Jenny has a proven background within strategic skills planning with a particular passion for supporting the Just Transition agenda within the UK. Currently employed as UK Skills Lead within the Shell UK Social Investment team, where her current focus of work is within the strategic development of skills interventions towards the delivery of the UK Social Investment strategy to help 15,000 people into jobs with a focus on the energy transition by 2035.

Prior to this, Jenny worked within the national government skills body Skills Development Scotland, gaining a broad range of experience in areas of green skills and just transition planning as well as sector development activities for the Energy sector.

I have worked in North East Scotland College for nearly 25 years. My career with the College began as a lecturer in Animal Care. Since then I have been fortunate to be employed in a number of roles including Curriculum Manager; Operations Manager; Quality Manager; Director of Curriculum and Associate Vice Principal. I have worked across the region in all the main College Campuses and also with a wide range of subject teams – including engineering; construction; science; computing; business and creative industries. I have also had overall responsibility for leading on Equality and Diversity. These roles have provided me with a wealth of opportunity and experience in education and training.
Since August 2023 I have been the College Strategic Lead for Energy Transitions. This new post is dedicated to developing NESCol’s capacity and expertise in supporting a just transition for the region. Projects include working with external partners – principally ETZ and Shell UK - in the development of a dedicated Energy Transition Skills Hub in Aberdeen and procurement of an outreach vehicle to inspire and inform people about the transition, as well as liaising with industry on a refreshed curriculum offer. These innovations are designed to support the provision of a supply of skilled workers to match the evolving regional requirements of the energy industry and associated supply chain.