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Project Officer (Welsh Crucible) – Sbarc/Spark, Cardiff
Project Officer (Welsh Crucible)
We are seeking to appoint a Project Officer to work within Organisational and Staff Development. The postholder will play a key role in the delivering the award-winning Welsh Crucible programme, a prestigious leadership and development programme for researchers across Wales.
As the successful applicant, you will have substantial experience in administrative support. You will take the lead on a variety of tasks to meet operational and customer service requirements, including financial monitoring, supporting events and communications, to ensure the smooth delivery of the programme. The role involves coordinating activities and providing support to Higher Education institutions across Wales, ensuring effective collaboration and stakeholder engagement
For informal enquiries, please contact Rhiannon Robinson (jonesr47@cardiff.ac.uk).
This appointment is part-time (17.5 hours per week) and is fixed term from 5th October 2026 to 31st December 2027.
This post is based at the sbarc|spark building, Cathays Park Campus.
The majority of roles at Cardiff University are currently operating under “blended working” arrangements, with staff having the flexibility to work partly from the University campus and partly from home, depending on specific business requirements. Discussions around these arrangements can take place after the successful candidate has been appointed.
Salary: £28,031- £31,236 per annum, pro rata (Grade 4). Please be aware that appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at start of scale with annual increments within the grade.
Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 40 days annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. We especially welcome and encourage applications from those under-represented groups within the University workforce, such as those who identify as LGBT+, Ethnic Minority or those with disabilities. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Swyddog Prosiect (Crwsibl Cymru)
Rydym yn dymuno penodi Swyddog Prosiectau i weithio ym maes Datblygu Sefydliadol a Staff. Bydd deiliad y swydd yn chwarae rhan allweddol yn y gwaith o gyflwyno rhaglen hynod lwyddiannus Crwsibl Cymru , sef rhaglen arweinyddiaeth a datblygu o bwys i ymchwilwyr ledled Cymru.
Bydd gan yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus brofiad sylweddol o gefnogaeth weinyddol. Byddwch yn arwain amrywiaeth o dasgau i fodloni gofynion gweithredol a gwasanaeth i gwsmeriaid, gan gynnwys monitro ariannol, cefnogi digwyddiadau a chyfathrebu er mwyn sicrhau bod y rhaglen yn cael ei chyflwyno’n esmwyth. Mae’r rôl yn cynnwys cydlynu gweithgareddau a darparu cefnogaeth i sefydliadau Addysg Uwch ledled Cymru, gan sicrhau cydweithio a gwaith ymgysylltu effeithiol â rhanddeiliaid.
Am ymholiadau anffurfiol, cysylltwch â Rhiannon Robinson (jonesr47@caerdydd.ac.uk).
Mae’r penodiad hwn yn un rhan-amser (17.5 awr yr wythnos) ac yn un cyfnod penodol o 5 Hydref tan 31 Rhagfyr 2027.
Lleolir y swydd hon ar Gampws Parc Cathays, yn adeilad sbarc|spark.
Mae gan y rhan fwyaf o swyddi ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd drefniadau “gweithio cyfunol” ar hyn o bryd, ac mae gan y staff yr hyblygrwydd i weithio gartref yn rhannol ac yn rhannol o gampws y Brifysgol, gan ddibynnu ar ofynion busnes penodol. Mae modd trafod y trefniadau hyn ar ôl penodi’r ymgeisydd llwyddiannus.
Cyflog cychwynnol: £28,031 – £31,236 (Gradd 4), gyda chynyddrannau blynyddol hyd at y cyflog terfynol ar frig y raddfa. Sylwer y gwneir penodiadau i rolau ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd fel arfer ar ddechrau’r raddfa gyda chynyddrannau blynyddol o fewn y radd.
Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd yn cynnig llawer o fanteision rhagorol, gan gynnwys 40 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol pro rata (gan gynnwys gwyliau banc), cynllun pensiwn lleol, cynllun beicio i’r gwaith a mentrau teithio eraill, a mwy. Dyma le cyffrous a bywiog i weithio lle ceir llawer o heriau gwahanol ac rydym yn falch o gefnogi’r Cyflog Byw.
Dyddiad hysbysebu: Dydd Mawrth, 22 Medi 2026
Dyddiad cau: Dydd Mercher, 7 Hydref 2026
Mae Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi a hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth a chreu gweithle cynhwysol. Rydym o’r farn bod modd gwneud hyn drwy ddenu, datblygu a chadw ystod amrywiol o bobl o lawer o gefndiroedd gwahanol. Felly, rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan bobl o bob rhan o’r gymuned, beth bynnag fo’u rhyw, eu hethnigrwydd, eu hanabledd, eu cyfeiriadedd rhywiol, eu hunaniaeth draws, statws eu perthynas, eu crefydd neu eu cred, eu cyfrifoldebau gofalu neu eu hoedran. Rydym yn croesawu ac yn annog ceisiadau yn arbennig gan y rhai o grwpiau nad ydynt wedi’u cynrychioli’n ddigonol o fewn gweithlu’r Brifysgol, fel y rhai sy’n uniaethu fel LGBT+, o gefndiroedd ethnig leiafrifol neu’r rhai ag anableddau. Er mwyn helpu ein cyflogeion i sicrhau cydbwysedd rhwng eu gwaith a’u bywydau personol, byddwn hefyd yn ystyried cynigion i weithio’n hyblyg neu rannu swydd.
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