Public Sphere (Ashgate, 2000).

He has also taught widely on a range of social science courses at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College and Central Missouri State University, and for the past year was Course Leader in a Foundation Degree in Community Development.

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Monica joined the University of Westminster in 2007. Her role involves operational implementation and project management. She leads the employer liaison, information and community volunteering teams within the department. She is responsible for the development and implementation of strategic partnerships to raise the profile of the University of Westminster in the business, community and skills sector areas.

Before joining the University of Westminster, Monica was Regional Manager with IMS Learning Resources, India's pioneering career development and training company. She set up the business in 1998 and led it until 2006. She started her career in advertising, where she spent two years, before crossing over to education. She has a Bachelor's degree in Commerce and an MBA.

Monica is currently on maternity leave until Summer 2012 - please contact Wayne or Jayne above in her absence.

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Aitor joined the University of Westminster in 2008. His current role involves supporting the Senior Management Team and being responsible for administering all the financial functions of the department.

Before joining the University of Westminster, Aitor was working as Graduate Survey & Finance Administrator for City University, London. In this role, he organised the HESA Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey and wrote the Annual Employability Report. Previous to this, he worked at Edinburgh Napier University in various roles, mainly in student support and advice roles. Aitor holds a Spanish degree in Business Secretarial Studies from Deusto University and a BA (Hons) in Business Management with International Studies from Edinburgh Napier University.

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In addition to general careers guidance and quick query advice, Louise is the designated Careers Consultant for the School of Architecture and the Built Environment (SABE) and also delivers career management education to PhD research students. 

Louise delivers the SABE personal development for work module, in addition to a range of career management sessions throughout the SABE school and is supporting the Construction/Property department's new personal development planning programme.

Louise has a strong background in business and new product development following 11 years in Research & Development project management at Procter & Gamble. Louise has a Postgraduate certificate in Careers Education, Information and Guidance and a BSc and PhD in chemistry.

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Stephen’s role involves supporting the delivery of Careers Management Skills within the schools of Biosciences, Media, Art & Design and Harrow School of Computing.

Stephen previously worked for 3 years as a Connexions Personal Adviser with a specialism in the provision of careers advice and guidance. The role involved raising the personal, academic and professional aspirations of a extensive range of clients from the private/public education sector, the Youth Justice Board's Youth Offending Team and the resident populations of Camden, Kensington & Chelsea.

Stephen has a BSc in Communication & Information Studies and an MA in Media, Communications and Technology, from Brunel University. Stephen also obtained an NVQ Level 4 in Careers Advice and Guidance while working for Connexions.

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Margaret is a Careers Consultant, working here three days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays). Since joining the team in November 2008, she is responsible for developing and managing new initiatives, including the Career Network for Westminster Graduates – a Network for those contending with the challenges of the current economic climate. Margaret is the designated careers consultant for the School of Electronics and Computer Science and shares responsibility for the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Languages with Frances Gow

Margaret has a BA (Hons) in Economic History, a post-graduate Diploma in Careers Guidance and an NVQ level 5 in Strategic Management. Before joining us, Margaret worked for Cambridgeshire Careers Guidance Ltd managing the development of quality careers education and guidance in the County’s schools and colleges. Her most recent appointments have been Head of 14-19 Agenda at London West LSC and Education Manager at Heathrow, working with BAA and Education Business Partnerships, to raise awareness of the airport labour market and economy.

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Frances is the dedicated Careers Consultant for the Business School with shared responsibility for the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Languages (with Margaret Clements). Frances provices advice and guidance to students as well as delivering Career Management Skills in the curriculum.

Prior to joining us, Frances worked as an Employability Manager at the University of East London. Previously, she has worked for both public and private sector organisations in theatre, film and television. She has a postgraduate diploma in Career Guidance and a CIPD accredited Certificate in Training Practice.

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Elishba is the designated Careers Consultant for the School of Media, Art and Design and Harrow School of Computing, and is primarily based at the Harrow campus.

She has experience in a range of sectors, including media, race relations, tourism and previously ran an educational recruitment business from Mumbai.

Elishba has a BSc in Social Policy and an MA in Careers Education.

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Christine works within the department's Information Team and as such is a first point of contact for all our clients: Students, Graduates, Employers and Academic Staff.  She is responsible for the management of the day to day running of the student-facing Careers Information Centres and delivery of user friendly information services.

Prior to joining us, Christine worked in the careers service of a private HE College and as an Employment Advisor in a welfare-to-work programme. She has a BA in English Literature and is currently studying for a PG Certificate in Careers Education, Information and Guidance.

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Laura is a member of the frontline Information Team and as such is a first point of contact for all our clients: Students, Graduates, Employers and Academic Staff. She can provide information and advice on how individual users can make the most of our services.  Laura's specific areas of responsibility within the team include dealing with Graduate vacancies.  She is based at Cavendish House (101 New Cavendish Street) and is available at the Harrow Campus on Mondays and Thursdays (term time only).

Previously, Laura worked for Lifetime Careers Brent and Harrow/Connexions London West prior to studying for a BA (Hons) History and English degree at St. Mary’s University College, Twickenham, from which she graduated in 2005. Laura has been with us since April 2006.

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Joanna is a member of the frontline Information Team and as such is a first point of contact for all our: Students, Graduates, Employers and Academic Staff. She can provide information and advice on how individual users can make the most of our services. Joanna's specific areas of responsibility within the team include dealing with Graduate vacancies.

She graduated from University of East London with BA (Hons) in European Studies and from University of Westminster with an MA in HRM and Bilingual Translation. Prior to joining us, she worked as a freelance translator.

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Alison is a member of the frontline Information Team and as such is a first point of contact for all our clients: Students, Graduates, Employers and Academic Staff. She can provide information and advice on how individual users can make the most of our services. Alison also deals with part-time and vacation vacancies, implementing the part-time jobs strategy and organising employer events.

Alison holds a BA in Philosophy from Cardiff University and an MA in Cultural and Media Studies from UWE. She formerly worked as an employment advisor to mental health clients in the voluntary sector, where she gained an NVQ4 in Advice and Guidance. She is also a qualified teacher and works part-time as an adult literacy tutor at an adult college.

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John develops IT systems within the department, manages our web-based resources and supports the delivery and implementation of Career Management Skills. John is also the designated Careers Consultant for the School of Life Sciences Integrated Health courses.

John graduated from the University of Brighton in 1998 with a BA (Hons) in Business Education with IT and Qualified Teacher Status. He has been a Resources and IT Technician, an IT Teacher in an Essex Secondary School and Assistant Manager of an IT Training Centre in a Brighton FE college.

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Anita works within the department's Research and Development team. Her role involves co-ordinating the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey and other careers research projects. She also deals with management information statistics on usage of our services.

Anita has a BSc in Management and an MSc in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). Her previous experience includes managing employment/recruitment research projects, as well as conducting qualitative/quantitative research and analysis for clients in the Higher Education sector.

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Berekhet is the monitoring and evaluation officer for the department's volunteering provision. He is responsible for identifying and documenting gaps in provision, analysing student and staff volunteering trends, and making appropriate recommendations to improve the service.

Berekhet comes to us from the voluntary sector after having worked there for a number of years in a number of areas including monitoring and evaluation, training and project management.

Berekhet has a BA in Business Management and an MA in International Public Administration.

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Updated: 8/11/2011 By: John McMenamin