Email sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Tuesday 3 September.
As we gear up for the start of the new academic year, my thanks go to everyone who is working so hard to prepare campus. Thanks also to those who have delivered conferences and other events over the summer. There’s never a dull moment for our teams!
Staff Pulse Survey: results
I’m keen to share with you the FD’s results of the University’s Staff Pulse Survey, which many of you completed in June. Look out for an email this week with an invitation to join an online, FD-only ‘town hall’ meeting on Monday 9 September, 12pm-1pm to hear about them. If you can’t make the session, it will be recorded and sent to everyone, but I hope to see you there.
The Pulse Survey was a follow-up to the main Employee Engagement Survey that ran in 2023. The intention was to check in with staff and assess what we all thought about actions taken by the University and the FD following the results of the main survey.
The overall results of the Pulse Survey have been released by the University – you can read about those on the Employee Engagement Hub. A few of the FD’s results are not as positive as we might have hoped, but there are encouraging signs that we are heading in the right direction with the changes we’ve been making to the FD. Jane Clayton and I will talk you through this in the session and you’ll be able to ask questions.
I want to make sure that you can share any comments directly with the senior team. You can do this through your Staff Voice representatives and I’ll be outlining next steps – including how to feed back – in the session on Monday.
Also on the hub you can read this Spotlight on the Facilities Directorate which details progress following the FD’s results from the Employee Engagement Survey. Key actions include the publication of the People & Culture strategy and the excellent work of the Staff Voice group.
Update on senior team recruitment
In the last year we’ve looked closely at the structure needed to help us all work together as effectively as possible. Our services are key to the success of the University and its strategy, helping students and staff to achieve their best and make the most of their time at Leeds. As you know, we have captured our ambition in our business plan – Our Way Ahead.
With our three directors in place, we looked at what other roles were needed to deliver the business plan, and I’m pleased to welcome Callum Williamson as Deputy Director of Campus Experiences, Residences and Physical Activity, reporting into Rob Wadsworth. Take a look at the updated org chart of the senior management team.
Also joining us this week in a key role is Geoff Brown, Head of Community Safety & Campus Security, reporting into Michael Longstaff. I know you’ll make them both feel welcome.
We will be announcing the date of the next FD Staff Social soon and this will be a chance for you to meet any of the directors or deputy directors.
Brownlee Centre refit supports Net Zero goals
New electrically powered heat pumps at the Brownlee Centre are in place and the installation of the pumps means that the centre, along with the rest of the Bodington complex, is now fully electrified.
The project is part of the University’s Net Zero Delivery Plan. The move from the previous primary heat sources to an all-electric heat pump solution will save the University around 58,850Kg and 2,610Kg of Direct and Indirect CO2 per year, respectively.
Thanks to everyone involved for their work on this.
Internal communications survey
Thanks also to everyone who has helped the Communications team by filling in their anonymous internal comms survey. The results will help them to understand how you like to hear about what is happening in the FD. It closes on Friday 6 September, so complete the survey now to have your say.
If you’d prefer a paper copy, please contact Prue Griffiths or Matt Shevlin.
And finally…
I was delighted to see another cohort of colleagues completing the ‘Learning to Log on’ training recently, with members of the Cleaning Services team receiving their certificates of achievement.
This is such an important initiative – collaborating with IT, People & Culture and the Organisational Development and Professional Learning teams, we are working to help colleagues develop IT skills that will be helpful both at work and outside it. It takes hard work and commitment to complete this course. My congratulations to everyone involved. Make sure you read this case study on the initiative.
Regards,
Ann Allen
Director of Campus Innovation and Development
FD Bulletin: September 2024
/by Matthew ShevlinEmail sent to all FD staff from Ann Allen, Director of Campus Innovation and Development, on Tuesday 3 September.
As we gear up for the start of the new academic year, my thanks go to everyone who is working so hard to prepare campus. Thanks also to those who have delivered conferences and other events over the summer. There’s never a dull moment for our teams!
Staff Pulse Survey: results
I’m keen to share with you the FD’s results of the University’s Staff Pulse Survey, which many of you completed in June. Look out for an email this week with an invitation to join an online, FD-only ‘town hall’ meeting on Monday 9 September, 12pm-1pm to hear about them. If you can’t make the session, it will be recorded and sent to everyone, but I hope to see you there.
The Pulse Survey was a follow-up to the main Employee Engagement Survey that ran in 2023. The intention was to check in with staff and assess what we all thought about actions taken by the University and the FD following the results of the main survey.
The overall results of the Pulse Survey have been released by the University – you can read about those on the Employee Engagement Hub. A few of the FD’s results are not as positive as we might have hoped, but there are encouraging signs that we are heading in the right direction with the changes we’ve been making to the FD. Jane Clayton and I will talk you through this in the session and you’ll be able to ask questions.
I want to make sure that you can share any comments directly with the senior team. You can do this through your Staff Voice representatives and I’ll be outlining next steps – including how to feed back – in the session on Monday.
Also on the hub you can read this Spotlight on the Facilities Directorate which details progress following the FD’s results from the Employee Engagement Survey. Key actions include the publication of the People & Culture strategy and the excellent work of the Staff Voice group.
Update on senior team recruitment
In the last year we’ve looked closely at the structure needed to help us all work together as effectively as possible. Our services are key to the success of the University and its strategy, helping students and staff to achieve their best and make the most of their time at Leeds. As you know, we have captured our ambition in our business plan – Our Way Ahead.
With our three directors in place, we looked at what other roles were needed to deliver the business plan, and I’m pleased to welcome Callum Williamson as Deputy Director of Campus Experiences, Residences and Physical Activity, reporting into Rob Wadsworth. Take a look at the updated org chart of the senior management team.
Also joining us this week in a key role is Geoff Brown, Head of Community Safety & Campus Security, reporting into Michael Longstaff. I know you’ll make them both feel welcome.
We will be announcing the date of the next FD Staff Social soon and this will be a chance for you to meet any of the directors or deputy directors.
Brownlee Centre refit supports Net Zero goals
New electrically powered heat pumps at the Brownlee Centre are in place and the installation of the pumps means that the centre, along with the rest of the Bodington complex, is now fully electrified.
The project is part of the University’s Net Zero Delivery Plan. The move from the previous primary heat sources to an all-electric heat pump solution will save the University around 58,850Kg and 2,610Kg of Direct and Indirect CO2 per year, respectively.
Thanks to everyone involved for their work on this.
Internal communications survey
Thanks also to everyone who has helped the Communications team by filling in their anonymous internal comms survey. The results will help them to understand how you like to hear about what is happening in the FD. It closes on Friday 6 September, so complete the survey now to have your say.
If you’d prefer a paper copy, please contact Prue Griffiths or Matt Shevlin.
And finally…
I was delighted to see another cohort of colleagues completing the ‘Learning to Log on’ training recently, with members of the Cleaning Services team receiving their certificates of achievement.
This is such an important initiative – collaborating with IT, People & Culture and the Organisational Development and Professional Learning teams, we are working to help colleagues develop IT skills that will be helpful both at work and outside it. It takes hard work and commitment to complete this course. My congratulations to everyone involved. Make sure you read this case study on the initiative.
Regards,
Ann Allen
Director of Campus Innovation and Development
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