PERSONAL PROFILE

CONTACT DETAILS:Sandra Marshall, 9/14 Muirhouse Grove, Edinburgh EH4 4SU, Email: leithheritagecentre@outlook.com, Linkedin: Sandra Marshall, Webblog: sandrablog24.wordpress.com, Facebook: Scotland Positive & Sandra A MarshallTel. No: +447938356936

PERSONAL STATEMENT

I am a confident self-motivator/starter that loves leading and working with other individuals to create an efficient, well-run, happy environment, where all those I work with achieve their goals along with myself and the company or organisation I am working for.

I have inspired individuals and organisations to look at their work from different perspectives to get the most out of their situations, for example, Leith Festival (2012), Abbeymount Community Centre (2012), various artists and creative people through the Leith Circle Community Shop (2008-2012), and Sebastian Montague, a former member of Leith Circle who has gone on to create Circle Connections and Lead Generation Scotland with The Princes Trust.

I am a confident Administrator, organiser, office manager.

I can work easily as part of a team and on my own initiative.

I have created and developed different projects.

I enjoy every job I do for its own merits and understand the importance of even the most apparently easy process within an organisation's structure to the success of the whole business. I love a challenge, personal and colleague development.

I have professional skills and life experience in various different sectors.

FREE-LANCE WRITER, EDITOR, PROOF-READER, REVIEWER, CONSULTANT(2014-2015)

• Published Author (Quiet Revolution) December 2014, Amazon.• Technical Editor.• Short story editor/proof-reader for a local Scottish Writer.• Reviews (Christian devotional material, Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows).• Inspirational Poetry.• Research and Articles, Science, Technology, Local Community Development, Clean Environment, Climate

Change, Political Systems and Policy, Social, Mental and Physical Health and Welfare, Addiction Recovery, Social Justice, Human Rights, Leadership Development and other topical issues through my Wordpress Blog, Linkedin Pulse, Anyvoice.co.uk, Bethany Bugle Magazine. I have also written articles for the Edinburgh Evening News and Scotland on Sunday.

• Start-Up, First Phase Consultant, Business Planning and Fundraising.

LEGAL (1992-2008)• Legal Firms: McClure Naismith, Dundas & Wilson, Fyfe Ireland, Archibald Campbell &

Harley, Anderson Strathern (Currie Office).

Temporary work (Aug 2007 – Jun 2008 while putting Leith Circle business together) • Temp Secretarial and Administration work for various Legal and Surveyor Companies throughout Edinburgh.

Anderson Strathern WS (Mar 1998 to Jul 2006) under my married name of Sandra Heron• Currie Branch Office Manager for six months whilst company searched for qualified Solicitor.• Residential Property paralegal for five years with own client base. • Private Client Law paralegal for five years with own client base.• All initial client meetings in respect of Residential Property and Private Client Work. • From time to time some Civil Litigation, Consumer Law and Family Law work also involved.• Completion of Residential Sales and Purchase transactions including HMRC and other documentation.• Noting Title, Dispositions, Discharges, Deeds of Covenant, Standard Securities, Offers, Qualified Acceptances,

Completion of Negotiation Letters, Loan documentation. • Have worked with Titles and Deeds of Condition created for most of the major builders in Scotland including

Miller Homes, Barratt, Persimmon Homes.• Checking and updating NHBC and Zurich New Building Policies and Certificates.• Loan Documentation, Funds Transfers and Fee Payments.• Arranging Pick-Up and Delivery of Keys.• Involved directly with clients from the Offer Stage to Settlement of the Purchase or Sale Transaction.• Transfer of Title Negotiation and Documentation• Dscharge of Loan as part of Redemption of Loan documentation.• Preparation and Execution of Simple Wills for Non-Taxable Estates.• Some Trust Deeds.• Management of simple (non-taxable) executries to include contacting all relevant parties, preparing Executry

Account, arranging funds transfer and paying out funds to beneficiaries. Again with own client base.• Responsible for Organisation, Management and File Updates for Branch Office including File-List and Note of

Work for each client - new incoming Solicitor.• HNC in Legal Services - qualified Paralegal.• At outset between 1998 and 2000 helped with change-over to Windows and Microsoft from Word Perfect 6

including transfer of all Legal Documents, Client Information.

Prior Legal Experience 1992-March 1998• Word Processor Operator.• Processing of all large Documents, Agreements, Leases, Dispositions for all Departments in particular

Commercial Property. (Archibald Campbell & Harley).• Secretary to one Partner, one Associate and two Assistants, Civil Litigation and Family Law. (Fyfe Ireland)• Diaries and Appointments.• Production of all Documentation and Correspondence in respect of Civil Litigation and Family Law.• Production of Commercial Documentation.• Production of Corporate Documentation.• Secretary to a Commercial Property Associate, one Assistant and one Trainee for two years with (Dundas &

Wilson).• Secretary for one Residential Property and one Commercial Law Partner for two years (McClure Naismith).• All Office Administration, Filing and Reception• IT legal system transfer to new microsoft systems.• Post Room Assistant, Office Junior

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (2011-2015)• Originator, developer, co-ordinator Leith Hub Community Development Project.• In partnership with Inspiring Leith Link-up and Leith Hub SCIO Community Development assistance.• In partnership with Link-up North Edinburgh Community Development local recovery community.• In partnership with Turning Point North East Edinburgh Recovery Hub, application first level funding for

recovery bar – Dry Dock. • In partnership with Leith Festival making sure their 2012 festival happened.• In partnership with Abbeymount Community Centre, providing support through Leith Circle to increase

visibility and take-up of space as a venue.• Developing and running a community venue through the Leith Circle Shop.

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (2008-2015)• Originator, developer, co-ordinator, fundraiser Leith Hub SCIO.

