UEA appoints Relationship Manager for Business, Financial and Legal Services

The University of East Anglia welcomes Anna Douglas as their new Relationship Manager for Business, Financial and Legal Services, a role newly created to meet the growing needs of these areas within the University. Our Relationship Managers are highly experienced professionals who bring together expertise of working with a wide range of organisations and an in-depth knowledge of UEA.

Anna’s focus is to promote collaboration and partnerships between UEA, its academics and Schools of Study, with external organisations within the business, financial and legal services sectors. Where businesses and professional firms are looking to grow, diversify or overcome a business challenge, UEA can help by providing access to academic expertise including consultancy, research, CPD and training, as well as introducing student and graduate talent via recruitment and internship programmes. Anna will be responsible for helping to create these partnerships through reinforcing existing and developing new relationships, whilst working closely with academics to help raise awareness of UEA’s research capabilities through knowledge exchange and engagement.

Anna joins the University from grant-making charity Norfolk Community Foundation, where she was Director of Marketing and Development, and worked with businesses, professional advisors, charitable trusts and individuals to support them with their corporate social responsibility and charitable giving. Prior to that, Anna worked as Business Development Manager for Top 100 UK law firm, Birketts LLP developing sector and practice led focus groups, bids and tenders for legal services and legal directory submissions.

Contact Anna Douglas on:

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Tel: 01603 597076

Our Relationship Managers across the sectors are:

Chris Blincoe – Digital, Heritage and Creative

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Tel: 01603 593445

Richard Clarke – Healthcare and Social Science

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Tel: 01603 593178

Dr Karen Smith – Medical and Life Sciences

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