Maggie Roderick

Experience

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  SANDWELL MBC

  Aug 1981 - Aug 1984

  Careers Officer

  Organisation and delivery of Careers Guidance in schools and to unemployed young people, including interviews, small and large group presentations and group discussion. Promoting equality and new ways of providing our Service.Liaising with Head Teachers and other school staff, specialist colleagues, Industry and Businesses, Colleges, parents and young people.

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  Various local authorities in England and Scotland

  Aug 1984 - Dec 1997

  Trading Standards Professional

  Engaging in all aspects of Trading Standards, from law enforcement to business and consumer advice. Worked as part of a team and alone ensuring that consumers were protected from dishonest traders and practices, whilst honest business was encouraged and assisted. A detailed knowledge of the application of a wide variety of law was essential, including Weights and Measures, Consumer Credit, Consumer Safety, Food Safety Act, Trade Descriptions, Fair Trading, Road Traffic Act, Hallmarking and many more varied consumer laws. The ability to interview defendants and witnesses, then write clear case reports for local authority prosecutors and, in Scotland, Procurators Fiscal. Be a witness in Court.Communicating with the public; local and national colleagues, including many in different departments; civil servants in many departments; Councillors, MPS, MSPs; police officers; businesses ranging from sole traders to international corporations; solicitors and barristers; professional institute, including Chief Officer groups; public analysts and testing laboratories; trade associations; consumer organisations; print, radio and television mediaDivisional Officer, leading a team during a major local government reorganisation including the integration with colleagues in a new department and an office removal to a different town, whilst ensuring that work priorities continued.Trainer for local and national colleagues in a variety of consumer and environmental laws and practices.Inspector of Weights and Measures, including testing and approving equipment and ensuring accurate weights and measures of all products ranging from coal to cheese.Advising local authority councillors on strategy for setting Key Performance Indicators and reporting on departmental work, new laws, finances and casework.Setting budgets within tight parameters.Requiring excellent time management and prioritisation skills to deal with planned work and the unexpected. Show less

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  Fife Council

  Dec 1997 - Apr 2004

  Trading Standards Officer

  Special Projects Trading Standards Officer.Working with colleagues to set strategic goals for special projects.Leading, conducting and reporting on a variety of specialist projects in the trading standards field. Contract monitoring of local authority contracts, especially school meals and meals on wheels, including participating in the process and decision making of the awarding of contracts. Liaising with local and national colleagues and senior personnel of a variety of companies.Writing reports for Committee, preparing press releases with media interviews as appropriate.Writing articles for Chartered Trading Standards Institute journal.Conducting internal audits of NAMAS approved laboratory. Show less

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  Chartered Trading Standards Institute

  Jun 2002 - Aug 2007

  Professional influencer, representing Trading Standards Colleagues on environmental matters via Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI).Assisted government depts with drafting of regulations & codes of practice relating to environmental issues, especially labelling & claims, energy and packaging reduction & waste. Speaker at National conference, Kyoto in the Kitchen.Presented paper to European Regulatory Committee on energy labelling compliance in UK on behalf of DEFRA, CTSI, LACORS ( National coordinating body for regulatory services).Presented paper to Turkish Government conference on energy labelling of domestic appliances.Chaired Energy Savings Trust panel on Energy Efficiency Recommended labels, including setting technical specifications. Brought regulators, enforcers, manufacturers & third sector together.Represented CTSI on BSI's ES3 Committee on environmental labelling.Met with, and liaised with, members of Institute, regulatory & enforcement bodies, Governments Departments, BSI, Industry and Trade Associations.Author of environmental articles.Scholarship for published research, 'Clean and Green' relating to washing powder claims.Author of CTSI policy on environment.Specific specialisms included environmental labelling, energy labelling of products, packaging & packaging waste regulations.Conducted research on behalf of CTSI and Defra into regulatory compliance for energy labelling of appliances.Prepared and delivered training to Trading Standards Professionals and Industry representatives on environmental claims, energy labelling and Packaging requirements. Show less Elected Chairman of Chartered Trading Standards Institute, CTSI (then TSI). First woman in UK to hold this post in 112 years.CTSI is the Institute representing Trading Standards professionals in the UK, whether they work in local or national government or Industry. Providing non-executive leadership to professional Institute, supporting Chief Executive and his staff.From Vice Chairman through to Immediate Past Chairman, participating in governance of the Institute by serving as a Non- Executive Director on the Executive Board and Board of ITSA Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary and trading arm of CTSI. The Executive Board reported to the Council, which I chaired.Responsibilities included strategic planning, budgeting, the provision of professional qualifications, the provision of professional services and professional representation to local, devolved, national and European Government, industry, consumer and legal bodies as well as third sector organisations, Recruitment of Chief Executive Officer..Chairing Council & General Meetings,Representing Institute to all members across UK, including 13 Branches, 3 Chief Officer Societies and the Consumer Education Liaison Group.Working on Strategic review of organisation and governance with colleagues and consultant.Leading review of Consumer Education strategy across UK with consultant.Chairing and leading 3 day CTSI national conference and ExhibitionChairing National Consumer Week, with Government Minister.Speaker at CTSI/LACORS Year Ahead Symposium. Vice Chairman from 2001, supporting, and substituting for, Chairman. Show less

  • Enforcer, researcher, author, speaker, trainer, consultant on environmental matters.

