Head of External Affairs, Wales

Summary This is a great opportunity to join our team in Wales. As Head of External Affairs, you'll lead the EA in Wales, working with a dynamic and energetic team where you will have the opportunity to play a part in making a difference every day. Thisis a leadership role, bringing stability and strategic direction to your team, and the organisation in Wales.
This is an exciting time for the National Trust in Wales. Working with our property and consultancy teams, this role will be instrumental in shaping how National Trust Cymru is seen in Wales and the wider world.
Salary c £45,000
**Crynodeb**
Dyma gyfle gwych i ymuno a’n tîm yng Nghymru. Fel Pennaeth Materion Allanol, byddwch yn arwain ar MA yng Nghymru, yn gweithio gyda thîm deinamig ac egnïol lle byddwch yn cael cyfle i chwarae rhan yn gwneud gwahaniaeth bob dydd. Mae hon yn rôl arweinyddiaeth,yn dod â sefydlogrwydd a chyfeiriad strategol i’ch tîm, a’r sefydliad yng Nghymru.
Mae’r cyfnod sydd ohoni yn adeg gyffrous i’r Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol yng Nghymru. Gan weithio gyda’n timau eiddo ac ymgynghoriaeth, bydd y rôl hon yn hanfodol o ran llywio sut caiff Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol Cymru ei hystyried yng Nghymru a’r byd ehangach.
What it's like to work here The National Trust Consultancy is the home to specialists in every field of our work. A national consultancy, where resources are shared across disciplines and boundaries, it’s proving to be a great repository of skills, talent and experience. The diversityand quality of expertise within the Consultancy will enable our properties and places to benefit from an extraordinary range of creative and innovative thinking, as well as deep expertise in all matters relating to our twin purpose of caring for the nation’sheritage and landscapes, and making these accessible to all.

As Head of External Affairs your remit will cover the whole of Wales and therefore we can be flexible with the location; you'll be based from your nearest office hub. The role will involve being out and about so you’ll need to be comfortable with travellingaround.

**Sut brofiad yw gweithio yma**

Mae’r Ymgynghoriaeth Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol yn gartref i arbenigwyr ym mhob maes o’n gwaith. Yn ymgynghoriaeth genedlaethol, lle caiff adnoddau eu rhannu ar draws ddisgyblaethau a ffiniau, mae’n hwb sgiliau, talent a phrofiad. Mae’r amrywiaeth ac ansawddyr arbenigedd o fewn yr Ymgynghoriaeth yn galluogi i’n heiddo a’n lleoedd elwa ar ystod anhygoel o feddwl yn greadigol ac arloesol, yn ogystal ag arbenigedd manwl ar bob mater o’n dau ddiben, sef gofalu am dreftadaeth a thirweddau’r genedl, a’u gwneud nhw’nhygyrch i bawb.

Fel Pennaeth Materion Allanol, bydd eich cylch gwaith yn cynnwys Cymru gyfan ac felly gallwn fod yn hyblyg o ran lleoliad; byddwch yn gweithio o’ch hwb swyddfa agosaf.Y rôl yn gofyn i chi fod allan ac o gwmpas, ac felly bydd angen i chi deimlo’n gyfforddusam deithio.

What you'll be doing Reporting into, and working closely with, your Consultancy Manager, the Senior Management Team and our central Heads of Profession, you will work to shape our strategy and support our amazing places across Wales.
You’ll manage and lead a team of External Affairs professionals to deliver our strategy across Wales, you’ll be responsible for providing direction, being clear on priorities, as well as coaching and supporting colleagues.This is a key role in ensuring ourreputation is well managed, so knowledge of reputational management is a must, an ability to work collaboratively and with partners is also essential and a passion for heritage, and the environment would be a great advantage.
You’ll often be consulted by members of our leadership teams at our properties to share your professional knowledge and advice to help their teams work most effectively. In addition, you will work with the broader National Trust External Affairs community nationallyto share knowledge and great practice.
This is an exciting time to join the team and the media and political landscape in Wales provides many opportunities to be creative and innovative, we are keen to be at the forefront of the conversation around climate change and working in partnership withother organisations will be critical to our success.
**Eich gwaith**
Yn adrodd i’ch Rheolwr Ymgynghoriaeth, ac yn gweithio’n agos gydag ef, yr Uwch Dîm Rheoli a’n Penaethiaid Proffesiwn canolog, byddwch yn gweithio ar lywio ein strategaeth a chefnogi ein lleoedd anhygoel ledled Cymru.
Byddwch yn rheoli ac yn arwain tîm o weithwyr proffesiynol Materion Allanol i gyflawni ein strategaeth ledled Cymru, byddwch yn gyfrifol am gynnig cyfeiriad, bod yn glir o ran blaenoriaethau, a hyfforddi a chefnogi cydweithwyr. Mae hon yn rôl sy’n allweddoli sicrhau bod ein henw da’n cael ei reoli, felly mae gwybodaeth am reoli enw da’n hanfodol yn ogystal â gallu cydweithio gyda phartneriaid, ac y byddai angerdd dros dreftadaeth a’r amgylchedd yn fantais wych.
Yn aml, bydd aelodau’r tîm arweinyddiaeth yn ein heiddo’n cysylltu â chi er mwyn caffael eich gwybodaeth a’ch cyngor arbenigol i helpu ein timau weithio’n effeithiol. Yn ogystal, byddwch yn gweithio gyda’r gymuned Materion Allanol Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaetholehangach i rannu gwybodaeth ac arfer da.
Mae hon yn adeg gyffrous i ymuno â’r tîm ac mae’r dirwedd gyfryngau a gwleidyddol yng Nghymru’n cynnig llawer o gyfleoedd i fod yn greadigol ac yn arloesol. Rydym yn awyddus i fod yn rhan allweddol o’r sgwrs am newid hinsawdd a bydd gweithio mewn partneriaethgyda sefydliadau eraill yn hanfodol i’n llwyddiant. Who we're looking for We are looking for an experienced people manager and leader with a breadth of External Affairs knowledge and experience gained within complex organisations. The ability to communicatein Welsh will be beneficial for the successful person. You will also be able to demonstrate the following:

- Strong professional experience of working in External Affairs, understanding and experience of the political landscape in Wales
- Experience of working and delivering through partnerships and with senior leadership teams and making a proactive contribution to their success
- Creativity and innovation
- People management experience including recruitment, motivation and management of teams across multiple sites
- Strong team working and collaboration, someone who builds relationships and is open, constructive and proactive in sharing knowledge
- Someone who is confident, highly organised and client-focused, with great communication skills and is comfortable working at pace

**Am bwy ydym ni'n chwilio**
Rydym yn chwilio am reolwr ac arweinydd pobl profiadol gydag ystod o wybodaeth a phrofiad Materion Allanol o sefydliadau cymhleth. Bydd y gallu i g