STUDENT SERVICES STAFF SERVICES Search for: COURSES WHY US STUDENT LIFE ABOUT FIND OUT MORE APPLY Home > About > Our People Our People Show me All Staff Academic Academic Administration Academic Registry Accounting Action Planning Admissions Business Communications Corporate Services CRE Disability and Wellbeing Employability Equality and Diversity Estates and Facilities Finance Foundation Governance & Legal HR IT Law Learn Tech Learning Enhancement Operations Partnerships Quality and Compliance Student Engagement Student Recruitment Student Recruitment & Partnerships Go John Fairhurst Managing Director & Academic Principal (Executive Director) Having qualified and practised as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, in 1993 I entered academia with the University of Huddersfield. During my final two years at Huddersfield I undertook the role of Head of Collaborative Provision for the Business School, responsible for the development, quality assurance and enhancement of all programmes delivered off-campus, in addition to UK and international marketing and recruitment. Full profile Ahmed Junaid Academic Registrar Ahmed.Junaid@bil.ac.uk Since 2016, I have been the Academic Registrar at Bloomsbury Institute. I joined Bloomsbury Institute in September 2012 for a position of Academic Programmes Manager (PG Programmes). After this, I was offered the position of Associate Dean and assumed responsibility as Dean of the college in August 2013. Full profile Amanda Jeram Head of Quality and Compliance Amanda.Jeram@bil.ac.uk I’m extremely passionate about higher education, having worked in the sector for the last 13 years, at institutions including Middlesex University, the University of Hertfordshire and UCAS. I have considerable experience spanning various stages of the student journey, including outreach, education liaison, recruitment, marketing and admissions. Full profile Shabnam Karim Finance Director (Executive Director) finance@bil.ac.uk Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte in South Africa in 2005, I then moved to their London division and took on the role of Assistant Manager. During my time with Deloitte I held a wide-ranging client portfolio including listed multinational corporations auditing their group consolidations, annual reports and press releases to smaller and medium sized entities. Full profile Maria Jackson Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Maria.Jackson@bil.ac.uk I spent the first ten years of my career working for the Bank of England (primarily in their International Division and their Banking Supervision Division). I then moved into the education sector, taking up the position of Departmental Manager at the Language Centre at Royal Holloway, University of London. After two years, I moved to King’s College London where I spent nearly 18 years in a similar role as Departmental Manager in their English Language Centre. Full profile Charlayne Lewis-Thomas Admissions Manager Board of Directors Staff Representative charlayne.lewis-thomas@bil.ac.uk In my role as a Student Wellbeing Advisor, I am an important point of contact for students, providing pastoral support and advice when necessary for all students throughout the student lifecycle. From point of enrolment to graduation, I actively contribute to students’ learning and success. In some cases if this goes beyond the remit of services or support provided by Student Engagement, Wellbeing and Success (SEWS), it is my duty to refer students to services provided by Bloomsbury Institute such as; Disability Services, Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) and PAL Leaders so that students are appropriately supported and developed in their studies. Full profile Emmanuel Cornu Facilities and Timetabling Executive emmanuel.cornu@bil.ac.uk After my university studies in France and Canada, I moved to London and worked for premium retail businesses and luxury brands before joining the lovely Estates and Facilities team at Bloomsbury Institute. I am always happy to help people and curious about everything. Full profile Sarah Bailey Director of Student Engagement Sarah.Bailey@bil.ac.uk I have worked in Higher Education for over 16 years. In my role as Director of Bloomsbury Institute’s Centre for Student Engagement, Wellbeing and Success, I lead a team of Student Wellbeing Advisors who provide pastoral support and guidance to our students. We offer various student support activities and services which include: monitoring of student engagement and intervention, disability and wellbeing, employability and peer assisted learning. Prior to this, I managed transition, retention and success projects and introduced Peer Assisted Learning Schemes across academic departments at SOAS University of London and the University of East London. Full profile Anna Krajewska Head of School of Business and Accounting Director, CETL Anna.Krajewska@bil.ac.uk I currently oversee the delivery of Business Management and Accounting courses at Bloomsbury Institute. I am also a Programme Leader for our Advance HE accredited framework, In-Bloom. Before joining Bloomsbury Institute over three years ago, I worked at several higher education institutions, including University College London, King’s College London and the University of Birmingham. Full profile Anne Okello Academic Lead for Employability Anne.Okello@bil.ac.uk I have an EFL teaching background and a broad range of experience in Education and Teaching in the UK and abroad. The major projects I have worked on include the British Council and European Union’s Language and Academic Skills and E-Learning project where I provide English language and academic coaching to refugees in Jordan. I have also worked in Education and Development in Sudan and Uganda, Teaching and providing skills training. 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