Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) welcomed Elizabeth Lochhead as the new senior administrator, in late January.
By William Moncrieff, Communications Apprentice
Elizabeth comes with a wealth of knowledge, having previous worked in administration at Forestry and Land Scotland. She first became aware of the opportunity at SDS through former SDS employee Sharon MacDowell, who encouraged her to apply.
Although the job and its tasks are not entirely new for Elizabeth, she is embracing this “new challenge” and said, “It will be something new to get my teeth in to”.
As she settles in to the role, she is interested to developing her understanding of boccia.
“I am really interested in Boccia. I’ve been speaking to Jonathan (Boccia Development officer) who is in the office quite a lot and so I am keen to attend one of the boccia events.”
Elizabeth explains that she is into sports and exercising. This is evidenced by Elizabeth planning on completing the West Highland Way from Milngavie to Fort William later this year. It was originally seen as an opportunity to explore more of the country and to keep fit and healthy. However, she has now decided to fundraise for SDS after noticing, “How passionate they all are about fundraising”.
One task in her new role that Elizabeth is really looking forward to is adapting the website, to make it more user friendly for those who are less confident using a computer. She hopes that this development will result in more people being able to access the information online and attend events.
This is something that Elizabeth is keen to help further with. By developing her skillset in using new systems and procedures, she will be able to help others sign up for events or workshops. She said, “It’s something we can help with. We can make sure kids aren’t losing out because they don’t have the amenities to sign-up”.
Elizabeth views part of her role as being, “very visual in the office”. She aspires to be a helping hand to anyone in the organisation and anyone trying to contact Scottish Disability Sport.