The Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture is seeking to appoint four new Chairs, one to each of the boards of National Galleries of Scotland, National Library of Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland and Creative Scotland.
The Cabinet Secretary values highly the benefits of having different points of view on boards and welcomes applications from people from all walks of life.
About the organisations
National Galleries of Scotland is a vibrant organisation, employing around 350 staff at its three Edinburgh sites. Its mission is to care for, develop, research and display the national collection of Scottish and international art. This includes a lively and innovative programme of activities, exhibitions, education and publications, which aim to engage, inform and inspire the broadest possible public.
National Library of Scotland is the largest library in Scotland, one of the pre-eminent research libraries in Europe and the major centre for the study of Scottish literature and culture. In recent years it has developed a reputation for highly innovative approaches to widening access to our collections and expanding engagement with the many diverse communities in Scotland. This remains the core theme of the Library’s most recent strategy, Reaching People: Library Strategy 2020-2025.
Historic Environment Scotland play a lead role in securing the delivery of the Strategy for Scotland’s Historic Environment - “Our Past Our Future”. It is responsible for protecting and promoting some of the nation’s fabulous heritage assets, like Edinburgh Castle. It also looks after some of Scotland’s outstanding collections and archives. But at Historic Environment Scotland, it also does so much more - as a regulator, as a grant provider, as a research organisation and as an expert heritage adviser across a wide range of subjects.
Creative Scotland supports culture and creativity in Scotland. It supports a Scotland where creative activity is vibrant, valued and experienced by everyone inclusively. It is here to enable creative people, communities, places and activity to thrive. We distribute funding from the Scottish Government and the UK National Lottery with an annual budget in the region of £100m and a staff team of around 130 people.
Applications are open until 5pm on Monday 14 July. For more information, and to apply visit - Public appointments (www.gov.scot).
About Historic Environment Scotland (HES)
- We are the lead body for Scotland’s historic environment, a charity dedicated to the advancement of heritage, culture, education and environmental protection. It is at the forefront of researching and understanding the historic environment and addressing the impacts of climate change on its future, investigating and recording architectural and archaeological sites and landscapes across Scotland and caring for more than 300 properties of national importance. We are also the lead on delivering Scotland's strategy for the historic environment, Our Past, Our Future.
- Historic Scotland, trove.scot, The National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP), The Engine Shed, Stirling Castle, Edinburgh Castle and Stòr are sub-brands of HES.
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For further information, please contact:
Iona Matheson
Historic Environment Scotland Media Office
07881 512 379
communications@hes.scot