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Posted 22 June, 2026
Qualifications Wales

Senior Qualifications Manager

Newport, UK Hybrid Full Time
Salary: £61,098 to £73,057 Annually
Reference: REC000046-26

Uwch Reolwr Cymwysterau
Casnewydd (gyda gweithio hybrid)

Amdanom Ni

Cymwysterau Cymru ydym ni, y sefydliad annibynnol sy'n gyfrifol am reoleiddio cymwysterau cyffredinol a galwedigaethol yng Nghymru.

Ein blaenoriaethau strategol dros y pum mlynedd nesaf yw:

- Datblygu ystod gydlynol a chynhwysol o gymwysterau ar gyfer dysgwyr 14-16 oed
- Adeiladu cynnig cymwysterau effeithiol a chynaliadwy
- Moderneiddio dulliau asesu
- Cefnogi'r system gymwysterau trwy grantiau ac arbenigedd

Rydym nawr yn chwilio am Uwch Reolwr Cymwysterau i ymuno â ni ar sail barhaol, llawn amser, gan weithio 37 awr yr wythnos.

Gellir trafod ceisiadau am batrymau gwaith amgen, gan gynnwys rhan-amser a rhannu swydd, yn ystod y cyfweliad.

Y Manteision

- Cyflog o £61,098 – £73,057 y flwyddyn
- 31 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol (ynghyd â gwyliau cyhoeddus a chau swyddfa dros y Nadolig)
- Trefniadau gwaith hyblyg a hybrid
- Cynllun Pensiwn y Gwasanaeth Sifil

Y Rôl

Fel Uwch Reolwr Cymwysterau, byddwch yn helpu i ddatblygu, ymgorffori a chyflawni agweddau allweddol ar ein strategaeth ar gyfer cymwysterau galwedigaethol a chyffredinol.

Gan weithio'n agos gyda Chyfarwyddwr Gweithredol Polisi a Diwygio Cymwysterau, byddwch yn arwain ar agweddau ar raglenni diwygio a gweithredu mawr, gan gynnwys datblygu Cymwysterau Cenedlaethol 14-16 newydd a chymwysterau galwedigaethol ôl-16.

Byddwch yn datblygu cynigion polisi strategol, yn arwain ymgysylltiad â rhanddeiliaid mewnol ac allanol ac yn gweithredu fel uwch gynrychiolydd ar gyfer y sefydliad. Gan weithredu fel aelod o'r Grŵp Arweinyddiaeth Uwch, byddwch hefyd yn helpu i sicrhau bod anghenion dysgwyr, cyflogwyr, ysgolion, colegau, sefydliadau addysg uwch a rhanddeiliaid eraill yn cael eu hadlewyrchu ym mholisi a gweithrediad cymwysterau.

Amdanoch Chi

I gael eich ystyried yn Uwch Reolwr Cymwysterau, bydd angen y canlynol arnoch:

- Profiad o ymgysylltu'n effeithiol ag ystod eang o randdeiliaid a gweithio gyda nhw i gyflawni canlyniadau llwyddiannus
- Profiad o gyflawni, trwy arweinyddiaeth, dull strwythuredig o reoli rhaglenni a/neu brosiectau
- Y gallu i arwain a datblygu tîm yn effeithiol i gyflawni newid
- Gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth dda o asesu effeithiol
- Gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth o'r system addysg a chymwysterau yng Nghymru a'r DU
- Gallu profedig i ymgysylltu, gwrando ar eraill a dylanwadu arnynt
- Y gallu i ddadansoddi gwybodaeth gymhleth a datblygu atebion effeithiol i broblemau cymhleth

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 5 Gorffennaf 2026.

Gall sefydliadau eraill alw'r rôl hon yn Rheolwr Cymwysterau, Uwch Reolwr Polisi, Rheolwr Polisi Addysg, Rheolwr Polisi Cymwysterau, Rheolwr Rhaglenni, Rheolwr Diwygio Addysg, Rheolwr Asesu, neu Uwch Reolwr Addysg.

Felly, os ydych chi am ddatblygu eich gyrfa fel Uwch Reolwr Cymwysterau, gwnewch gais trwy'r botwm a ddangosir. Mae'r swydd wag hon yn cael ei hysbysebu gan Webrecruit. Gwasanaethau Asiantaeth Gyflogaeth yw'r gwasanaethau a hysbysebir gan Webrecruit.

Senior Qualifications Manager
Newport (with hybrid working)

About Us

We are Qualifications Wales, the independent organisation responsible for regulating general and vocational qualifications in Wales.

Our strategic priorities over the next five years are:

- To develop a coherent and inclusive range of qualifications for learners aged 14-16
- To build an effective and sustainable qualifications offer
- To modernise assessment approaches
- To support the qualifications system through grants and expertise

We are now looking for a Senior Qualifications Manager to join us on a permanent, full-time basis, working 37 hours per week.

Requests for alternative working patterns, including part-time and job share, may be discussed at interview.

The Benefits

- Salary of £61,098 – £73,057 per annum
- 31 days’ annual leave (plus public holidays and office closure at Christmas)
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Civil Service Pension Scheme

The Role

As a Senior Qualifications Manager, you will help develop, embed and deliver key aspects of our strategy for vocational and general qualifications.

Working closely with the Executive Director of Qualifications Policy and Reform, you will lead on aspects of major reform and implementation programmes, including the development of new National 14-16 Qualifications and post-16 vocational qualifications.

You will develop strategic policy proposals, lead engagement with internal and external stakeholders and act as a senior representative for the organisation. Acting as a member of the Senior Leadership Group, you will also help ensure the needs of learners, employers, schools, colleges, higher education institutions and other stakeholders are reflected in qualifications policy and implementation.

About You

To be considered as a Senior Qualifications Manager, you will need:

- Experience of engaging effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and working with them to deliver successful outcomes
- Experience of delivering, through leadership, a structured approach to the management of programmes and/or projects
- Ability to effectively lead and develop a team to deliver change
- Good knowledge and understanding of effective assessment
- Knowledge and understanding of the education and qualifications system in Wales and the UK
- Proven ability to engage, listen to and influence others
- Ability to analyse complex information and develop effective solutions to complex problems

The closing date for applications is 5th July 2026.

Other organisations may call this role Qualifications Manager, Senior Policy Manager, Education Policy Manager, Qualifications Policy Manager, Programme Manager, Education Reform Manager, Assessment Manager, or Senior Education Manager.

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