
The appointments are for up to four years and are expected to take effect from March 2027.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig is an executive Non-Departmental Public Body established under the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 as the principal public body in Scotland responsible for promoting the Gaelic language, culture and education. Its Board is appointed by, and accountable to, Scottish Ministers. The Chair (Cathraiche) is Professor Robert Dunbar and the Chief Executive (Ceannard) is Ealasaid MacDonald.
Bòrd na Gàidhlig has statutory functions set out in the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, the Education (Scotland) Act 2016 and the Scottish Languages Act 2025. It prepared and leads the delivery of the National Gaelic Language Plan, and works with public authorities on their own Gaelic Language Plans. The Scottish Languages Act 2025 has given Gaelic official status for the first time, introduces a national Gaelic language strategy, provides powers to set national standards for Gaelic education and to designate Areas of Linguistic Significance, and gives Bòrd na Gàidhlig a stronger monitoring and compliance role in relation to public authorities. In the financial year 2025-26 it managed grant in aid of £6.731m.
Its overall purpose and strategic aims are to increase the number of people who can use and understand Gaelic, to encourage the use and understanding of Gaelic, and to facilitate access, in Scotland and elsewhere, to the Gaelic language and Gaelic culture. Bòrd na Gàidhlig’s head office is in Inverness, with other offices in Stornoway and Glasgow.
This is an important time for Gaelic in Scotland. Up to three new Members are sought to support the Bòrd’s reformed governance structure and the delivery of its new strategic objectives, including its role in delivering and monitoring the Scottish Languages Act 2025.
Members share responsibility with the Chair for the governance of Bòrd na Gàidhlig: setting its strategic direction, scrutinising performance and the use of public money, and supporting and challenging the executive team. Members are expected to:
The working language of Bòrd na Gàidhlig is Gaelic. Board and Committee meetings are held online in Gaelic and are live streamed to the public, and Board papers are written in Gaelic, although some papers are produced bilingually. Support will be given to new Members to develop their corporate and technical vocabulary if necessary. Previous Board experience is not required and a full induction and ongoing support will be provided.
An online information session hosted by Professor Robert Dunbar, Chair of Bòrd na Gàidhlig, will be held on Wednesday 18 November 2026 from 17:00 to 18:00, where we will discuss the role and the appointment process and you will have the opportunity to ask questions. To register, please email BnG.Sponsorship@gov.scot and a link to the event will be sent to you.
For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Professor Robert Dunbar, Chair of Bòrd na Gàidhlig, through the Bòrd na Gàidhlig office at oifis@gaidhlig.scot. Further information about Bòrd na Gàidhlig, including its Corporate Plan in English and in Gaelic, can be found at www.gaidhlig.scot.
Remuneration is £197.87 per day, based on three days per month, which is £7,123.32 per annum. Reasonable expenses incurred, including travel and subsistence, childcare and carer expenses, will be reimbursed. The appointment is non-pensionable.
The time commitment is three days per month on average (36 days per year). This will vary from week to week and may be a mix of Board meetings, committee meetings, reading papers and attending stakeholder and development events. The formal time commitment includes preparation for and attendance at four Board meetings and a Board engagement day a year, and participation in the work of the Board’s committees.
All Board and Committee meetings are held online, in Gaelic, and are accessible to the public. Occasionally in person attendance may be required in Inverness, Stornoway or Edinburgh, or within Gaelic speaking communities across Scotland.
Every Member must be able to take a full part in Board business, which is conducted in Gaelic. Beyond that, the Board has identified the particular skills it needs to complement the existing Board: finance and audit experience, and experience of Gaelic development and of working with communities and partner organisations. You may have gained your experience through work, by being active in your community, in a voluntary capacity or through your own lived experience.
There are two priority criteria and we are seeking to appoint at least one Member against each of them. For two of the three roles the priority criteria are weighted over the essential criteria, and the candidates who provide the strongest evidence against a priority criterion will be considered most able to fulfil that role. The third role is open to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria, whether or not they provide evidence against a priority criterion. If you wish to be considered for a priority criterion role, provide evidence against that criterion (or both, if you have relevant experience against both); you will also be considered for the third role unless you tell us otherwise. Both priority criteria are assessed at application and at interview:
Candidates must be able to demonstrate that they meet all of the essential criteria. The following three essential criteria are assessed at application and at interview:
The following two essential criteria are assessed at interview only. There is no separate application question for either:
Full details, including example indicators for each criterion, are set out in the Person Specification in the Applicant Information Pack.
