We are committed to recruiting a workforce which is reflective of our diverse population, where individual contributions are encouraged and valued.

We welcome and encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, sex or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or neurodiversity.

Disability Confident Scheme

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and we offer recruitment and workplace adjustments to anyone who needs them. We actively support the Disability Confident Scheme and offer a guaranteed interview for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for our roles.

Supporting our staff networks

We want our staff members to build a strong professional network and feel part of the wider Scottish Government community, so we have established a number of staff networks which are open to all employees to join and participate in, these include:

- the Race Equality Network

- the Disabled Staff network

- the LGBTI+ Network

- the Gender Equality Network

- the Age Network and more