Jill Bain

Current

Support Services Manager at The Leprosy Mission Scotland
Interpreter/translator/language and culture tutor at Self Employed

Past

Volunteer Manager at The Leprosy Mission Scotland
Business development - Russian market at FruitSalad Events
Support worker at The Leprosy Mission Scotland

Director of Administration (Russia) at The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
Marketing Tutor at University of Strathclyde
Language Assistant (Russian Division) at University of Strathclyde

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Education

Cardonald College
University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde

Sankt-Peterburgskij Gosudarstvennyj Universitet Ekonomiki i Finansov

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Recommended

4 people have recommended Jill

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

The Leprosy Mission Scotland

Jill Bain’s Summary

Enthusiastic, highly organised professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, data/project analysis, fluent Russian speaker, experienced interpreter and translator, marketing experience, self motivated, disciplined, good team worker, computer literate. I am keen to help Scottish and Russian companies build trade and investment links.

Jill Bain’s Specialties:

interpreting/translating, international marketing, administration, non-profit management, working with volunteers, event planning

Jill Bain’s Experience

Support Services Manager

The Leprosy Mission Scotland

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

August 2009 — Present (5 months)

Responsibilities include office management; supervision of small team of staff and volunteers; development and management of processes and strategies e.g. marketing, communication and fund raising strategies, donor development plan, donor treatment programme; major institutional funding; supporting CEO, Communications Manager, Community Resources Development Worker in achievement of The Leprosy Mission Scotland's Development plan.
Interpreter/translator/language and culture tutor

Self Employed

(Translation and Localization industry)

January 1998 — Present (12 years )

Wide variety of short term freelance jobs for organisations such as IFES, Strathclyde University, Careers Scotland, Management and Media Academy, Calvary Chapel, Kids Aloft.
• Russian-English and English-Russian translation and interpretation (ad hoc/bilateral/whispered/headset systems) of documents, seminars, meetings
• Russian language for specific purposes instruction, preparation of teaching materials
• English as a second language tuition for advanced learners, preparation of teaching materials
Volunteer Manager

The Leprosy Mission Scotland

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

February 2008 — August 2009 (1 year 7 months)

Managing Scotland wide team of volunteers in roles such as fundraising, awareness raising, office support, plus variety of other responsibilities
• updated and developed volunteer policies, guidelines and other documentation
• initiated volunteer motivation programme to support and encourage volunteers
• developed integrated strategy for recruitment of new volunteers, including development of promotional materials
• wide variety of business and marketing research and analysis projects
Business development - Russian market

FruitSalad Events

(Events Services industry)

February 2008 — February 2009 (1 year 1 month)

Promoting FruitSalad Events corporate event management services among Russian/ Ukrainian/Central Asian MICE agencies and existing/potential corporate clients
• produced a wide variety of Russian language promotional materials (mail shots, presentations etc)
• developed relationships with existing/potential clients
• compiled and developed database of Russian corporate tourism agencies
• planning, organising, running corporate events as part of event staff team, including work as a tour guide in Russian
• linguistic support/interpreting for Russian speaking groups in Scotland and for Scottish clients in communication with Russian suppliers
Support worker

The Leprosy Mission Scotland

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

October 2007 — December 2007 (3 months)

Short-term contract position with two primary areas of focus - developing a range of youth work materials designed for use in youth groups, primary schools and Sunday school; managing incoming calls and enquiries initiated by direct response TV/radio campaign in November 2007 and analysing responses to and results of this campaign and the initial campaigns in May-July 2007. Also worked on designing and implementing Balanced Scorecard tool for analysing organisational performance.
Director of Administration (Russia)

The International Fellowship of Evangelical Students

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

August 2003 — August 2007 (4 years 1 month)

• Administration and financial record keeping
• Played major role in creating and implementing a new accounting system
• Significantly improved level of organisational effectiveness in the areas of financial control and record keeping, and in internal communications
• Organised/ran national conferences, seminars and meetings for staff/students
• Trained new staff and student leaders in administration procedures/leadership skills
• Arranged visa support documentation for staff and students travelling abroad
• Russian-English/English-Russian translation (written and sight) and interpretation (ad hoc/whispered/bilateral) of documents, meetings, seminars
• Taught Scottish culture via seminars, presentations, discussions
• Led Russian language student discussion groups on popular culture, Christian and philosophical topics
Marketing Tutor

University of Strathclyde

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

October 2000 — June 2003 (2 years 9 months)

Tutorials for students at 1st-4th year level on a wide variety of marketing/international business subjects, including international marketing, ethical issues, sales, consumer behaviour and marketing strategy, plus occasional lectures and running business simulation for honours and masters level students.
Language Assistant (Russian Division)

University of Strathclyde

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

October 1999 — May 2003 (3 years 8 months)

• Taught Russian to students of beginner to upper intermediate levels
• Developed teaching materials (including business Russian course) and evaluated students’ work

Jill Bain’s Education

Cardonald College

DPSI , Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (Scottish Law) English-Russian , 2009 — 2010 (expected)
University of Strathclyde

MRes , Modern Languages (Russian) , 1999 — 2002

Research into the teaching of business Russian in UK universities

Activities and Societies:

Christian Union
University of Strathclyde

BA (Hons) , International Business and Modern Languages , 1994 — 1999

Principal subjects - Marketing (focusing on international marketing/business) and Russian

Activities and Societies:

Christian Union, Nightline
Sankt-Peterburgskij Gosudarstvennyj Universitet Ekonomiki i Finansov

Russian language and culture, marketing, international economic law 1997 — 1998

This year was my 'year abroad' to improve my Russian language skills. It worked. A fantastic year and a great opportunity.

Activities and Societies:

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