    Jan 1993 - Aug 2007

  • CTSI Lead Officer Environnent

    Jun 1995 - Sept 2006

  • Chairman

    Jun 2002 - Jun 2003
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  Office of Fair Trading

  Apr 2004 - Jul 2005

  Representative in Scotland

  Ensuring the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) worked appropriately across the whole of the UK, acknowledging differences within the devolved nations and England. This new post meant I brought the OFT voice to Scotland and the voice of Scotland to the OFT. Reporting regularly to the OFT Board. Representing policies, plans and priorities of OFT to all appropriate organisations in Scotland and liaising between organisations & OFT. Liaising with wide range of stakeholders in Scotland, including Scottish Industry Bodies; Scottish legal profession, law firms, advocates, Law Society of Scotland, universities and the Scottish Government; Consumer law enforcers and their representatives; Consumer organisations and regulators; local government organisations; UK government and Office of Fair Trading colleagues. Advising all colleagues on differences between Scottish and other UK laws, education, regulatory, enforcement & legal procedures. Ensuring the Scottish voice was included in OFT consultations & publications. Publicising OFT work in Scotland via organisations & all relevant media, including print, radio and television. Show less

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  Church of Scotland

  Jan 2010 - now

  Provided ministry to all, regardless of church membership. Chaired Kirk Session of ordained elders. Worked in partnership with Kirk Session to ensure inclusion within our church and the community, putting our Christian Faith into action by sharing God's love with everyone through everything we did. I led:  a strategic review of our governance, leading to a change in our constitution, within Church of Scotland requirements.  a review of our work leading to a five-year plan. Church of Scotland Parishes complied with Church Law. As a charity, we complied with charity law as well as Health and Safety and Food Hygiene requirements. As a parish minister, I was: a strategic leader who could enthuse paid or voluntary colleagues. able to work with all in the parish including local business, care homes, schools, colleagues, other professionals, Councillors, local authority employees, Community Councillors, MSPs, other charities & churches.  able to prioritise daily, exercise good time management, adaptable to changing circumstances and needs of others.  Good at planning whilst allowing for the flexible demands of ministry.These skills were combined with the visible side of ministry; preaching and pastoral work.These necessitated a listening ear and an ability to lead worship in an accessible manner, whether Sunday worship, funerals, weddings or bereavement Services.I have provided preaching & pastoral cover widely.Presbytery:Former Vice Convener of Strategy Committee & ministries convenor Administrator & trainer, local worship leader training scheme. Show less

  • Minister

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Minister

    Jan 2010 - now
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  Carnock and Oakley Parish Church

  Dec 2010 - Sept 2012

  Minister

  Parish minister. Pastoral , preaching, leading, caring, sharing, organising

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  Bridge of Allan Parish Church

  Mar 2014 - Apr 2015

  Locum minister
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  Menstrie Parish Church of Scotland

  Nov 2015 - Jan 2018

  Minister

  Parish minister at Menstrie Parish church

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  Maggie Roderick Ltd t/a Maggie Roderick Coaching

  Aug 2021 - now

  Executive Coach and Trainer

  Executive Coaching, Training and Education• Founder of Maggie Roderick Ltd. t/a Maggie Roderick Coaching: helping women in management to reach their full career potential and aspirations by my DRIVE to Success programme• At the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, developed & delivered leading edge training programmes for members and Industry across the UK and mentored CTSI members • Visiting Lecturer in Food Law at Glasgow Caledonian University (1997-1999 & 2000/2001)Ministry and Pastoral• Preaching and pastoral work, including funerals and weddings• Chaired Committee of Elders, to ensure all regulatory compliance including charitable, data protection and safeguarding requirements: developed a 5-year strategic plan for ministry.• Worked extensively within local communities: including schools chaplaincy, ongoing engagement with community and local council officials, and close liaison with other church leaders• Worked closely with regional, and national bodies to support comprehensive training for ministry Leadership and Policy Development• Executive Board Member of CTSI (1999 - 2004): Chairman (2002 - 2003): Non-Executive Director of ITSA Ltd (2002 - 2004); providing strategic direction, leadership and oversight within the overall board structure; the first woman on the Board and female Chair of the Institute for 120 years• Worked to develop CTSI Strategic Review and policy on Environment, Consumer Education, Business Plan and Fellowships• Planned and facilitated the successful transfer of Trading Standards staff as part of a local government reorganisationCollaborative Engagement• Engaged effectively and efficiently with all key stakeholders, including (with the Office of Fair Trading) Board liaison and engagement at executive level with business, trade representatives, local and national government departments & agencies. Acted in an ambassadorial capacity for the Office of Fair Trading in dealings with industry representative bodies Show less