Jennifer Hawkins

Jennifer Hawkins has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Jennifer currently works as the Head of Investment Management at Jisc, where they lead the management of portfolios of products, projects, and programs. Jennifer'sresponsibilities include strategy development and implementation, governance arrangements, and organizational maturity. Prior to this, they served as a Programme Manager at Jisc, focusing on strategy and corporate services.

Before joining Jisc, Jennifer worked at the GW4 Alliance as a Collaborative Programme Manager and Work Stream Manager, where they managed strategic development and delivered programs and projects in a cross-organizational collaborative research alliance.

Jennifer also has experience working at the University of Bristol, where they served as a Project and Portfolio Manager in the High Performance Networks Research Group. Additionally, they worked as a Research Administrator at the university.

In the music industry, Jennifer worked as a Co-Director at The LoudHaus: Music, overseeing rehearsals and recordings. Jennifer also held positions at Sturgess Van Damme as a Client Services Manager and at Indie Mobile / [PIAS] Entertainment Group as an Office Manager and PA to the Managing Director.

Furthermore, Jennifer has experience in IT project coordination, having worked as an IT Project Coordinator at RAC, where they played a role in aligning RAC and Aviva systems following an acquisition. Additionally, they worked as a Change Project Manager at BSM, supporting the sale of the business and managing change communications.

Overall, Jennifer Hawkins has demonstrated their expertise in investment management, program and project management, research administration, and change management throughout their career.

Jennifer Hawkins received a BSc in Social Science Research from Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd from 2000 to 2003. Jennifer also obtained a Yoga Alliance certification in Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy from Shiva Shakti Yoga. Additionally, Jennifer has earned various certifications including Management of Portfolios Practitioner, MoP™ Foundation, Leadership Programme, Prosci Change Management Practitioner, MSP Foundation, 200 Hours Yoga Teacher Training, PRINCE2 Practitioner, and PRINCE2™ Foundation Certification Training. The specific years and months of obtaining these certifications are not mentioned.