JOB SUMMARY

We are offering an exciting opportunity to lead and champion outreach and engagement efforts that increase the visibility, accessibility, and fairness of public appointments in Wales. You will shape and promote open recruitment practices, build and maintain strong relationships with diverse communities and networks across Wales, and help ensure public appointments truly reflect the diversity, languages, and geography of the Welsh population.

JOB DESCRIPTION

You will also provide high-quality advice and support to Ministers and senior leaders, including drafting clear, impactful briefings and responses on public appointments and diversity.
We are looking for proactive, open-minded individuals who are passionate about widening participation and increasing representation in public life. This is an exciting chance to help shape a more diverse and representative Wales, ensuring that public appointments are open and accessible to people from all backgrounds.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Inclusive Recruitment Practice

• Champion and embed inclusive recruitment practices across all stages of the public appointments process.
• Provide advice to the Public Appointments team and selection panels on removing barriers, reducing bias, and designing inclusive campaigns.
• Ensure all promotional materials and application guidance are clear, accessible, and use inclusive language, in both Welsh and English.

• Support internal capability by contributing to guidance, tools, and training that help teams apply inclusive approaches confidently.

  Outreach and Network Building

• Lead proactive engagement to widen the talent pool and raise awareness of public appointments, particularly among underrepresented groups and regions of Wales.

• Develop and deliver an annual outreach calendar, including attendance at external events, webinars, community meetings, and sector conferences.
• Build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including community organisations, advocacy groups, and professional networks.
• Create and oversee inclusive, visually engaging, and accessible content for digital and in-person campaigns that promote public appointments and encourage first-time applicants.

• Act as a visible, trusted point of contact for applicants and partner organisations seeking advice on public appointments and accessibility.

  Ministerial and Strategic Communications

• Draft clear, high-quality responses to Ministerial correspondence, Senedd questions, briefing requests, and committee papers relating to public appointments diversity and outreach.

• Provide advice for senior officials and Ministers on improving visibility and inclusion in public appointments.

• Track reputational risks, emerging challenges, and public interest issues linked to board diversity and inclusion, supporting swift and effective responses.

  Operational Delivery and Reporting

• Manage the delivery of outreach projects and campaigns, ensuring clear objectives, timelines, and evaluation metrics are in place.

• Maintain accurate records of outreach activity, including impact reporting and feedback loops to inform continuous improvement.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Communicating and influencing.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Human Resources