Senior Executive Officer

Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package. Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification. We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.

For further information about this post please contact Ffion Jones on 01286 679456 or by email: ffionmaijones@gwynedd.llyw.cymru. Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH. Tel: 01286 679076. E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru.

CLOSING DATE: 10:00 AM, 16/03/2026

If you are successful in being shortlisted for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.

Person Specification

• Personal Attributes (ESSENTIAL): Resilience and determination to succeed, Good initiative (can see work), Confident, Analytical, Organised, Flexible/adaptable, The ability to forge relationships.
• Qualifications and Relevance Training (ESSENTIAL): Degree and/or equivalent professional/management qualification.
• Relevant Experience (ESSENTIAL): Success in achieving results, Support in various work fields across the Council, Prepare minutes and provide written guidance for others.
• Skills and Specialist Knowledge (ESSENTIAL): Firm understanding of the Council’s structure and arrangements, The ability to represent the Council in internal and external meetings, Interpersonal skills and the ability to work with people at all levels within the organisation, Firm understanding of the political dimension within the Council, Strong communication skills: oral and written, Higher level computer skills, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Language Requirements (ESSENTIAL): Listening and Speaking – Higher Level: Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day-to-day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions. Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English. Reading and Comprehension – Higher Level: Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal. Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post. Writing – Higher Level: Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).

Job Description

Purpose of Post: Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the centre of everything we do. Support the Chief Executive and the Corporate Director to fulfil their roles practically by acting as the Senior Executive Officer. Support Cabinet Members and the Management Team to commission results and to undertake their performance management roles in accordance with the principles of Ffordd Gwynedd.

Main Duties:

• Provide operational support to the Chief Executive/Director to assist them to undertake their daily role. This will necessarily involve undertaking a wide range of duties as required.
• Operating and participating in any meeting on behalf of and with the Chief Executive/Director where necessary.
• Undertaking research and recognising key trends in various areas, providing support and regular updates.
• Producing high standard documents (including reports, discussion/evidence papers and reviews) and ensuring that they are appropriate for internal and external audiences.
• Supporting Cabinet Members and the Chief Executive/Director with performance challenge arrangements and commissioning outcomes.
• Running individual programmes or projects in various areas.
• Looking at good practice in other organisations.
• Supporting the development of the Council Plan (including the annual review) and the Council's Annual Performance Report.
• Supporting the Chief Executive/Director in responding to situations that need unique solutions or a combination of solutions that cut across many different work areas across the Department.
• Supporting the Chief Executive/Director to establish the case for change, produce business cases and deliver change in specific work areas.
• Collaborating closely with stakeholders in various areas, by nurturing an effective and influential relationship with the Council’s principal officers, the Cabinet Members and external stakeholders as required.
• Responsible for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsibility for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management standards and guidelines.
• Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertaking any other reasonable duty which corresponds with the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsible for reporting any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.

Special Circumstances: The need to work unsociable hours from time to time.