People Directorate

What we do

We enable the development of the Scottish Government and its people through a simple and meaningful approach to work.

We are responsible for:

ensuring that the right people with the right skills and behaviours are employed in the right posts
supporting the transition to a smaller, more flexible and better networked organisation
releasing the full potential of staff through staff engagement, focused learning and development opportunities
ensuring the wellbeing of staff and promoting and upholding civil service values