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  • John Mulgrew
  • Elaine Noad
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Who am I? I am 51 years old, married with two school age children. We live on the Black Isle a few miles outside Inverness. My wife is a Landscape Architect. She works full-time and I try to juggle a part-time public appointment with the demands of being an adequate parent. I have had a varied career, mostly in Scotland but also overseas. I have worked in both the private and the public sectors, and have also had roles from time to time in the voluntary sector.

Why did I want to become a Board Member? I wanted to work part-time so that I could also look after our children. I tried contract and consultancy work, but never really found it very satisfying. The chance to become part of a public service organisation in a part-time but influential position seemed the ideal opportunity.

What do I bring to the role? My varied career is useful in offering different perspectives and range of contacts, but the real thing that I contribute is an ability to stand well back from the detail and think about the purpose and priority of the organisation from the perspective of the general public.

What do I get out of it? A real sense of doing something worthwhile, a reasonable level of pay, and some great friendships.

What advice would I give someone who is thinking of applying?You do not need any special expertise to do these jobs well. What you do need is an ability to think carefully about what the Scottish people want from the organisation in question, and the capacity to translate that into meaningful priorities. A willingness to learn is pretty vital too.