You will be asked to provide evidence in the online application against at least one of the two priority criteria (Priority Criteria 1 and 2) and against the three essential criteria assessed at application stage (Essential Criteria 1, 2 and 3). Each response must not exceed 300 words. Where you are not providing evidence against a priority criterion, please enter N/A in that box. You will also be asked to provide a tailored career history of no more than 400 words. You may write your application in Gaelic or in English. Applications in Gaelic are translated into English for shortlisting and applications in either language are assessed on the same basis; your Gaelic proficiency is assessed at interview, not from the language of your application.
To apply for this role, follow these instructions:
Late applications, and any content exceeding the stated word limits, will not be considered by the panel.
Shortlisting will take place in the week commencing 14 December 2026 and applicants will hear about the outcome of their application by Monday 21 December 2026. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 13, Thursday 14 and Friday 15 January 2027, in person in Glasgow, with the option to attend online via MS Teams if you prefer. It is unlikely that we will be able to offer an alternative interview date. One week before the interview you will be sent a Bòrd na Gàidhlig Board paper in Gaelic and asked to provide a written summary of it in Gaelic, of no more than 400 words, by 12:00 on the working day before your interview. At interview you will present your summary in English and the panel will ask you questions in Gaelic.
Scottish Ministers value highly the benefits of diverse Public Body Boards. People from all walks of life are encouraged to apply for public appointments.
Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.
This appointment round will provide guaranteed interviews for disabled people who meet the criteria for the role being tested at the application stage.
Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks: Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).
Appointees will be asked to complete pre-appointment checks which will include a Disclosure Check (there is no charge for this). Appointment is conditional on satisfactory completion of these.
Cur an Dreuchd de Bhuill aig Bòrd na Gàidhlig
’S ann suas ri ceithir bliadhna a mhaireas na dreuchdan, ’s dùil ann gun tòisich iad bhon Mhàrt 2027.
Tha Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Foghlam, Cultar agus Gàidhlig airson suas ri triùir Bhall ùr a chur an dreuchd aig Bòrd na Gàidhlig, prìomh bhuidheann phoblach na h-Alba air a bheil an dleastanas cànan is cultar na Gàidhlig, agus foghlam tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig, a bhrosnachadh.
Tha Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit a’ cur luach mòr air na buannachdan a th’ ann ma tha diofar bheachdan gan riochdachadh aig a’ bhuidhinn phoblaich, agus tha i a’ cur fàilte air tagraidhean bho dhaoine bho gach suidheachadh sòisealta. Tha sinn airson daoine bho gach coimhearsnachd ann an Alba a bhrosnachadh gus tagradh a chur a-steach, ge bith dè seòrsa suidheachadh sòisealta, eòlas no seallaidhean a th’ aca.
Thèid coinneamhan Bùird is Comataidh a chumail sa Ghàidhlig, mar sin feumaidh comas a bhith agaibh làn-phàirt a ghabhail ann an gnothaichean a’ Bhùird tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig. Faodaidh sibh tagradh a chur sa Ghàidhlig no sa Bheurla.
Ma tha ciorram oirbh, ’s sibh feumach air atharrachadh sam bith aig ìre sam bith de phròiseas-fastaidh nan dreuchdan poblach, nach cuir sibh fios gu Sgioba nan Dreuchdan Poblach aig Riaghaltas na h-Alba tro phost-d aig public.appointments@gov.scot.
Tha Bòrd na Gàidhlig na Bhuidheann Phoblach Neo-roinneil reachdail a chaidh a stèidheachadh fo Achd na Gàidhlig (Alba) 2005 mar phrìomh bhuidheann phoblach na h-Alba air a bheil an dleastanas cànan is cultar na Gàidhlig, agus foghlam tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig, a bhrosnachadh. Thèid Bòrd na buidhne a chur an dreuchd le Ministearan na h-Alba, agus tha e cunntachail dhaibh. ’S e an t-Ollamh Raibeart Dunbar an Cathraiche, agus ’s i Ealasaid Dhòmhnallach an Ceannard.
