People Partnering Team

Our People Partnering Team

The People Partnering Team provides tailored support across academic and professional services. Our approach is designed to be flexible and collaborative:

Leader Advice Team offers rapid guidance to leaders and managers on people-related matters for both academic and professional services.
People Partners are aligned to Directorates, Faculties and Schools, some may support more than one area. Collaborative Support ensures areas without a named People Partner receive help from one of the People Partnering Team additional support coordinated across the team.

Lead People Partners also support strategic initiatives such as PS Vision, Service Excellence, and new projects.

Please find all the relevant contact details below.

LEADER ADVICE TEAM

Leaders Advice Team

Email: peopleleadersadvice@manchester.ac.uk

Rapid advice and coaching on people policies and processes, including work-related issues up to Employee Relations referral.
Support for absence and performance management, covering probation, Occupational Health, DASS reports, colleague wellbeing, and sickness absence.
Assessment and sign-off for HMRC Employment Status Service tool / IR35 compliance.

People Partners
	People Partners	Responsible for
	Chris Ford, Lead People Partner, Professional Services Email: christopher.ford@manchester.ac.uk	Leader Advice & Central Support
	Bridget Griffin, Lead People Partner Email: bridget.griffin@manchester.ac.uk	Cross University Professional Services
	Emma Flint, People Partner Email: emma.flint@manchester.ac.uk	School Operations and Technical Faculty of Science & Engineering Alliance Manchester Business School School of Social Sciences
	Milton Hand, People Partner Email: milton.hand@manchester.ac.uk	School Operations and Technical Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health School of Arts, Languages and Cultures School of Environment, Education and Development
	Maggie Martin, People Partner Email: Maggie.Martin@manchester.ac.uk	Directorate of Student Experience TLSE
	Andrew Stephens, People Partner Email: andrew.p.stephens@manchester.ac.uk	Research & Business Engagement Communication, Marketing & Student Recruitment
	Martin Banks, Lead People Partner Email: martin.banks@manchester.ac.uk	Central Directorates
	Aleksandra Malec, People Partner Email: aleksandra.malec-2@manchester.ac.uk	Estates & Facilities
	Sam Hollowood, People Partner Email: samantha.hollowood@manchester.ac.uk	Library & Cultural Institutions
	Jennie Brown, People Partner Email: jennie.brown@manchester.ac.uk	ITS, Finance and Planning
	Susanne Cotterill, Lead People Partner, Academic Email: suzanne.cotterill@manchester.ac.uk	Faculty of Humanities
	Sarah Lindop, People Partner Email: Sarah.Lindop@manchester.ac.uk	Alliance Manchester Business School School of Social Sciences
	Christina Collier, People Partner Email: Christina.Collier@manchester.ac.uk	School of School of Arts, Languages and Cultures School of Environment, Education and Development
	Jo Couling, Lead People Partner, Academic Email: joanne.couling@manchester.ac.uk	Faculty of Science & Engineering
	Catherine Tann, People Partner Email: Catherine.Tann@manchester.ac.uk	School of Engineering
	Benita Jackson, People Partner Email: benita.jackson@manchester.ac.uk	School of Natural Sciences
	Stephen Johnston, Lead People Partner, Academic Email: Stephen.Johnston@manchester.ac.uk	Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health
	Greg Pass, People Partner Email: greg.pass@manchester.ac.uk	School of Health Sciences
	Lisa Roach, People Partner Email: Lisa.J.Roach@manchester.ac.uk	School of Biological Sciences School of Medical Sciences

Directors of People Partnering

Director of People, Professional Services Alice Buxton Email: alice.buxton@manchester.ac.uk	Professional Services & Cultural Institutions
Director of People, Academic Beth Daintree Email: beth.daintree@manchester.ac.uk	Faculties (Academic)