The Commission and Member Support Service (CAMS) provides secretariat support to the Presiding Officers, Chief Executive and Directors of the Senedd, and operational and professional development advice to 96 Senedd Members and their staff.

The Private Office team is the direct support team for the Presiding Officer (Llywydd) and Deputy, ensuring they are able to carry out their duties effectively. The team also delivers an international work programme hosting international visitors, and arranging outward delegations.

The Executive Office team provides executive support to the Chief Executive and Directors. The team also provides secretariat support to the Senedd Commission, the Executive Board, and Leadership Team as well as other boards, bodies or groups as requested. The team manages the CAMS financial and business continuity responsibilities, internal communications and a number of other corporate activities.

The role will also provide support to the Head of Service and across the CAMS service as needed from time to time.

This post is an exciting opportunity to work in a busy environment at the heart of the Senedd. The post holder will provide key central services and administrative support for the two teams, and you will need to be able to work bilingually. The role can be varied, you will need to be able to prioritise a busy workload and work to set deadlines whilst remaining calm and responsive to the needs of others. You will be a key point of contact for colleagues across the Senedd Commission as well as Senedd Members, and will need to develop effective working relationships with them.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills; have a focus on customer service and getting the job done; will be organised, with effective and efficient administrative skills; the day to day tasks are reliant on good working knowledge and aptitude with Microsoft 365, MS Office suite and Sharepoint.
The successful candidate will adopt a positive and flexible approach to their work. This will require working from the Ty Hywel Building in Cardiff Bay in order to meet business needs, whilst working from home at other times (if preferred).

For more information, please view the job description.

Pattern of Working
This is a full-time post although flexible working arrangements will be considered, subject to meeting the needs of the Senedd and its Members.

Please note recruitment will normally be at the minimum of the band.
The successful candidate will be subject to security vetting.

The Wellbeing and Operations Lead plays a pivotal role in ensuring that People Services operates effectively, consistently and in a way that actively promotes employee wellbeing across the organisation. The postholder provides strategic and operational leadership to the HR Operations and Wellbeing teams, driving high-quality service delivery while building capability, resilience and continuous improvement within those teams. The role has overall responsibility for the design and delivery of key operational and wellbeing projects, ensuring that policy, process and practice are aligned, evidence based and support a positive employee experience.

The post leads on major, organisation wide initiatives to improve efficiency, productivity and outcomes within People Services, including the development of systems such as occupational health provision, query management solutions and the use of AI enabled tools. Acting as the HR policy lead, the role provides oversight and coordination of cross organisational policy development, supports complex and sensitive casework investigations, and ensures clear, planned and timely HR communications. Through active engagement and consultation with Commission leaders, managers and external networks, the Wellbeing and Operations Lead ensures that People Services is responsive, compliant and well positioned to support organisational priorities.

Ultimately the role needs to ensure that the services provided by the team are proactive, with a continuous improvement ethos; customer focused; and efficient.

For more information, please view the job description.

Pattern of Working
0.8 FTE, equating to 29.6 hours per week. Flexible working arrangements will be considered, subject to meeting the needs of the Senedd and its Members.

Please note recruitment will normally be at the minimum of the band.
The successful candidate will be subject to security vetting.