Vacancy -- Head of the Legislative Translation Unit

'Pan Wales' means that the location in which the vacancy can be based is flexible, subject to the needs of the business. Please note it may not always be possible to accommodate a preference for a specific office location, but requests will be taken into consideration.

This is an advertisement for the post of Head of the Legislation Translation Unit in the Translation Service and, as such, requires strong Welsh language Skills - Please see Welsh version of advert for details.

• Dyma swydd arbenigol yn y Gwasanaeth Cyfieithu sy’n arwain ac yn cynghori ar bob agwedd ar faterion cyfieithu deddfwriaeth yn Llywodraeth Cymru, gan gydweithio’n agos â’r proffesiwn cyfreithiol yn y sefydliad.
• Mae hon yn un o dair swydd pennaeth uned yng Ngwasanaeth Cyfieithu Llywodraeth Cymru. (Y ddwy swydd arall yw Pennaeth yr Uned Cyfieithu Testun a Chyfieithu ar y Pryd a Phennaeth yr Unedau Datblygu a Busnes. Mae’r tri phennaeth uned yn atebol i Bennaeth y Gwasanaeth Cyfieithu.)
• Yr Uned Cyfieithu Deddfwriaeth yw’r uned sy’n cyfieithu deddfwriaeth Llywodraeth Cymru a’i Gweinidogion. Mae hwn yn wasanaeth sy’n hanfodol er mwyn galluogi’r sefydliad i sicrhau bod deddfwriaeth Cymru ar gael i bobl Cymru yn hwylus yn y ddwy iaith yn unol â gofynion statudol a threfniadaethol.
• Pwrpas y swydd yw arwain a rheoli’r Uned Cyfieithu Deddfwriaeth; rhoi arweiniad strategol a phroffesiynol clir a dibynadwy ar lefel gorfforaethol i’r Gweinidogion ac i gydweithwyr ar draws y sefydliad, ac ar brydiau i randdeiliaid allanol, ar faterion sy’n ymwneud â chyfieithu’r ddeddfwriaeth.

Arwain a rheoli

• Arwain ar gyflenwi gwasanaethau cyfieithu deddfwriaeth i Lywodraeth Cymru, gan ddarparu gwasanaeth prydlon ac effeithiol o’r safon uchaf ar gyfer y sefydliad.
• Arwain uned o uwch-gyfieithwyr, cyfieithwyr a chyfieithwyr dan hyfforddiant sy’n gweithio fel arfer mewn 5 lleoliad gwahanol ledled y wlad – neu’n gweithio gartref - a bod yn rheolwr llinell ar 2 Ieithydd Deddfwriaethol (SEO) sy’n arwain y ddau dîm o fewn yr uned honno.
• Annog a meithrin aelodau’r uned i ddatblygu holl ystod y sgiliau angenrheidiol fel cyfieithwyr deddfwriaethol  ac i ymrwymo i ddatblygiad proffesiynol parhaus o fewn y Gwasanaeth Cyfieithu ac o fewn y gwasanaeth sifil ehangach.

Cyflenwi gwasanaethau cyfieithu testun deddfwriaethol sy’n cefnogi deddfu yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg

• Deall swyddogaeth cyfieithu testun deddfwriaethol yng nghyd-destun deddfu yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg o dan y setliad datganoli.
• Ymwneud yn broffesiynol â swyddogion y Llywodraeth sy’n arwain ar ddeddfu yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg ac ar gyflawni gofynion statudol a rheolau sefydlog y Senedd o ran deddfu yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg.
• Arwain ar y ffordd y mae'r Uned Cyfieithu Deddfwriaeth yn cynllunio a chyflenwi ei gwaith cyfieithu er mwyn diwallu gofynion y sefydliad.
• Cynnig arweiniad clir, proffesiynol ac awdurdodol ynghylch cyfieithu testun deddfwriaethol i’r Uned, i’r Gwasanaeth Cyfieithu’n ehangach, ac i gydweithwyr ar draws y sefydliad, a rhoi cyngor safadwy ar lefel ffurfiol i’r Gweinidogion ac i’r sefydliad ar gyfieithu testun deddfwriaethol.

