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Lilian Otaye-Ebede

Professor Lilian Otaye-Ebede
PhD MBA BSc (Hons) FHEA Academic Member CIPD

Professor in HRM & OB and Director of Studies for the MSC HRM Programme
Work, Organisation and Management

Professional Activities

External Executive Committee/Boards
• Academy of Management Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Division Representative-at-large on the Executive Committee (2019 - Date)
• Open Eye Gallery Board Member (2022 - Date)

Editorial Roles
• Personnel Review (2022 - Date) - Associate Editor
• International Journal of Human Resource Management (2018 – Date) - Board Member
• African Journal of Management (2019 – Date) - Board Member
• Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance (2015 – Date) - Board Member

External Examiner Roles
• University of Manchester, External Examiner 2022 – Date
• Bradford University, PhD External Examiner 2022
• Huddersfield University, PhD External Examiner 2017 – 2018
• Coventry University, BA (Hons) Business and HRM course Reviewer 2018
• University of Canberra, PhD External Examiner 2014 – 2015

Professional Affiliations
• Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS)
• British Academy of Management (BAM)
• Academy of Management (AOM)
• Associate Member of the Higher Education Academy (AHEA)
• Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) (NIM)
• Academic Member of the CIPD
• Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS)

Keynote, Chaired Sessions, Professional Development Workshops and Symposiums
• Organiser, Chair, Panellist, Human Resource Development of Rural Farmers in Nigeria through Innovation Information Technology, May, 2019
• Invited to be the Keynote speaker at the 2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference on Gender, Work and Society - "Gender, work and leadership: Bringing together feminist and postcolonial insights" - Lahore University.
• Organiser and Chair, ESRC Seminar Series - Discussing the future agenda on EDI at work, November, 2016
• Chair and Organiser – Liverpool John Moores University, HR Research Symposium. The HR Journey: Where we have been, where we are going, February, 2016
• Organiser and Chair, ESRC Seminar Series - Evaluating the impact of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives in the workplace, March, 2016
• Session Chair for Human Resource Management Stream. British Academy of Management Conference, 2014.

Internal Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Director of Studies MSc HRM (School / Institute, 2019 - present)
  • Director of Studies Online MSc IHRM (School / Institute, 2022 - present)
  • Race Equality Charter (REC) Staff Sub-Group Chair (University, 2022 - present)
  • EHRC University Commitee (University)
  • Athena Swan Committee Member (Faculty)

Media Appearances

  • Human Resource Development of Rural Farmers through Innovative Information Technology, Times (May 2019)
  • Diversity and Inclusion Why Bother?, Radio 31 (Invited, April 2019)

Organisations I have been associated with

  • North West Business Leadership Team (2022 - present)
  • NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) Team (2017 - 2022)

Professional Body Memberships

  • (Academic Fellow CIPD (FCIPD), 2015 - present)