Reviewer’s Profile
Name
Steph Allen
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/oncology/staffprofiles/prof-servicesstaff/stephallen
Current Position
Department Manager, Department of Oncology, Medical School
Contact details
Steph Allen (MBA)
Department Manager
Department of Oncology
FU33, F Floor
The University of Sheffield
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health
Medical School
Beech Hill Road
Sheffield S10 2RX
Tel: + 44 (0) 114 2713269
Email s.j.allen@sheffield.ac.uk
Brief career history
I have been involved in University Administration and Management since 1991 and have worked for
two previous institutions, Sheffield Hallam University and Leeds Metropolitan University before joining
the University of Sheffield in April 2005 as the Research Support Manager in the School of Law.
I was appointed to my current post as Departmental Manager in the Department Oncology in April
2013. Before joining the Faculty of MDH, I was the Departmental Administration Manager in the
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering with effect from August 2006.
Whilst working in the Faculty of Engineering, I also become involved in Faculty matters as one of five
Deputy Faculty Director of Operations. I Chaired the Faculty of Engineering Staff Development Group
was also instrumental in the development and implementation of the Faculty Workload Allocation
Model (WAM) and am currently working with the Faculty of MDH to develop a more integrated WAM
system.
My current role is that of Departmental Manager. In this role, I am responsible for providing
leadership and strategic direction to the professional support service (secretarial/administrative and
technical) within Oncology including research, development and maintenance of efficient and
effective procedures; facilitating the opportunity for innovation and creativity in developing new
processes and ensuring compliance with policy and protocol at the micro-departmental and macroUniversity/HEI level. I have overall responsibility for managing departmental budgets and am an active
member of the Departmental Executive and the Faculty Department Managers Groups.
I gained a Postgraduate Certificate in Management and an Master’s Degree in Business Administration
(MBA) in 2005 and am a long standing member of the Association of University Administrators (AUA)
(since 1992).Until 2013, I was the joint AUA Branch Co-ordinator for the University, together with
Linda Hudson and am often called upon to present at AUA national and regional conferences,
particularly around Mentoring.
Relevant Experience
Departmental Level
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Executive Committee
Research Committee
Teaching Committee
DRP (Promotions and ECAs)
Medical School Level
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School Managers Committee
School Promotions Panel
Faculty Level
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Professional Services Staff Training and Development Group
Faculty Rewards Group
Faculty Annual and Strategic Planning Group
Faculty Estates Group
Faculty Managers Group
Grow Programme Mentoring Scheme
University Level
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Talent Management and Sheffield Professional Steering Group
CICS Communication&Collaboration Service Strategic Advisory Group
Department Managers Executive Group
External
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AUA Branch Co-ordinator (Joint with Linda Hudson)
Other information