Tha dleastanasan reachdail air Bòrd na Gàidhlig a th’ air am mìneachadh ann an Achd na Gàidhlig (Alba) 2005, Achd an Fhoghlaim (Alba) 2016 agus Achd nan Cànan Albannach 2025. Dh’ullaich e Plana Nàiseanta na Gàidhlig, tha uallach air gus am Plana a lìbhrigeadh, agus tha e ag obair còmhla ri ùghdarrasan poblach air na Planaichean Nàiseanta Gàidhlig aca fhèin. Tha Achd nan Cànan Albannach 2025 air inbhe oifigeil a thoirt dhan Ghàidhlig airson a’ chiad uair; tha e a’ toirt a-steach ro-innleachd nàiseanta na Gàidhlig, tha e a’ toirt seachad chumhachdan leis an gabh slatan-tomhais nàiseanta airson foghlam Gàidhlig a stèidheachadh agus Sgìrean Cànain Sònraichte ainmeachadh, agus tha e a’ cur dleastanas-sgrùdaidh is -gèillidh nas motha air Bòrd na Gàidhlig ann an co-cheangal ri ùghdarrasan poblach. Ann am bliadhna-ionmhais 2025-26, làimhsich e tabhartasan-cuideachaidh luach £6.731m.
San fharsaingeachd, ’s iad adhbhar agus amasan ro-innleachdail na buidhne gun tig àrdachadh air an àireimh de dhaoine a chleachdas ’s a thuigeas a’ Ghàidhlig, gun tèid cleachdadh is tuigsinn na Gàidhlig a bhrosnachadh, agus gum faigh daoine cothrom air cànan is cultar na Gàidhlig ann an dòigh nas fhasa – an dà chuid ann an Alba agus àitichean eile. Tha prìomh oifis Bhòrd na Gàidhlig ann an Inbhir Nis, ’s oifisean a bharrachd ann an Steòrnabhagh agus Glaschu.
’S e àm cudromach a tha seo dhan Ghàidhlig ann an Alba. Tha suas ri triùir Bhall ùr gan sireadh gus taic a chumail ri structar-riaghlaidh ath-leasaichte a’ Bhùird, agus ri lìbhrigeadh nan amasan ro-innleachdail ùra aige – nam measg, an dleastanas a th’ air gus Achd nan Cànan Albannach 2025 a lìbhrigeadh ’s a sgrùdadh.
Tha uallach air an dà chuid Buill agus air a’ Chathraiche airson Bòrd na Gàidhlig a riaghladh: airson an t-slighe ro-innleachdail aige a cho-dhùnadh, ìrean-coileanaidh agus cleachdadh airgid phoblaich a sgrùdadh, agus an t-àrd-sgioba a chuideachadh agus dùbhlain a chur roimhe. Thathar an dùil gum bi Buill:
’S i a’ Ghàidhlig cànan-obrach Bhòrd na Gàidhlig. ’S ann tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig agus air-loidhne a thèid coinneamhan Bùird is Comataidh a chumail, agus thèid an craoladh beò dhan phoball. Thèid pàipearan a’ Bhùird a sgrìobhadh sa Ghàidhlig, ged as ann gu dà-chànanach a thèid cuid a phàipearan fhoillseachadh. Thèid taic a chumail ri Buill ùra an cuid briathrachais chorporra is teicnigich a leasachadh ma bhios sin a dhìth. Chan eil eòlas Bùird bhon àm a dh’fhalbh a dhìth, agus gheibhear làn-trèanadh inntrigidh agus taic leantainneach.
Thèid seisean-fiosrachaidh a chumail air loidhne leis an Ollamh Raibeart Dunbar, Cathraiche Bhòrd na Gàidhlig, air Diciadain, an 18mh latha dhen t-Samhain 2026, bho 5f gu 6f; bidh sinn a’ bruidhinn mun dreuchd agus mun phròiseas-fhastaidh, agus gheibh sibh an cothrom ceistean a chur oirnn. Gus ur n-ainm a chlàradh, nach cuir sibh post-d gu BnG.Sponsorship@gov.scot agus thèid ceangal ris an tachartas a chur thugaibh.
Airson còmhradh mì-fhoirmeil a chumail mun dreuchd, nach cuir sibh fios chun an Ollaimh Raibeirt Dunbar, Cathraiche Bhòrd na Gàidhlig, tro oifis Bhòrd na Gàidhlig aig oifis@gaidhlig.scot. Tha tuilleadh fiosrachaidh mu Bhòrd na Gàidhlig – agus tha am Plana Corporra aige sa Bheurla agus sa Ghàidhlig – ri fhaotainn aig www.gaidhlig.scot.
