Architecture & Design Scotland – Board Members

Following a recent government review, A&DS is entering an exciting new chapter. Alongside its continuing actions to champion good design, A&DS will now play a new role to support and develop Scotland’s architecture and design workforce, growing the collective capacity and harnessing the value of design. The review also recommended structural reform activity, including nesting A&DS within another public body, to harness opportunities, maximise efficiency and increase impact.

Scottish Ministers now seek to appoint up to three Board Members who will be key to A&DS delivering the review outcomes and the new ambitions. Members will provide support to the Board Chair, help to steer the organisation’s strategic direction and ensure robust governance in times of reform and change. The role involves strategic thinking, providing vision, inspiration and constructive challenge and the ability to hold others to account.

About the role

As a Member, you will support the Chair and work alongside your Board colleagues, to ensure A&DS delivers its functions and ambitions, aligning with Scottish Ministers ‘ priorities. This is a unique opportunity with potential for strategic influence on the role of architecture and design in Scotland.

Hear directly from Mr Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, on these roles and their importance. You can view his short message by clicking on this link.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Jim MacDonald, CEO, A&DS, at Jim.MacDonald@ads.org.uk. You can also find out more about A&DS on their website.

To apply, applicants must submit statement of evidence, using no more than 400 words per criterion and a tailored career history of no more than 500 words. Full details on how to apply, and the evidence that should be submitted at the application stage, are set out at pages 10 – 13 of the Applicant Information Pack