The Leadership Award
2024
Nominee
Finalist
Shortlist
Winner
Amy Murray - Development Officer, Gaelic
Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Amy Murray, 22, hailing from Inverness has been appointed permanently as the development officer for Gaelic. Amy has been fulfilling this role since October 2022 after graduating from UHI Outer Hebrides with a Batchelor of Arts in Gaelic Language and Culture.
Since then, she has actively supported the development of Gaelic within HIE. Amy was also involved in reviewing and supporting the National Gaelic Tourism Strategy on behalf of the organisation. Beyond that, she provides a supporting role in HIE to help businesses, communities and social enterprises to develop and grow.
As part of her placement, Amy has also participated in the Young Scotland Programme representing HIE while further enhancing her skills and knowledge.
Judges Comments
Amy's role as a young advocate for Gaelic language and culture is truly inspiring. Her motivation and ambition to translate this into her work in tourism development and marketing is without doubt impressive and clearly something that adds a unique richness to tourism development in the Highlands and Islands, where culture and society are key pillars of what makes a destination strong.
Working on strategic development at such an early point in her career, alongside business support activities is highly commendable and experience that will take her a long way, especially coupled with her impressive achievements to date.
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