Political Group Officer

Reference:
25-28655

Job title:
Political Group Officer - Plaid Cymru

Directorate:
Corporate Services

Service:
Democracy and Language

Closing date:
08/09/2025 10:00

Job type/Hours:
Temporary | 31/05/2027 | 36 Hour

Salary:
£30,684 - £32,788 a year

Pay Scale:
S2

Location(s):
Caernarfon

This is an unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and organised individual to understand the Council's democratic process and full range of services provided.

We are looking for a range of skills, including communication, language and organisational skills of the highest level from a friendly, firm individual.

**Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this**Information Pack**

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.

For further information about this post please contact Vera Jones on 01286 679267

It is likely that interviews will be conducted on the morning of Friday 19th September 2025.

Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH

Tel: 01286 679076

**CLOSING DATE: 08/09/2025**

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Information Pack Corporate Services - comp.pdf

**Personal attributes**:
**Essential**:
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively

Self-motivation

Ability to deal with people (interpersonal skills)

Flexibility.

**Desirable**:
**Qualifications and relevant training**:
**Essential**:
Good educational standard

**Desirable**:
Administration/secretarial qualification

**Relevant experience**:
**Essential**:
**Desirable**:
Experience in undertaking research work

Experience of local government

**Skills and specialist knowledge**:
**Essential**:
**Desirable**:
An interest in politics and/or local government

Knowledge of information technology systems and computer skills

**Language requirements**:
**Listening and Speaking - Higher**:
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.

**Reading and Understanding - Higher**:
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.

**Writing - Higher**:
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).

**Purpose of the post**:

- Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
- Provide support services for the Plaid Cymru Group

**Responsibility for functions**:

- The post holder will be responsible for Plaid Cymru's accounts on the Council

**Main duties**:

- Attend group meetings and prepare agendas, reports and minutes as required.
- Undertake any research work on behalf of the group.
- Assist members with arrangements involving ward work
- Organise an information library of documents and papers which would be of use to group members.
- Promote contact between group members and the Council's departments by organising meetings on their behalf.
- Act as a contact point for the members in terms of using the Council's information technology system.
- Assist the group leader and members with administrative and clerical work as required.
- Deal with enquiries from the press and preparation of press statements on behalf of the group
- Responsibility for self-development.
- Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
- Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
- Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
- Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
- Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
- Responsibility to report any worry or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused

**Special circumstances**:

- Some of the group meetings are held in the evening and on a Saturday.