Do you want to shape the delivery of Scotland’s Census, enabling governments and other public bodies to plan the services we all rely on, and telling the story of Scotland's people for generations to come? If so, this post could be for you.

The future of Scotland’s Census is part of the Statistical Services business area of National Records of Scotland (NRS). This post will report to the B3 Senior Community Engagement Specialist.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Community Engagement Specialist to join our team in supporting the development and delivery of community engagement activities for the future of Scotland’s Census. In this role, you will assist in the execution of outreach initiatives, helping to engage diverse communities, particularly those who are harder to reach. You will work closely with the team to support awareness campaigns and events, ensuring inclusivity and accessibility in our approach. The successful candidate will play a key role in helping raise awareness, encourage participation, and contribute to building relationships with community groups and local leaders.

Responsibilities

Assist in the delivery of community outreach activities aimed at encouraging census participation, particularly for hard-to-reach groups.
Support the coordination of events, workshops, and other engagement activities in partnership with local community organisations and groups.
Help with the preparation of materials and resources for outreach campaigns, ensuring they are accessible and inclusive for all audiences.
Provide administrative support to the team, including data collection, reporting, and maintaining communication with community stakeholders.
Undertake stakeholder engagement with public sector, external organisations, communications representatives and departments, ensuring activity is joined up via collaborative working.  
Undertake desk-based research to identify innovative partnership approaches. 
Ensuring partnership activity is delivered inclusively and communications are accessible.

Success profile Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on. Technical / Professional Skills:

Participation and Engagement – Level 1: Developing
Multilevel Government – Level 1: Developing
Governance and Project Delivery – Level 1: Developing

You can find out more about the skills required here: Policy Profession Standards Annex Behaviours:

Communicating and influencing – Level 3
Working together – Level 3
Delivering at Pace – Level 3

You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours, here: Success Profiles - Civil Service Behaviours (publishing.service.gov.uk) Other Professional Information:

This link contain s information on the Civil Service Policy Profession including the professional standards.

This link contains more information about the SG Policy Profession learning curriculum.

How to apply

Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1000 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills, experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.

If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and presentation.

Assessments are scheduled for w/c 15 September 2025, however this may be subject to change.

This role is open to internal candidates and Common Citizenship organisations only.

About us

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. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles.

NRS is a Non-Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government & and our staff are part UK Civil Service, working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland.

We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer. As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Working pattern Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role. From October 2025, the Scottish Government will require staff in hybrid-compatible roles to work in-person 40% of the time, either in an office or other agreed work location. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us. Equality statement We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation. Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them. Further information Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website. Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes.

Scotland’s Census is a time limited project which will run until 2031/32 depending on the role. Please contact the line manager named in this advert if you have any further questions.

For further information about the role, please contact Susan Joyce at susan.joyce@nrscotland.gov.uk

Apply before: 21 August 2025 (23:59)