Francesca Atkinson is the Business Operations Manager in the Department of Physics at King's College London. She manages the Business Function within the department, which includes: finance, HR, operations, office space and office health & safety.

Her role includes:

• Budget setting and monitoring
• Academic recruitment
• Academic onboarding and offboarding
• Academic probation
• Promotions
• Contract variations / extensions
• HR policy

The Faculty of Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences is based in the heart of London with a long tradition of world-leading research and teaching in physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer science and engineering. With nearly 5,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and around 350 academic and research staff, our ambition is to inspire, educate and innovate - fostering the next generation of scientists and future leaders.