Public appointment: Member appointed to Independent Living Fund Board

The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray MSP, today announced the appointment of Marion McDonald as the new Non-Executive Member of the Independent Living Fund Board.

Marion is an Executive Coach, Mentor, and Board Advisor to commercial and not-for-profit organisations - her passion is in utilising skills and experience gained in her extensive corporate career, and applying it to the challenges and opportunities faced by humanitarian and social welfare organisations.  Much of her work in recent years has been focussed on helping organisations shape and deliver their portfolio of change and diversification, particularly in relation to expanding their digital capability, and in development of Board skills to support and govern the change process.

She is a highly experienced non-executive Board Member, Board Advisor, and Business Director, with a track record in defining and implementing sustainable transformational change in organisations as far afield as EMEA, USA, LatAm, and Asia Pac.  Her career history as a senior business leader, and as a management consultant, enables her to operate effectively at both strategic and tactical levels.

She is currently non-executive Vice-Chair at Lifelink Workwell, a mental-health and wellbeing charity, a Trustee at PACE, a long-standing Youth Theatre, and is a member of Cranfield Trust, an organisation which provides pro-bono management consultancy support to social welfare charities.  Additionally, Marion supports individuals and organisations through her own Change, Transformation, and Executive Coaching practice.

Appointment

This appointment will be for 4 years and will run from 02 December 2024 to 01 December 2028.

This appointment is regulated by the Ethical Standards Commissioner.

Remuneration

The appointment is remunerated at the rate of £197 per day (non-pensionable) for the time commitment of 1 day/8 hours per week.

Other ministerial appointments

Ms McDonald does not hold any other public appointments.

Political activity

All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process.  However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees’ political activity within the last five years (if there is any to be declared) to be made public.   

Ms McDonald has had no political activity within the last five years.

Background

The Independent Living Fund Scotland (ILF Scotland) is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) and a company limited by guarantee which is wholly owned by Scottish Ministers. The organisation is funded through Grant in Aid by the Scottish Government and Department of Health in Northern Ireland.

Under an agreement between the Northern Ireland Executive and the Scottish Government, ILF Scotland operate in both Scotland and Northern Ireland.

We work in partnership with 37 Health and Social Care Partnerships/Trusts (HSCP/Ts) across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Our role is to provide a high-quality service to disabled people, supporting them to achieve positive independent living outcomes. We aim to ensure that disabled people have choice and control over how and when they are supported in all aspects of their daily lives, as well as facilitating real participation and inclusion for individuals within their local communities.