Working for National Records of Scotland

Interested in working for National Records of Scotland?

National Records of Scotland employs approximately 430 staff working in a variety of roles for example, Archivists, Statisticians, conservators, customer services, exhibitions and finance.

In addition to recruiting for permanent roles, we offer Student Placements, Graduate Trainees and fixed term appointments.

Current Vacancies

Change & Release Analyst (B1) - PERMANENT

£57,141 - £71,243

Do you have excellent attention to detail and the confidence to advise and influence colleagues and stakeholders at all levels? Can you demonstrate strong planning and organisation skills, while prioritising workloads to meet deadlines? If the answers to the above are yes, then this exciting opportunity could be for you.

National Records of Scotland (NRS) is Scotland’s record keeper. 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.
 
Our IT Services business area provides technology for the services NRS delivers to our customers, including Architecture & Business Analysis, Project and Programme Delivery, Service Management, Cyber Security, Infrastructure Engineering & Support, Data Engineering & Support, Application Engineering & Support and Testing services.

DDaT (Digital, Data and Technology) Pay Supplement 
This post attracts a £5000 Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) pay supplement after a 3 months DDaT competency qualifying period. Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review. This post is part of the Scottish Government DDaT profession. As a member of the profession, you will join the professional development system, currently BCS RoleModelplus. 

For further information and to apply, simply visit Change Release Analyst in Edinburgh | Careers at Thomas Thomson House (icims.com)

Deputy Chief Purchasing and Procurement Officer (C1) – PERMANENT

£57,141 - £71,243

Are you looking a role where you can utilise your Procurement and commercial skills and build relationships with a huge range of people? If the answer is yes, then this exciting procurement opportunity could be for you. It will suit someone who has substantial operational and strategic procurement delivery experience at a senior level, with strong people and management skills and who is comfortable leading a small team in a fast moving delivery-focussed environment.

National Records of Scotland (NRS) is the Scottish nation's record keeper and official source of demographic statistics – information about population, households, migration, vital events, life expectancy and electoral statistics and maintains the nation’s records archive as one of Scotland’s five National Collections.

The post holder will work to the NRS Chief Purchasing/Procurement Officer and will take over line management of the Senior Procurement Specialists as well as overseeing the business operations of the lower risk/value procurement team consisting of 1 B2 Procurement Specialist and 4 Procurement Officers.

Procurement Pay Supplement
This post qualifies for the Procurement supplement, currently £4,250 pro rata. Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market. For staff not currently in receipt of the allowance it is payable after successful completion of the qualifying period, normally 9 months. Pay supplements are subject to regular review.

For further information and to apply, simply visit Deputy Chief Purchasing and Procurement Officer in Edinburgh | Careers at General Register House (icims.com)