Darparu gwasanaethau effeithiol

• Gwneud y defnydd gorau, mwyaf effeithlon o adnoddau cyfieithu mewnol ac allanol, ac o systemau technoleg, i ddiwallu’r gofyn.
• Rhoi trefniadau effeithiol ar waith yn ôl y gofyn ar gyfer defnyddio contractau cyfieithu a chomisiynu gwaith cyfieithu yn briodol gan ddarparwyr allanol, a bod yn atebol i bennaeth y Gwasanaeth Cyfieithu am ddefnydd yr adnodd allanol a’r gwariant ar y gyllideb.

Adolygu a gwella ffyrdd o weithio

• Adolygu gweithdrefnau mewnol yr uned er mwyn gwella arferion gwaith yn barhaus, a chyfrannu at ddatblygiad ehangach y Gwasanaeth Cyfieithu gan roi newid ar waith mewn modd cyfrifol a chynaliadwy sy’n fanteisiol i’r sefydliad.
• Arwain cyfraniad yr uned a chynrychioli’r Gwasanaeth Cyfieithu ar bob adolygiad o’r systemau a’r gweithdrefnau deddfu er mwyn sicrhau bod pob agwedd ar lunio’r testun Cymraeg yn cael ei hystyried mewn ffordd sy’n hwyluso’r gwaith o gyfieithu’r ddeddfwriaeth i’r safon uchaf posibl.

Cydweithio ag eraill

• Cydweithio’n agos â Phennaeth y Gwasanaeth Cyfieithu a chyda’r ddau bennaeth uned arall – sef Pennaeth yr Uned Cyfieithu Testun a Chyfieithu ar y Pryd, a Phennaeth yr Unedau Datblygu a Busnes - er mwyn llywio’r holl agweddau ar waith y Gwasanaeth Cyfieithu yn hwylus ac yn effeithiol.
• Meithrin perthynas waith effeithiol â chydweithwyr mewn adrannau eraill o’r sefydliad, yn enwedig y sawl sy’n drafftio ac yn rheoli deddfwriaeth, ynghyd ag eraill yn y maes cyfiawnder,  er mwyn codi ymwybyddiaeth am y gwasanaethau cyfieithu deddfwriaeth a hwyluso’r broses gyfieithu.
• Rhwydweithio’n effeithiol â rhanddeiliaid allanol gyda golwg ar godi ymwybyddiaeth am waith cyfieithu deddfwriaeth yn Llywodraeth Cymru, rhannu arbenigedd, dylanwadu a dysgu gan eraill er budd y sefydliad, a chyfrannu’n adeiladol at hwyluso’r defnydd o’r Gymraeg yn y maes cyfiawnder yng Nghymru.
• Arwain neu gyfrannu at brosiectau penodol ar gais rheolwyr a chyfarwyddwyr y sefydliad.

• Cyfle i arwain uned gyfieithu arbenigol sy’n rhan o wasanaeth cyfieithu mawr, amlddisgyblaeth yn un o sefydliadau mwyaf nodedig Cymru ac i gydweithio â chyfreithwyr ac eraill i gyfrannu at ddatblygu dulliau o ddeddfu yn y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg.
• Cyfle i fod yn aelod o wasanaeth canolog sy’n cyfrannu gwasanaeth allweddol ac arbenigedd ieithyddol i’r Llywodraeth ddatganoledig ac i’r Gweinidogion sy’n gwasanaethu pobl Cymru.
• Cyfle i gyfuno sgiliau arwain ac arbenigedd ieithyddol ynghyd â dysgu a meithrin sgiliau ym maes deddfwriaeth mewn swydd unigryw yng nghanol bwrlwm gwleidyddiaeth Cymru.
• Cyfle i ymgymryd â dylestwyddau swydd reoli uchel ei phroffil yn y proffesiwn cyfieithu yng Nghymru ac yn y Gwasanaeth Sifil yng Nghymru. 

