Margaret Martin
Margaret (Mags) Martin (she/her) joined the Centre for Social Impact at The University of Western Australia (CSI UWA ) in 2014 as an Administrative Manager.
She has held various other administrative roles within UWA's Business School and within the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.
Mags provides administrative support to all CSI UWA staff and across the centre's activities, including research, education, engagement, finance and HR. She also provides EA support to the Centre Director.
Prior to moving from Scotland to Australia in 2012, Mags spent 1.5 years living in Copenhagen, Denmark. She now considers her home to be Perth.
Get to know more about Mags with this short interview from the UWA Staff Spotlight series.
Where are you located?
Business School. When I look out my window, I see trees and the river. I am very lucky.
How long have you worked at UWA?
Nearly 13 years.
If you could describe your work in three words, what would they be?
Supporting the team.
Could you provide some tips or advice related to your area of expertise that would be helpful to our staff?
If you don’t know, just ask. Working as an Administration Manager for a centre means you need to know about a wide range of things, and I don’t know it all, so I ask. I rely on the advice of all the brilliant people in other departments at UWA, helps me do my job well.
What is your favourite lifehack for working at UWA?
The campus is beautiful so make sure you get out and enjoy it and walk by the river.
What positions/areas have you worked at during your employment at UWA?
I worked in Accounting and Finance in the Business School for a year then moved to the Centre for Social Impact and I have been there ever since.
Describe your team in one sentence.
A lot of very interesting, unique and intelligent people who make coming to work enjoyable.
Any exciting events or workshops coming up that we should know about?
The Centre for Social Impact is celebrating its 15th anniversary on 17 June. I have been part of the centre for nearly 12 years.
Early bird or night owl?
Early bird. I am up around 4am to exercise and get myself organised in time to get to the office by about 7am (on a good day).
Are you more of a planner or a spontaneous person?
I am a planner. I am the sort of person who looks up a restaurant menu before going out so I can decide what I want to eat.
What's the most memorable concert or live performance you've attended?
No one will know them. Runrig in August 2007, in Drumnadrochit on the shores of Loch Ness, Scotland. I went with a group of friends, it was middle of summer, and it absolutely bucketed down with rain as you would expect in Scotland and we got soaked, muddy and cold. It was so much fun.