Lesa Levett

As the Head of Administration and Finance, reporting to Professor Krina Zondervan, I am responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the Department.  My team provide a comprehensive administrative and financial service to the Department, from booking travel and conferences, to managing communication channels, processing office moves, producing and monitoring cost effective budgets, to simply recruiting the very best people to the Department. 

I have over ten years’ experience working at a strategic senior level and have worked in both public and private sector organisations, driving through improvements in all areas of operations.  I spent 7 years with Hitachi Europe Ltds., Research and Development Division, as Senior Research Administrator, managing Satellite Laboratories set within European Universities and a further 5 years auditing Universities for the General Optical Council, ensuring both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes met the necessary requirements for accreditation.   

I have an MSc in Human Resource Management and a BA (Hons) in Business Administration; I am a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.