’S e an tuarastal £197.87 san latha, air stèidh trì làithean sa mhìos; ’s e seo £7,123.32 sa bhliadhna. Thèid cosgaisean reusanta a thig oirbh – nam measg cosgaisean airson siubhal, teachd an tìr, cùram-cloinne agus luchd-cùraim – a phàigheadh air ais. Chan eil còir air peinnsean leis an dreuchd seo.
’S e trì làithean sa mhìos an gealltanas-ùine sa chumantas (36 latha sa bhliadhna). Bidh seo ag atharrachadh bho sheachdain gu seachdain, agus dh’fhaodadh e a bhith na mheasgachadh de choinneamhan Bùird, coinneamhan comataidh, leughadh de phàipearan, agus làthaireachd aig tachartasan airson luchd-ùidhe no obair-leasachaidh. Tha an gealltanas-ùine foirmeil a’ gabhail a-steach ullachadh airson (agus làthaireachd aig) ceithir coinneamhan Bùird agus latha co-chonaltraidh a’ Bhùird gach bliadhna, agus com-pàirteachadh ann an obair comataidhean a’ Bhùird.
Thèid gach coinneamh Bùird is Comataidh a chumail air-loidhne sa Ghàidhlig, agus bidh cothrom aig a’ phoball a bhith an làthair. Bho àm gu àm, dh’fhaodte gum bi làthaireachd aghaidh ri aghaidh a dhìth ann an Inbhir Nis, Steòrnabhagh no Dùn Èideann, no taobh a-staigh choimhearsnachdan Gàidhlig air feadh na h-Alba.
Feumaidh comas a bhith aig gach Ball làn-phàirt a ghabhail ann an gnothaichean a’ Bhùird; ’s ann tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig a thèid seo a ghabhail os làimh. A bharrachd air seo, tha am Bòrd air na sgilean sònraichte aithneachadh a dh’fheumas e airson beàrnan a’ Bhùird a th’ ann an-dràsta a lìonadh: eòlas ionmhais is modh-sgrùdaidh, air obair-leasachaidh Ghàidhlig, agus air a bhith ag obair còmhla ri coimhearsnachdan agus buidhnean com-pàirteachaidh. Dh’fhaodte gur ann bho obair, bho bhith an sàs gu gnìomhach sa choimhearsnachd agaibh fhèin no ann an dreuchd shaor-thoileach, no dìreach bhon eòlas-bheatha agaibh a tha sibh air ur cuid eòlais fhaighinn.
Tha dà phrìomh shlat-tomhais ann agus tha sinn airson co-dhiù aonar Bhall a chur an dreuchd a bheir fianais seachad air an dà chuid. Airson dà dhe na trì dreuchdan, ’s e na prìomh shlatan-tomhais a bhios nas cudromaiche na na slatan-tomhais riatanach, agus ’s iad na tagraichean a bheir seachad an fhianais as treasa air prìomh shlat-tomhais a mheasas sinn as comasaiche an dreuchd sin a choileanadh. Tha an treas dreuchd fosgailte do thagraichean a choileanas gach slat-tomhais riatanach, ge bith an toir iad seachad fianais air prìomh shlat-tomhais no nach toir. Ma tha sibh airson tagradh a dhèanamh airson dreuchd le prìomh shlat-tomhais, nach toir sibh seachad fianais air an t-slat-tomhais sin (no air an dà chuid, ma tha eòlas buntainneach agaibh air an dà chuid). Thèid ur cumail air chuimhne airson na treas dreuchd cuideachd, mura innis sibh dhuinn gun seo a dhèanamh. Thèid an dà phrìomh shlat-tomhais a mheasadh aig àm-tagraidh agus aig an agallamh fhèin:
Feumaidh tagraichean sealltainn gu bheil iad a’ coileanadh nan slatan-tomhais riatanach air fad. Thèid na trì slatan-tomhais riatanach a leanas a mheasadh aig àm-tagraidh agus aig an agallamh:
’S ann aig an agallamh a-mhàin a thèid an dà shlat-tomhais riatanach a leanas a mheasadh. Chan eil ceist fa leth anns an tagradh airson gin dhiubh:
Tha fiosrachadh slàn, agus eisimpleirean de chomharran air gach slat-tomhais, ri fhaotainn san earrainn ‘Pròifil Phearsanta’ sa Phasgan Fiosrachaidh do Thagraichean.
