01 / Experience
10+
Years of experience
Leading operations, administration and project delivery across higher education and consultancy.
About / Our people / Becky Jones
Organise · Connect · Deliver
Becky
Jones.
Head of Operations, HelpUsTrade
Making complex programmes run beautifully — bringing clarity, care and precision to the people, processes and evidence behind lasting results.
Wales · United Kingdom Operational excellence
The detail behind delivery
More than a decade of institutional experience, trusted project administration and practical systems that help teams deliver.
02 / Programme management
End-to-end
Programme operations
Financial control, reporting, procurement, audit preparedness and delivery coordination.
03 / Quality
Audit-ready
Compliance & assurance
Strong systems for funding compliance, evidence management and accountable reporting.
04 / Collaboration
Together.
People & partnerships
Connecting teams, external experts, institutional stakeholders and delivery partners.
Selected areas of experience drawn from Becky’s professional CV. The terminology describes responsibilities rather than performance statistics.
The person behind the work
The calm behind
the complexity.
Becky Jones leads Operations, Administration and Research at HelpUsTrade. Her work brings structure to ambitious programmes: the systems that keep teams aligned, resources accountable, evidence accessible and delivery moving.
Her career spans the Institute for Competition & Procurement Studies at Bangor University, the College of Arts, Humanities & Business, and the INSPIRE institute at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. These roles involved complex budgets, varied funding rules, audit requirements, people management and international stakeholder relationships.
Becky is known for a meticulous yet practical approach. She connects colleagues and partners, spots risks early and builds the operational confidence that allows specialists to focus on making an impact.
“Good operations make ambitious work possible — by giving people the clarity, support and systems they need to deliver.”
Operating principle · Editorial summary
Where Becky adds value
Making the complex
feel manageable.
From planning and finance to people and evidence, Becky brings structure to every stage of a programme.
01 / Operations
Programme operations
Creating systems and procedures that improve coordination, accountability and day-to-day performance.
02 / Finance
Budget & audit management
Financial reporting, purchasing, reconciliation and audit-ready evidence for funded programmes.
03 / Assurance
Compliance & risk
Navigating funder requirements, institutional controls, project risks and corrective action.
04 / Research
Research administration
Organising evidence, analysis, reporting and knowledge-management processes.
05 / Teams
People & partnerships
Managing teams, supporting specialists and sustaining productive stakeholder relationships.
06 / Delivery
Project coordination
Scheduling, procurement, resource planning, logistics and quality assurance across workstreams.
Selected experience
The work behind
the delivery.
A selection of operational roles and responsibilities from Becky’s career — demonstrating how she helps complex programmes stay coordinated and accountable.
Wales · International · HelpUsTrade Select an assignment
Current role
Programme operations · 2024–present
Keeping complex programmes moving
Overseeing operational procedures, research support, budgeting, reporting, project timelines, risk management and coordination of multidisciplinary teams at HelpUsTrade.
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The journey
A career built
on making
things work.
Becky’s career has developed across international research programmes, higher education administration and consultancy operations.
2024 — Present
Leader, Operations, Administration & Research · HelpUsTrade
Leading business operations, project administration, research support, financial processes, risk management and partner coordination. Bringing together practical systems and clear reporting to support international consultancy assignments.
Prior to 2024
Operations & Administration Manager · UWTSD / INSPIRE
Managed operational planning, budgets, financial reporting and forecasting, staff and resources for the Institute for Sustainable Practice, Innovation, Research and Enterprise. The CV does not specify the exact dates for this role.
2018 — 2022
Administration Leader · Bangor University
Led college administration and staff management, tendering and purchasing, finance and audit compliance, information management, risk assessments and events for the College of Arts, Humanities & Business.
2010 — 2018
Operations Manager · Institute for Competition & Procurement Studies
Managed programme finances, compliance, contracts, research data, external suppliers, staff and communications, while coordinating European-funded projects, stakeholder networks and blended postgraduate learning.
Education & professional development
A foundation
in people and
practice.
A background in history, leadership, workload management and organisational practice informs Becky’s methodical and people-centred approach.
BA, Modern & Contemporary History
University of Wales, Bangor
2004–2007
Management & Leadership
The Open University
2018–2019
Coaching Skills for Managers
Bangor University
2018–2019
Team Workload Management
Chartered Management Institute
2018
Managing Difficult Situations
Bangor University
2019
IOSH Health & Safety
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
2018
Let's work together
Strong delivery
starts with
strong operations.
Whether you need to coordinate a complex programme, organise delivery teams or strengthen the systems behind implementation, Becky and the HelpUsTrade team would be pleased to hear from you.