The Strategy and Policy Directorate is responsible for:
- Having oversight of the Strategic Plan 2015 - 2020 and leading on the co-ordination of business planning, setting of performance measures - as set out in the Strategic Plan - and external and internal performance monitoring
- Advising the Principal, Executive Team and Senior Management in relation to strategy, policy, strategic planning, governance and the University's Outcome Agreement
- Providing secretariat support to the University’s Court and Executive Team
- Obtaining, developing and analysing management information to enable the University Court and Executive Team to take informed decisions
- Leading on University-wide governance matters
- Co-ordinating the University's student related returns to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
- Facilitating business planning and external & internal performance monitoring
- Overseeing league table and HESA performance indicator analyses
- Ensuring compliance with Data Protection and Freedom of Information legislation and provision of related advice, expertise and training
- Managing the University Record Centre, including the day to day running of the centre and providing advice, guidance and training in Records Management
Team Members
- Rona Smith, Director
- Michael McDaid, Head of Planning & Business Intelligence
- Angela Dunlop, Information Governance Officer
- Peter Black, Strategic Planner
- Chrissie Finnigan, Senior Policy Officer
- James Gorman, Strategic Planner
- Elaine Grant, Information Governance Manager
- Jeanette Leiper, Information Governance Officer
- Jane Meredith, Corporate Governance Officer
- Rene Oudega, Business Intelligence Analyst
- Sarah Parry, Policy Officer
- Allison Shelvey, Administrator
- Darren Thompson, Head of Governance & Public Policy
- Grant Thorne, Strategic Planner
- Juuso Vesanto, Business Intelligence Report Developer
- Aimee White, Modern Apprentice