• Leadership, Management• Creation and Development of Business Plans and Constitution.• Development of Structure and Governance with the assistance of EVOC.• Negotiation for lease of a suitable building.• PR, Marketing, Advertising, Administration, Organisation of Project from Start-Up to Practical

Development Phase. • Networking for initial involvement of organisations and individuals in the Project.• Development Business Plan for Dry Bar/Venue in Leith to become initial developed phase of Leith

Hub Project.• Networking• Initial Market Research• Initial Fundraising applications and Negotiations.

• Originator, developer, manager, Leith Circle Community Venue and Shop.• Development Business Plan.• Leadership, Co-ordination, Management, Voluntary, Paid Staff and Local Arts Professionals.• All Shop/Venue PR and Advertising.• Finance.• Fundraising.• Event Organisation, Management.• Co-ordination, sale of Local and International Arts and Crafts from Leith Circle Shop, percentage

basis.• Stock Management.• Display Products.• All Shop Management• Networking, Collaboration, Community Organisations, Local Government, Individuals in respect of

Meeting/Seminar Space and relative Events.• Marketing, PR Leith Festival aiding Festival to get back on track.• Marketing, PR, Co-ordination of open building event at Abbeymount Community Centre together

with Centre Manager Ian Rodgers: • Decorating Community Centre building with local artwork to increase visibility. • Networking with various therapists, artists, musicians to provide a weekend of events

promoting available space and services that Abbeymount Community Centre could provide March 2012.

• Developing, co-ordinating and managing a full events calendar 2011 covering period from Leith Festival to end of Edinburgh Mela:

• Show-casing Local and International Music, • Short Film Nights, • Arts and Crafts, • Dance, • Theatre, • Alternative Therapies, • Local Care and Support Agencies, advice shops in respect of Welfare, Physical and Mental

Health, • Human Rights and other topical talks.

The Fringe Festival events were run in partnership with Leith On The Fringe.• Agency.

CHARITY (2012-2015)• Developer Leith Hub SCIO.

• Bethany Christian Trust Community Development Administration.• Administration Paperwork, Community Development Unit.• Completing and keeping client database information up to date• Preparing documentation for training seminar document packs. To include organisation and printing of

seminar material into folders.• Taking minutes at Community Development Unit Planning Meetings.• Re-organisation of paper copy client documentation into appropriate files.

• Salvation Army Retail.• Preparation, Display and Pricing of Stock• Window Dressing• Keeping Shop Clean and Tidy• Customer Service• Customer Sales

• Leith Business Association Secretary• Minute taking Board Meetings.• Production of Agenda, Notices of Meetings and relative Communications to all Members.• Attendance at Local Community Council meeting.• Strategy Meetings.

• North Edinburgh Timebank volunteer • Support elderly lady with mobility problems.• Marketing and PR work North Edinburgh Arts, Drama Group, Timebank Temptations Choir.• Partnership with Link-up North Edinburgh in respect of setting up a recovery community.

• Creating and Organising Campaigns.

MEDIA (2008-2015)• Experienced and well read Social Media PR, Marketing and advertising.• Scotland Positive Page, Facebook – to become community positive news magazine (social enterprise).• Community Articles, Bethany Bugle, Edinburgh Evening News, Scotland on Sunday.• Published Author (Quiet Revolution) Amazon.• Published Blogger LinkedIn Pulse, www.leithunique.wordpress.com, www.sandrablog24.wordpress.com.

CARE (2012 - 2015)• Margarot Forrest Home Care.

• All Personal Care• Lifting • Helping Clients with Daily Routines• Care Plans• Personal Support

• Support worker various individuals in Leith and North Edinburgh.

GENERAL RETAIL (2007-2012)• Management Sole Trader Shop.• Marketing, PR, Advertising• Window-dressing and Display• Stock Control and Management• Shop Sales and Customer Service• Management of Paid and Voluntary staff

IT (1987-2015)• Wordprocessor Operator IBM Edinburgh.• Wordprocessor Manager (Changeover of systems) McClure Naismith.• Secretary and Office Administration Manager (Changeover of systems) Anderson Strathern.• Development of Website, Advertising, PR, Events.• Development of Social Media and Blog Pages, Leith Circle, Scotland Positive, LeithUnique,

www.leithunique.wordpress.com, www.sandrablog24.wordpress.com . • Familiar with Arts & Media Packages, Picassa, publisher, Serif.• Familiar with Database packages Excel.• Familiar with Accountancy packages Sage.• Familiar with Presentation packages, Powerpoint.• I am very versatile at picking up, understanding and using new technology.

EDUCATIONStevenson College (now part of Edinburgh College) 1998 – 2001HNC LEGAL SERVICESPassed Joint First overall with Merit Certificates in Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Civil Litigation, Delict, Family Law, and Communications. I also got a good pass in Residential Property Law.

Napier College of Commerce (now Napier University) 1980-1981HND SECRETARIAL WITH LANGUAGESPasses in Office Administration, Typing, Economics, Stage II French and Stage II Italian.

Penicuik High School 1973-1979HIGHERSEnglish, C, French, C, Biology, C.

O'GRADESEnglish, B, French, A, Italian, B, Biology, B, Chemistry, B, Music, B, History, C, Maths, B, Arithmetic, C.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTSMy main interest is writing, however, I am a member of the Church of Scotland, I am active musically being a member of the Timebank Temptations choir at North Edinburgh, I also paint and do photography. I hold an event called Feel Fresh Fridays aimed at the recovery community, Leith, Edinburgh providing a place for social inter-action and relaxation without the temptation of alcohol. Lastly, when working with Fyfe Ireland I inspired the whole office to get involved in a sponsored abseil down the wall of Orchard Brae House raising funds for Cancer Research.