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Brand and Design Specialist (Temporary)

Cardiff Bay

Job Ref
SC-018-25
Location
Cardiff Bay
Salary
£30,870 - £35,736 (Management Band 3 – EO)

At the Senedd, our goal is to place citizens at the heart of everything we do – and our visual identity is a key part of how we connect with them. As a Brand and Design Specialist, you’ll be at the creative forefront of our Communications Service, helping to shape how the Senedd is seen and understood by people across Wales.

With less than a year to go until the next Senedd election, this is a unique opportunity to join us at a pivotal moment in Welsh democracy. You’ll help lead the visual transition from the Sixth to the Seventh Senedd, and play a part in delivering the Senedd 2026 campaign.

From bold campaign visuals and engaging public-facing materials, to polished internal templates and reports, your work will span all of our brand identities, including: Core (our corporate brand), People of Wales (our public-facing brand) and Senedd 2026 (our election campaign brand). You’ll collaborate with teams across the organisation, offering expert design advice and ensuring everything we produce is visually compelling, on-brand and accessible.

You’ll be part of a collaborative, supportive team that values creativity, attention to detail, and a proactive mindset. Reporting to the Brand and Design Manager, you’ll bring fresh ideas, a sharp eye for detail and a flair for visual storytelling.

Welsh Language Criteria
The language skills for this post have been assessed as follows:

- Listening: Understand all spoken Welsh, including complex discussions (Level 4)
- Speaking: Able to speak and engage in discussion at length, confidently and without prompting. (Level 4)
- Reading: Understand most job-related routine and non-routine text when standard language is used (Level 3)
- Writing: Able to write job-related routine and non-routine text (Level 3)

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.

Duration
Temporary until 1 October 2026.
Although this position is temporary, there is a possibility of the position becoming permanent, but this is not guaranteed. This will be subject to satisfactory performance and head of service approval.

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

Policy and Legislation Committee Service

Committee Support Officer - Temporary (Welsh Language Level 4)

Cardiff Bay

Job Ref
SC-016-25
Location
Cardiff Bay
Salary
£25,725- £29,400 (Team Support)

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of Welsh democracy within the Senedd’s Business Directorate. You will be working directly with Senedd Members, senior officials, stakeholders and the public during an important time for Welsh politics.

As the Committee Support Officer to the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee you will provide clerking support to the committee, ensuring that committee meetings are organised, and run smoothly. As a member of the Senedd Business Directorate, you will be required to ensure that Senedd business such as support to Senedd Committees and Plenary, the Table Office, and the Independent Remuneration Board is managed smoothly and effectively and that Members of the Senedd and staff receive a high standard of service. You may also work with a team delivering strategic projects or developing procedural resources and parliamentary skills programmes.

The posts involve regular contact with Members of the Senedd and their support staff, staff of the Welsh Government, senior staff of the Welsh Parliament and a range of external stakeholders and committee witnesses.
We are also looking to create a reserve list for a number of team support roles within the Senedd Business Directorate.

These posts are part of a pool of similar Team Support roles in the Senedd Business Directorate, which include support for Plenary, the Table Office, the Independent Remuneration Board, strategic project delivery and the development of procedural resources and parliamentary skills. Successful candidates may be required to move to such similar roles within the Senedd Business Directorate, according to business needs.

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.

Function
Policy and Legislation Committee Service
Status
Full Time
Type
Temporary Contract
Hours
37 hours

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Senedd Research

Higher Research Officer (Environment and Transport)

Agile

Job Ref
SC-015-25
Location
Agile
Salary
£37,523 - £44,766 (Management Band 2 - HEO)

We are recruiting a Higher Research Officer within the Environment and Transport Team.

The purpose of this post is to provide impartial, independent, and expert research analysis on environment policy to support Senedd Members and committees and to publish articles to inform debate and aid understanding of the Senedd’s work.

The role of a Higher Research Officer involves understanding areas of devolved policy as well as having the ability to work flexibly, leading on your own research work and supporting senior researchers across a wide variety of subject areas.

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.

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