Goddard, Mr Kevin
Research & Business Manager
Email kevin.goddard@kcl.ac.uk
Tel +44 (0)20 7848 1848
Address Digital Humanities, Drury Lane,
King’s College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
Department
Responsibilities
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To produce and review the department’s strategic business plan
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To monitor strategic and financial performance against planning targets; to set targets and ensure adherence to financial projections
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To direct and manage the finances of all departmental and research accounts
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To research, cost and tender for internal and external clients in liaison with Digital Humanities and College managers; to advise staff on the procedures and requirements (internal and external) for research grant applications and consultancy tenders; to advise on and check costings and staffing estimates, and ensure legal compliance in the management of any tendering process necessary for new equipment or services
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To manage the Digital Humanities staffing budget, including operational responsibility for recruitment and contracts
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To co-line manage with PIs any non-academic project staff, e.g. project managers/administrators, including their recruitment, induction, appraisal and performance management
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To be the Centre’s administrative lead for the coordination and verification of data for the REF and similar exercises
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To work with the Arts & Sciences Research Team to ensure maximum collaborative effort across departments and Schools
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To work with the School’s Research & Policy Officer and the Pre-Awards section of RG&C to ensure the timely submission of research grant applications which are accurately costed, and to ensure that all local factors are taken into consideration
Education and Professional Background
Kevin graduated from the University of North London with a BA (Hons) in History, mainly concentrating on 20th century world affairs, in particular the history of the USA, Germany and Soviet Union.
His career has largely been in higher education, having worked in the field for over 10 years. He started at Edexcel, organising exam entries and results for BTEC and A Level candidates, before moving to the University of London’s External Programme, where he arranged the LLB entry and exam results for Law students around the world. From there he moved to Imperial College, overseeing the administration of a research group in the Physics department. Most recently he spent four years at the University of Kent’s School of Arts, administering all aspects of their postgraduate provision, research, enterprise and marketing, before taking up his current post in January 2011.