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Job description

The programme

The local food partnerships in Bridgend, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf and the Vale of Glamorgan are collaborating on a project to scale-up a year-long, place-based food literacy programme developed by Slade Farm’s Fieldwork Studio CIC. This project will run from July 2026-June 2027. The programme will involve a series of seasonal visits from a chosen year group or learner cohort (one class at a time) across the academic year, alongside a visit from the farmer/facilitator into the school or community setting to help embed learning within everyday school life and culture.

Brief

Working closely with the chosen contract supplier and the participating Food Partnerships, the appointed coordinator will act as the primary operational contact for participating schools and growers throughout the programme; coordinating communication and logistics between schools, growers, delivery partners and local food partnerships to ensure that visits and related activities are well organised, efficiently managed and delivered in line with project timelines, safeguarding requirements and participant needs. By the end of the commission, the successful coordinator will have helped establish smooth, positive relationships between participating schools, growers and delivery partners, ensuring that visits and events are delivered efficiently, communication is timely and effective, and participants feel well supported throughout the programme. The coordinator will contribute to a positive participant experience, enabling delivery partners to focus on educational content while maintaining accurate records and supporting the overall success of the project.

Role Details:

Budget: Up to £11,000, to include:

• VAT (where applicable)
• Expenses (travel and subsistence)

Timeline: Contract to begin in September 2026; with all deliverables to be completed by 28th February 2027 (please note these timescales are fixed due to grant requirements)

Location: Home based, with expectation to travel across the region where necessary

Reporting to: Respective food partnership coordinators

Key responsibilities

• Act as the main day-to-day contact for participating schools.
• Schedule visits in collaboration with schools and growers; coordinating a calendar of agreed dates and timings, coordinating transport arrangements and ensuring any other information is communicated.
• Confirm attendance and maintain participant records.
• Respond to enquiries from schools.
• Support schools to understand programme expectations.
• Gather information relating to accessibility requirements.

• Act as operational contact for participating growers.
• Maintain up-to-date contact information.
• Coordinate communication regarding programme changes or cancellations
• Support organisation of School Leadership Community of Practice meetings
• Support the monitoring and eval partner e.g. distributing surveys, scheduling visits, delivery of toolkits and final report

Skills and experience

Essential

• Experience coordinating multi-partner projects.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience working with schools and/or community organisations.
• Experience organising visits or events.
• Confident using Microsoft Office and online meeting platforms.
• Experience maintaining accurate records.
• Ability to work independently.

Desirable

• Experience working in education.
• Experience working with farms, food projects or environmental education.
• Understanding of safeguarding when working with children.
• Welsh language skills.
• Knowledge of the Curriculum for Wales.
• Experience supporting grant-funded projects.

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Ynghylch y rhaglen

Mae'r partneriaethau bwyd lleol ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr, Casnewydd, Rhondda Cynon Taf a Bro Morgannwg yn cydweithio ar brosiect i ehangu rhaglen llythrennedd bwyd blwyddyn o hyd sy'n seiliedig ar le ac wedi’i datblygu gan CBC Fieldwork Studio Slade Farm. Bydd y prosiect hwn yn weithredol rhwng mis Gorffennaf 2026 a mis Mehefin 2027.

Bydd y rhaglen yn cynnwys cyfres o ymweliadau tymhorol gan grŵp blwyddyn neu garfan o ddysgwyr a ddewiswyd (un dosbarth ar y tro) ar draws y flwyddyn academaidd, ochr yn ochr ag ymweliad gan y ffermwr/hwylusydd â'r ysgol neu'r lleoliad cymunedol i helpu i ymgorffori dysgu ym mywyd a diwylliant bob dydd yr ysgol.

Mae'r prosiect yn adeiladu ar raglen bresennol a ddatblygwyd gan CBC Fieldwork Studio Slade Farm, sy'n archwilio bwyd, ffermio, ecoleg, lles a systemau bwyd lleol trwy brofiadau dysgu ymdrochol, ymarferol. Gallwch gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y prosiect, gan gynnwys astudiaethau achos, yma.

Brîff

Gan weithio'n agos gyda'r cyflenwr a ddewiswyd ar gyfer y contract a'r Partneriaethau Bwyd sy'n cymryd rhan, bydd y cydlynydd penodedig yn gweithredu fel y prif gyswllt gweithredol ar gyfer ysgolion a thyfwyr sy'n cymryd rhan drwy gydol y rhaglen; gan gydlynu gohebiaeth a logisteg rhwng ysgolion, tyfwyr, partneriaid cyflenwi a phartneriaethau bwyd lleol i sicrhau bod ymweliadau a gweithgareddau cysylltiedig yn cael eu trefnu'n dda, eu rheoli'n effeithlon a'u cyflwyno yn unol ag amserlenni'r prosiect, gofynion diogelu ac anghenion cyfranogwyr.

Erbyn diwedd y comisiwn, bydd y cydlynydd llwyddiannus wedi helpu i sefydlu perthnasoedd rhwydd, cadarnhaol rhwng ysgolion, tyfwyr a phartneriaid cyflenwi sy'n cymryd rhan, gan sicrhau bod ymweliadau a digwyddiadau yn cael eu cyflwyno'n effeithlon, bod cyfathrebu'n amserol ac yn effeithiol, a bod cyfranogwyr yn teimlo eu bod yn cael eu cefnogi'n dda trwy gydol y rhaglen. Bydd y cydlynydd yn cyfrannu at sicrhau profiad cadarnhaol i gyfranogwyr, gan alluogi partneriaid cyflenwi i ganolbwyntio ar gynnwys addysgol wrth gadw cofnodion cywir a chefnogi llwyddiant cyffredinol y prosiect.

