Meet Susan Lauder, Executive Assistant

Meet Susan Lauder - the newest addition to the SCQFP team. Susan joins us as an Executive Assistant and brings a wealth of experience.

What is your role within the SCQFP?

As Executive Assistant I provide high level administrative support to the CEO and senior leadership team, as well as the Board and the various sub-committees. I am also responsible for the day to day office management for the SCQF Partnership.

What do you enjoy most about your role?

Variety! My job role provides a lot of variety in terms of my day to day tasks which allows me to utilise my skills in lots of different ways - and for the things I’m not sure of, there’s always Google! 

Tell us a bit about your career to date?

I started my career in administration as an office junior for a firm of solicitors in Glasgow city centre at the tender age of 16. Since then I have held a variety of administrative positions in a wide range of industries including recruitment (where I spent some time on secondment as a recruitment consultant), private healthcare and third sector organisations. 

During my career I have also undertaken two SCQF level 7 HNC qualifications; one in Health & Social Care and the other in Counselling Skills.

Before joining the SCQF Partnership I spent nine years providing administrative support for a team of surgeons within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Tell us something interesting about yourself

In my spare time, I like to attend the theatre and have a great love of all things musical. I was once lucky enough to get backstage to a well-known musical during its tour of Glasgow where I met some of the cast and even got to step out onto the stage. Thankfully, the auditorium was empty at the time!