Non-Executive Directors at National Records of Scotland

Job in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK

Listing for: Digital Preservation Coalition

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-05-30

Job specializations:

Management
Corporate Strategy, Business Management, Business Administration, Business Analyst

Position: Recruiting for Non-Executive Directors at National Records of Scotland

Recruiting for Non-Executive Directors at National Records of Scotland

Recruiting for Non-Executive Directors at National Records of Scotland

10 March 2025

About us

We are looking to recruit for several Non-Executive Directors within National Records of Scotland (NRS), a Non-Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government.

Our purpose is to collect, preserve and produce information about Scotland's people and history and make it available to inform current and future generations.

We are headed by Alison Byrne, Chief Executive, who fulfils the roles of two Non-Ministerial offices in the Scottish Administration:

the Registrar General for Scotland

the Keeper of the Records of Scotland

The Appointment

To help us deliver our strategic ambition, we are looking for people to join the Board as Non-Executive Directors, who have the relevant experiences and insights to support and guide us on this journey.

The successful applicants must be able to demonstrate all four of the essential criteria below:

Strategic thinking;

Analytical and decision-making skills;

Governance and risk management; and

Engagement, collaboration and constructive challenge.

You must also demonstrate evidence in respect of (at least) one of the priority criteria below.

Understanding of information & knowledge services

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