Description:

Regional Welsh-medium Education Promotion Champion

Grŵp Deddf are looking to appoint a Regional Welsh-medium Education Promotion Champion to raise awareness of Welsh-medium education across the South-East Wales region to a variety of audiences (parents, pupils, councillors and others), to share news and information on social media and via conventional media about related issues (such as consultation on Welsh-medium provision, adult classes, community events etc) and to provide quarterly reports on activities, which will be circulated to the partner organisations.These reports will also be used to support and monitor the progress of the local authority partners against relevant Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPs) and 5-year Welsh Language Strategy targets.

The post will be organisationally based with Menter Caerffili for the purposes of governance, office space, payroll etc. Operationally the post will be undertaken via a combination of office-based and home-working, with some meetings across the region via Zoom/Teams or in person.

A number of research and resource projects are already underway, to provide the successful candidate with ready-made tools to undertake the role. They will also have the support and experience of link officers from each of the partner organisations.

The post initially is funded until 31.03.24 with the possibility of extending the role, and the partners are open to the consideration of a secondment to the role as well as a formal appointment.

Full details of the role are shown in the accompanying Job Description document.
Applications must be submitted to Lowri Jones, Chief Officer of Menter Caerffili, via email to:
lowrijones@mentercaerffili.cymru
Or by post to: Lowri Jones (re: Promotion Champion Role), Menter Caerffili, Suite 1, St Margaret’s Park, Pengam Road, Aberbargoed, CF81 9FW.
Applications must be received by 5:00pm on Friday 10th February 2023.

Short-listing will take place the following week and the candidates informed as soon as possible afterwards. The interviews will be held in the week commencing 27th February 2023. Interviews will be held online due to the range of partners involved and details will be supplied to candidates when they are invited to interview. If you have any additional or specific requirements for the interview, please let us know as soon as possible.