Senior Lecturer in Management

Helen Franks is a Senior Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator for the Project Manager Degree Apprenticeship. Helen is an experienced project professional (20 years) in industries including Healthcare, Regulatory, Sport, Energy and Telecommunications. Experienced in Project Delivery, Portfolio Management and PMO’s on many high-profile projects such as Brexit, 4G & 5G Mobile Auctions and London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012.

She has over 15 years’ experience teaching and supporting learning at undergraduate and postgraduate level in Higher Education. She has worked at the University of Bedfordshire for the past 5 years, teaching Project Management Units to our Undergraduates, MSc and MBA students.

Qualifications

• BA (Hons) Business Management
• Post Graduate Certificate of Education (Post Compulsory Education)
• Currently studying for an MSc
• Chartered Project Professional (ChPP)
• International Project Management Association - Certified Project Management Associate - IPMA Level D
• PRINCE2 Agile

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Member of the Associate for Project Management (MAPM)
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Teaching Expertise

• Project Management

Contact Details

E: helen.franks@beds.ac.uk