Welsh Language Support Officer (Maternity Cover)

Team / Directorate: People Development and Wellbeing, Corporate Strategy and Development.

Starting salary:  £32,544 rising to £35,377 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)

Contract type: Fixed term until 1st October 2026.

Work pattern: Full-time, 37 hours (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome)

Interview date: 20/06/2025

Post number: 201876

The role

As the Welsh Language Support Officer, you will support NRW’s commitment to the Welsh Language Standards by ensuring that staff have access to the right training to develop their Welsh language skills. You’ll be responsible for coordinating all aspects of Welsh language learning, from identifying training needs and advising on course options, to booking courses, managing supplier relationships, tracking attendance and issuing certificates.

Working closely with staff, managers and external providers, you’ll ensure training runs smoothly and meets organisational requirements. You’ll be the main point of contact for Welsh language learning, offering internal advice on course suitability, overseeing procurement processes, raising purchase orders and maintaining accurate training records. This is a busy, detail-focused role that requires excellent organisational skills, strong communication in both Welsh and English, and the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks efficiently.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Claire.leith@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk  

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams on 20th June 2025. 

Successful external applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. We aim to make offers of appointment within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.

 

What you will do

• To deliver the learning plan ensuring best value for money.
• Ensure any training programme being delivered is meeting the business needs.
• Promote NRW training programme to staff so they are aware of availability of training courses including how to enrol.
• Ensure Learning & Development intranet pages are kept up to date and staff informed of developments
• Ensure post course evaluations are monitored and used with suppliers to ensure training are fit for purpose.
• Using user requirement draft tender specification and assist with the evaluation of the tenders evaluations.
• Establish training contracts and ensure training ids best value for money.
• Develop learning schedule to inform the business of when training is available.
• Maintain records and information in line with regulations/ legislation and agreed standards ensuring training records are kept up to date.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post
• Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills

In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.

1.  A fluent Welsh speaker, able to converse with confidence and ease in both English and Welsh, as well as respond to correspondence in both languages.
2. Experience of working with teams across the business and managing competing priorities.
3. Experience of tender process and drafting Training requirements.
4. Good organisational skills and excellent planning.

 

Welsh language level requirements

• Essential: C2 – Fluent in spoken and written Welsh.  

Benefits 

This role will offer a range of benefits, including:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% (successful internal staff will remain in their current pension scheme)
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
• generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
• commitment to professional development
• health and wellbeing benefits and support
• weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose

See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive.

Please keep reading

If you think you have what it takes to do this role, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch and we will be happy to discuss the role with you in more detail.

We’re passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of disability, neurodivergence, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, gender expression and gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, culture, or religion.   We put the principles of human rights, equality, fairness, dignity and respect at the heart of our values.

We are committed to equal opportunities and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.  

We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards.  Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills. 

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