carron39

carron39

At a glance

Skills

  • Marketing strategy
  • Accountancy / Auditing
  • Financial management
  • Business development / Sales
  • Fundraising research / Bid writing
  • Governance
  • Project / programme management
  • Health and safety
  • Property management
  • Business advice / analysis

Where

Based in Kinross, South East Scotland
I would prefer to volunteer mainly at home, or mainly at the office.

Time

Either in or out of office hours

Around 15/16 hours wkly across day and evening times. Relocation inceases the possibility of providing support in Kinross and Perth locality.

Causes

  • Animals / wildlife
  • Arts
  • Black, asian and minority ethnic groups
  • Campaigning
  • Children / families
  • Community safety / victim support / domestic violence
  • Counselling / advice
  • Criminal justice
  • Education
  • Emergency Services / Armed Forces
  • Environment
  • Faith and ethics
  • Financial inclusion
  • Gardens and parks
  • Health and well being / research and care
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Human rights
  • International development
  • Learning disabilities / difficulties
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
  • Local / community
  • Men
  • Mental health
  • Museums / heritage
  • Older people / later life
  • Physical disabilities
  • Poverty relief
  • Refugees / migrants
  • Social care
  • Sports
  • Substance misuse
  • Training / employment support
  • Voluntary sector support
  • Women
  • Young people

Type of role

Short term project, Ongoing role, Trustee/Governor

Work history

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About me

See Resume and Short BIO below.

Distance isn't a limiter and time is freely given. However reimbursement of travel expenses is normally expected.

 

Senior Investment analyst with major financial institutions for a period of years before moving on to utilise these skills in Business Development Areas across a number of sectors.Worked  with small and medium sized companies in  various Scottish Enterprise Projects in both start up and growth fields.Have also  have run my own retail business successfully before selling it on the staff.

Have also been employed in the charity sector pricipally in the Employment sector setting up projects for individuals requiring assistance to progress.. Have worked with companies on various accreditation processes including IIP and have fund application experience. Recently took a company through the process of becoming a Social Enterprise and gaining  a Quality Mark ( Revolve)

Voluntary work has included chairing PSYBT Glasgow for 5 years and a similar hands on role with a recycling company. Also a Trustee of Impact Funding Support  Fund Scotland. Have worked with  growth companies through Business Mentoring Scotland and provide mentoring services through Acosvo. Two Treasurer appointments are current although the are not likely to cause any conflict. They are Essentia Foundation and Forth Valley Sensory Centre.

 

What am I looking for

Core skills are finance and marketing but there is a broad range of skills built up from both the public and private sector. Recent work has been of project management taking two new entrants into new territories and setting the operation up. The second stage of that was establishing and branding the products and services successfully.

Have held three non executive positions and am currently have charity/3rd sector work in the areas of finance/funding/general management and Governance. Charity experiece covers fund management/wellness/grant distribution/business developemnt.