16/12/2020, 16:00

Posts recruited to as part of this recruitment campaign are broadly open to UK nationals, those with right to remain and work in the UK and those that meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules only. Check your eligibility here:

• UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

• Nationality rules – GOV.UK

Prior to appointment, all successful applicants will be required to produce original, acceptable documents as part of the pre-employment checks. If it becomes apparent at a later stage in the process that you aren’t eligible to apply, your application will be withdrawn, or offer retracted.

The Welsh Government is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity. This is underpinned by the Equality Act 2010 and will be adhered to at each stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure that these commitments are also embedded in our day-to-day working practices with all our customers, colleagues and partners.

We are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and increasing diversity in the Welsh Government by removing barriers and supporting all our staff to reach their potential. We are committed to recruiting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and disabled people who are currently under-represented in Welsh Government.

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, marriage and civil partnership (both same sex and opposite sex), impairment or health condition, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender identity or gender expression.

We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident Level 3 (Leader) organisation. Key to supporting this work and providing peer support are five Board sponsored Staff Networks (Disability Awareness and Support (DAAS); Minority Ethnic Support Network (MESN); Mind Matters (Mental health and well-being); PRISM (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex +) and Women Together.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Welsh Government is a bilingual organisation and Welsh language skills are considered an asset to the organisation. We encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills in the workplace. 

The following list of language requirements represents an objective assessment by the line manager on behalf of the Welsh Government of the Welsh language skills required to undertake the duties of this particular post.

In Welsh Government, the relationship between the employer and trade unions is based on social partnership. We believe our goals can best be achieved by management and trade unions working together.

Our 3 recognised trade unions are:
•         PCS
•         Prospect
•         FDA

This relationship is underpinned by a partnership agreement. This sets out how our unions work with Welsh Government on issues such as:
•         pay
•         terms and conditions
•         policies and procedures
•         organisational change.

Our Welsh Government trade union colleagues work together to give their members a real say in the workplace. They make sure that the interests of their members are promoted and protected. They also help reduce inequalities and improve terms and conditions.

The Welsh Government has an excellent track record of working in partnership with its trade unions. We encourage staff to get involved. We support you to join a recognised trade union, to ensure your voice is heard in the workplace. and to learn more about trade unions and partnership working.

• Unless stated otherwise in ‘actual starting salary’, all candidates will start at the minimum of the pay scale being appointed to (this includes existing civil servants).This is not negotiable.
• Unless stated otherwise in ‘type of opportunity’, this recruitment advert is not open on a Loan or Secondment basis.
• For more information on the eligibility criteria and terms and conditions for Loan and Secondment positions in Welsh Government, please see external recruitment candidate guidance.
• Unless stated otherwise in ‘Location of Post’ the role/s recruited to via this campaign can only be worked in the UK, not overseas.

All applications for this vacancy should be made online via the Welsh Government's online application system.  If you have an impairment which would prevent you from applying on-line, please e-mail SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales to request an application pack in an alternative format, or to request a reasonable adjustment related to an impairment in order to submit your application.

To apply, you'll need to have an account on our online application system.  Click the 'Apply' button below, and you'll be asked to 'Log in' if you already have an account, or 'Register' if you don't yet have an account.  Registration takes just a few minutes to complete.  You'll need an e-mail address to be able to register.  Once you've registered for an account and logged in, you'll be taken to the online application form, which you'll need to fully complete and submit before the deadline on the closing date.  

If you’d like to apply for this vacancy in Welsh, please use the ‘Newid Iaith / Change Language’ link at the top of this page, to take you to the Welsh version of this advert, from which you can apply in Welsh.

For further information regarding the Welsh Government recruitment process, please see the Recruitment Guidance for External Candidates (link).

When evidencing your suitability for the post, it is recommended that you refer to the Civil Service Competency Framework (link)

Anyone who believes they have been treated unfairly, or has a grievance or complaint, about how the process was conducted should either write to the Head of Resourcing, Welsh Government, Cathays Park 2, Cardiff CF10 3NQ or email SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales.  If you are unhappy with the outcome of the complaint raised with the Welsh Government and feel that the principles of appointment on merit through fair and open competition have not been met you have the right to pursue your grievance with the Civil Service Commission.