Nuair a nì sibh tagradh air-loidhne, thèid iarraidh oirbh fianais a thoirt seachad air co-dhiù aon dhen dà phrìomh shlat-tomhais (Prìomh Shlatan-tomhais 1 is 2), agus air na trì slatan-tomhais riatanach a mheasas sinn aig àm-tagraidh (Slatan-tomhais Riatanach 1, 2 is 3). Chan fhaod freagairt sam bith a bhith nas fhaide na 300 facal. Mur h-eil sibh a’ toirt seachad fianais air prìomh shlat-tomhais, nach cuir sibh ‘chan eil seo iomchaidh’ sa bhogsa sin. Thèid iarraidh oirbh cuideachd eachdraidh-obrach phearsanaichte a thoirt seachad nach bi nas fhaide na 400 facal. Faodaidh sibh ur tagradh a sgrìobhadh sa Ghàidhlig no sa Bheurla. Thèid tagraidhean sa Ghàidhlig eadar-theangachadh gu Beurla air adhbharan geàrr-liostaidh, ’s tagraidhean san dà chànan gam measadh gu co-ionann. ’S ann aig an agallamh fhèin, agus chan ann a rèir na sgrìobhas sibh nur tagradh, a mheasas sinn ur cuid chomasan Gàidhlig.
Gus tagradh a chur airson na dreuchd seo, leanaibh an stiùireadh gu h-ìosal:
Cha tèid tagraidhean fadalach, no susbaint sam bith a thèid thairis air gach cuibhreachadh-fhaclan, a thoirt fa-near leis a’ phannal.
Thèid geàrr-liosta aontachadh san t-seachdain a thòisicheas air an 14mh latha dhen Dùbhlachd 2026, agus cluinnidh tagraichean mu thoradh nan tagraidhean aca ro Dhiluain, an 21mh latha dhen Dùbhlachd 2026. Thèid agallamhan a chumail aghaidh ri aghaidh ann an Glaschu air Diciadain an 13mh latha, Diardaoin an 14mh latha, agus Dihaoine an 15mh latha dhen Fhaoilleach 2027, agus bidh roghainn ann an t-agallamh a fhrithealadh air-loidhne tro MS Teams mas fheàrr leibh seo. Chan eil e coltach gun urrainn dhuinn ceann-latha agallaimh eile a thabhann. Le seachdain ri dhol ron agallamh, thèid pàipear Bùird ann an Gàidhlig a chur thugaibh le Bòrd na Gàidhlig, agus thèid iarraidh oirbh geàrr-chunntas sgrìobhte a thoirt seachad air ann an Gàidhlig, suas ri 400 facal a dh’fhaide, ro 12f air an latha-obrach ron agallamh agaibh. Aig an agallamh fhèin, bidh sibh a’ taisbeanadh a’ gheàrr-chunntais agaibh sa Bheurla agus cuiridh am pannal ceistean oirbh sa Ghàidhlig.
Tha Ministearan na h-Alba a’ cur luach mòr air na buannachdan an lùib Bùird eadar-mheasgaichte aig Buidhnean Poblach. Thathar a’ brosnachadh dhaoine bho gach suidheachadh sòisealta gus tagradh a chur airson dhreuchdan poblach.
Gabhaidh tuilleadh ionnsachadh mu ar gealltanas a thaobh eug-samhlachd, agus mar a bhios sinn a’ tabhann ’s a’ cumail taic ri atharrachaidhean air a’ phròiseas-fhastaidh do dhuine sam bith a dh’fheumas an leithid.
Leis a’ chuairt-fhastaidh seo, tha gealltanas ann gum faigh daoine ciorramach agallamh ma choileanas iad slatan-tomhais na dreuchd air an dèanar deuchainn aig àm-tagraidh.
Feumaidh tagraichean soirbheachail Bun-loidhne na h-Inbhe Tèarainteachd Sgiobachd (BPSS) a choileanadh mus gabh an cur an dreuchd. Tha pròiseas BPSS air a dhèanamh suas le ceithir prìomh sgrùdaidhean ro àm-fastaidh: Dearbh-aithne, Cead-obrach, Eachdraidh-chosnaidh, agus Sgrùdadh air Clàr-eucoirean (dìtidhean nach deach a choileanadh fhathast).
Thèid iarraidh air an tagraiche shoirbheachail sgrùdaidhean ro àm-fastaidh a choileanadh; nam measg, bidh Sgrùdadh Foillseachadh Fiosrachaidh ann (chan eil cosgais ann airson seo). Thèid an tagraiche a chur an dreuchd air chumha ’s gun coilean e na sgrùdaidhean seo gu ìre fhreagarrach.

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