Overview
Work History
Qualifications & Training
References
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Alison MacCorquodale

Craigkellar House, Paiblesgarry, North Uist,

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager - Spaceport

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
01.2018 - Current
  • Leads a number of complex, inextricably linked workstreams, with a particular focus on the management of compliance, quality, risk, and budget.
  • Regularly delivers progress reports (in various forms) to stakeholders such as Comhairle members, the UK Space Agency, and the UK and Scottish Governments.
  • Directs the works of specialist contractors engaged in delivering work-packages.
  • Has led the project from inception to delivery, securing (and ensuring continued compliance with) consents under multiple regulatory regimes, including the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, and the CAP1616 Airspace Change Process.
  • Undertook options appraisals / gateway reviews at key stages to ensure the project scope remained appropriate, given the concurrent political, environmental, economic, commercial, and legal climate.
  • Developed lasting, collaborative working relationships with statutory bodies and key stakeholders, such as Planning, NatureScot, RSPB, and SEPA.
  • Current salary: £60k.
  • Notice period: 3 months (minimum).

Economic Development Officer

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
01.2011 - 01.2018
  • Undertook the initial feasibility work to determine the most appropriate routes for the Hebridean Way long-distance walking and cycling routes.
  • Led the procurement and construction of the long-distance walking route infrastructure, and the demarcation of the NCN 780 route.
  • Worked with private and community landowners across the island chain to obtain consents to construct sections of the HebWay.
  • Passed three audits of the HebWay project, up to EU Commissioner level.
  • Managed the 'Crofting & Land Resources Development' and 'Tourism in the Community' capital budgets.

Lead Officer for Financial Inclusion Initiatives

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar / DWP
09.2006 - 01.2011
  • 2009 - 2011: Directly selected by the Department for Work and Pensions to be the 'Financial Inclusion Champion' for the North of Scotland, a new UK initiative at the time. Supported councils and third sector organisations across the Highlands and Islands area to ensure their income maximisation activities were in line with best practice and legislation. Responsible for reporting progress to the DWP, and the UK Treasury.
  • 2006 - 2009: Western Isles Financial Inclusion Team Coordinator. Worked with organisations to increase the financial wellbeing of individuals across the islands.

Credit Union Project Manager

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
08.2004 - 09.2006
  • Secured the necessary regulatory permissions from the Financial Services Authority to establish the Western Isles (now HI-Scot) Credit Union.
  • Ensured that the early volunteers were vetted and sufficiently trained to become FSA approved Board of Credit Union Directors.
  • Led the initial brand development, led the recruitment of staff and established the requisite policies and procedures ahead of the credit union becoming operational.
  • Procured and worked with local contractors to refurbish and fit out the Credit Union's premises in Stornoway.

Revenues Officer

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
08.2000 - 08.2004
  • Established the Comhairle's Revenues Office in Benbecula.
  • Managed the local Revenues team and improved the rate of council tax collection in Uist and Barra.

Qualifications & Training

  • Law Degree (2:1 Honours), University of Aberdeen, 2000
  • PRINCE 2, Registered Practitioner, APM Group, 2005
  • Health & Safety, UNISON, 2020
  • Award in First Line Management, UHI, 2021
  • Highly proficient in the use of IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Excel, Canva and Copilot

References

  • Laura Carse, Atlantic58 - laura@atlantic58.co.uk / 07766416478
  • Calum Iain Maciver, former CnES Depute Chief Executive - calumiainmaciver@btinternet.com / 07591997584
  • Murdo MacKay, CnES Development Manager - m.mackay@cne-siar.gov.uk / 07901567509

Timeline

Project Manager - Spaceport

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
01.2018 - Current

Economic Development Officer

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
01.2011 - 01.2018

Lead Officer for Financial Inclusion Initiatives

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar / DWP
09.2006 - 01.2011

Credit Union Project Manager

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
08.2004 - 09.2006

Revenues Officer

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
08.2000 - 08.2004

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