Leigh Dilks MSc, MCIM

Director of Business Development

Leigh brings over 30 years of experience in the charitable, education, and cultural sectors, and as a member of the Senior Management Team is responsible for the day-to-day running of the college as well as leading and managing the College’s strategic objectives for the purposes of integrated advancement: marketing, communications, student recruitment, fundraising, and alumni relations.

Before joining SCC, Leigh was a Senior Consultant at Cairney & Company (C&C), a global consultancy supporting clients in stakeholder and external engagement, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Prior to joining C&C she was Head of Alumni & External Relations at Edinburgh Napier University where she led the alumni, operations, community engagement, and corporate events teams.

Her experience in working with and developing integrated teams across marketing, alumni, fundraising and supporter engagement means that she understands the resources and processes required to demonstrate impact and success. 

Leigh studied with the Cambridge Marketing College to complete her CIM qualification in 2014, and graduated in 2017 with an MSc (with Distinction) in Management. She is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and is an Advisory Board Member for Community Interest Company Rock2Recovery.

Contact Leigh at: office@scotlandcollegechiro.ac.uk