Manylion y Rôl:

Cyllideb: Hyd at £11,000, i gynnwys:

• TAW (lle y bo’n berthnasol)
• Treuliau (teithio a chynhaliaeth)

Llinell Amser: Contract i ddechrau ym mis Medi 2026; gyda'r holl allbynnau i'w cwblhau erbyn 28 Chwefror 2027 (nodwch fod yr amserlenni hyn yn sefydlog oherwydd gofynion grant)

Lleoliad: Gartref, gyda disgwyliad i deithio ar draws y rhanbarth lle bo angen

Yn adrodd i: Cydlynwyr partneriaethau bwyd priodol

Prif gyfrifoldebau

• Gweithredu fel y prif gyswllt o ddydd i ddydd ar gyfer ysgolion sy'n cymryd rhan.
• Trefnu ymweliadau mewn cydweithrediad ag ysgolion a thyfwyr; gan gydlynu calendr o ddyddiadau ac amseroedd y cytunwyd arnynt, cydlynu trefniadau trafnidiaeth a sicrhau bod unrhyw wybodaeth arall yn cael ei throsglwyddo.
• Cadarnhau presenoldeb a chadw cofnodion cyfranogwyr.
• Ymateb i ymholiadau gan ysgolion.
• Cefnogi ysgolion i ddeall disgwyliadau'r rhaglen.
• Casglu gwybodaeth sy'n ymwneud â gofynion hygyrchedd.

• Gweithredu fel cyswllt gweithredol ar gyfer tyfwyr sy'n cymryd rhan.
• Cadw gwybodaeth gyswllt gyfredol.
• Cydlynu gohebiaeth ynglŷn â newidiadau i’r rhaglen neu ganslo sesiynau
• Cefnogi trefnu cyfarfodydd Cymuned Ymarfer Arweinwyr yr Ysgol
• Cefnogi monitro a gwerthuso e.e. dosbarthu arolygon, amserlennu ymweliadau, cyflwyno pecynnau cymorth ac adroddiad terfynol

Sgiliau a phrofiad

Hanfodol

• Profiad o gydlynu prosiectau aml-bartner.
• Sgiliau trefnu rhagorol. 
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu cryf. 
• Y gallu i reoli blaenoriaethau sy'n cystadlu
• Profiad o weithio gydag ysgolion a/neu sefydliadau cymunedol.
• Profiad o drefnu ymweliadau neu ddigwyddiadau.
• Hyderus wrth ddefnyddio Microsoft Office a phlatfformau cyfarfod ar-lein.
• Profiad o gynnal cofnodion cywir.
• Y gallu i weithio’n annibynnol.

Dymunol

• Profiad o weithio ym maes addysg.
• Profiad o weithio gyda ffermydd, prosiectau bwyd neu addysg amgylcheddol.
• Dealltwriaeth o ddiogelu wrth weithio gyda phlant.
• Sgiliau Cymraeg.
• Gwybodaeth am y Cwricwlwm i Gymru.
• Profiad o gefnogi prosiectau a ariennir gan grantiau.

Application information

Please send through a brief proposal (max 2 pages) to foodpartnership@bridgend.gov.uk by 2 September 2026, including the following details:

• Contact details
• A brief proposal outlining how you meet the required skills and experience (please see assessment criteria below)
• A proposed timetable and allocation of time.
• A budget summary, detailing: who would be delivering the work, their day rate, how many days the funding would cover and any additional costs anticipated e.g. expenses, and the total (inclusive of VAT where applicable).
• A declaration of any potential conflicts of interest

All applications will be reviewed by our panel, and the successful applicant will be notified by 10 September.

Assessment Criteria:

Relevance and quality of proposed approach (35%)

• Clear understanding of the brief and context
• Feasibility and adaptability of the proposed methodology
• Appropriateness of proposed approach
• Realistic timeline

Experience and expertise (35%)

• Demonstration of required skills and experience.

Value for money (20%)

• Realistic budgeting and use of resources
• Clarity on day rates, roles, and any in-kind contributions

Engagement and collaboration approach (10%)

Willingness to work adaptively with programme

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Anfonwch gynnig byr (uchafswm o 2 dudalen) i foodpartnership@bridgend.gov.uk erbyn 2 Medi 2026, gan gynnwys y manylion canlynol:

• Manylion cyswllt
• Cynnig byr sy'n amlinellu sut rydych chi'n bodloni'r sgiliau a'r profiad gofynnol (gweler y meini prawf asesu isod)
• Amserlen arfaethedig a dyraniad amser.
• Crynodeb o'r gyllideb, sy'n manylu: pwy fyddai'n cyflawni'r gwaith, eu tâl dyddiol, sawl diwrnod y byddai'r cyllid yn ei gwmpasu ac unrhyw gostau ychwanegol a ragwelir e.e. treuliau, a'r cyfanswm (gan gynnwys TAW lle bo'n berthnasol).
• Datganiad o unrhyw wrthdaro buddiannau posibl

Bydd pob cais yn cael ei adolygu gan ein panel, a bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn cael ei hysbysu gan 10 Medi.

Meini Prawf Asesu

Perthnasedd ac ansawdd y dull arfaethedig (35%)

• Dealltwriaeth glir o'r briff a'r cyd-destun
• Hyfywedd ac addasrwydd y fethodoleg arfaethedig
• Priodoldeb y dull arfaethedig
• Amserlen realistig

Profiad ac arbenigedd (35%)

• Arddangosiad o'r sgiliau a'r profiad gofynnol.

Gwerth am arian (20%)

• Cyllidebu a defnyddio adnoddau'n realistig
• Eglurder ynghylch cyfraddau dyddiol, rolau, ac unrhyw gyfraniadau mewn nwyddau

Dull ymgysylltu a chydweithio (10%)

• Parodrwydd i weithio'n addasol gyda phartneriaid y rhaglen

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