Leadership Changes within EFM and ACS

Email sent by Linda Goodacre, Director of EFM on Wednesday 29 January to all of EFM

Dear all

I am writing to share details of some leadership and organisational changes coming to EFM and Accommodation and Commercial Services (ACS).

As you may be aware, Caryn Masters, Director of ACS, has been accepted in the Voluntary Severance Scheme (VSS), and will leave the University on 28 February 2025.

From 1 March 2025, ACS and Unicus will move under my leadership, and I will be working with the senior leadership from all departments to build alignment between us, and seek to establish new working arrangements which reflect our unified service.

There are no immediate plans to carry out any significant reorganising of ACS or EFM teams. The only changes initially will be around reporting lines, with staff who reported directly to Caryn transitioning over to myself.

I know this may be a worrying time, as any period of significant change in an organisation can be. I want to reassure you that I am committed to ensuring a smooth transition to continue delivering the excellent services we currently do. I will also be working closely with all members of leadership to identify areas with significant impacts on workload and ways of working, to identify means of mitigating these.

I would also ask you to be welcoming and supportive of colleagues within ACS who will be joining us, as they have recently gone through VSS and will be reshaping how they work within their teams.

If you have worries and concerns, please share these either with your line manager or with myself. I will be back in contact in the coming weeks, as more details about our transition are confirmed.

Best wishes,

Linda Goodacre