We offer work experience/placements to young people who as part of the National Curriculum, are required to complete a period of time in the work place and students as part of their studies.
We try to accommodate (where appropriate) all requests for work experience/placements, however due to the high demand, we are unable to guarantee a placement and all requests will be dealt with on a first come first served basis.
Please visit our work experience page to find out more information about applying for a work experience placement with us.

We have two locations in Cardiff Bay, the Senedd and Pierhead. We also have a North Wales Office based in Colwyn Bay.

You can find the location of the role you’re interested in applying for, along with any relevant travel requirements for the role, within the job description.

The majority of our assessments and interviews are held in Tŷ Hywel, an office building linked to the Senedd in Cardiff Bay. Information about how you can travel to Tŷ Hywel can be found here.

Carefully read the job advert and job description and ensure that you can provide sufficient evidence of the role specific criteria along with the key competency behaviours and Welsh language skills required. You should identify how you meet the criteria by drawing on your experience, knowledge, skills and achievements.

Yes you can. Once you have submitted your application, you will be able to see what stage your application is at by logging into your account. You will also receive notifications throughout the process.

The recruitment panel will score the evidence you provide in your application against each criteria stated in the job description.

The Senedd Commission is a Disability Confident Employer and welcomes applications from disabled people. The Disability Confident employer scheme guarantees an interview to disabled people if they meet the essential requirements for the role. If ‘acceptable’ evidence of the skills and qualities for the position applied for are demonstrated we will automatically invite you to interview. ‘Acceptable’ evidence refers to meeting the minimum criteria required for the job.

If you’re invited to interview you may be asked to complete an assessment, this may be a practical or written assessment designed to assess specific skills and abilities required for the role. We sometimes also conduct assessment centres.

The interview itself will usually consist of a panel of three people. The interview will be structured and will consist of a set of questions based on the core competency behaviours and job specific criteria identified in the job description.

The questions asked will enable you to demonstrate to the panel how your previous or current work or personal experience relates to your suitability for the role.

You’ll also be given the opportunity to ask questions about the role.

We’re an accredited Disability Confident Employer, embrace diversity and promote equal opportunities.

If you need any support, or adjustments to be made, in order to make your application, you should contact our recruitment team at jobs@senedd.wales as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

When making your application please also complete the relevant section of your application to tell us what adjustments or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you are a successful candidate, you will be given an opportunity to discuss any necessary adjustments with our occupational health adviser, you will also be provided with a full display screen equipment assessment. Providing this information will help us to consider ways in which we can reasonably accommodate your needs.

At the Senedd Commission we are committed to making all reasonable adjustments to enable our employees with disabilities to carry out their duties effectively.

No. Only some of our roles need you to be fully fluent in Welsh, so if you don’t speak Welsh this doesn’t automatically mean you can’t apply.  

You will need to meet a certain level of Welsh language ability, but it will depend on what role you’re applying for. Some roles require ‘courtesy level’ Welsh, whilst others require greater levels of fluency. Information about the level of Welsh language skills required for a role and how they will be assessed can be found in the job description.

Find out more information about our Official Languages ​​and information on the different levels of Welsh.

When you complete your application you’ll be asked if you have the right to work in the UK. If appointed, evidence of eligibility to work in the UK will need to be provided.

All successful candidates are required to undertake a National Security Vetting check, so as part of the application process you will be asked if you have been resident in the UK for a minimum of five years.

Whilst a lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to security clearance, the checks must be able to produce appropriate results to inform the decision making process and to provide the required level of assurance.

Our Code of Conduct describes the standards of behaviour required of employees.

As an employee of a democratically elected institution you are expected to behave in a way that will not bring the Senedd into disrepute or cause embarrassment and you must ensure that you perform your duties and responsibilities with honesty and impartiality at all times.

By adhering to the Code of Conduct, you will ensure that you maintain the standards of integrity, conduct and concern for the public interest that each and every one of us supporting the Senedd is required to demonstrate in our work.

A copy of the Code of Conduct is shared with all successful candidates, however if you would like to receive a copy prior to this, or if you have any questions, please contact the recruitment team at jobs@senedd.wales 

For you to serve all elected members equally, it is essential that the Senedd and the public have confidence that your personal views do not affect the discharge of your official duties.

The aims of the rules are to allow you the greatest possible freedom to participate in public affairs without infringing this fundamental principle.

General rules applicable to political activity:

• you cannot take part in any political activity whilst on duty or in uniform or on Commission premises;
• you must not attend outside conferences or functions convened by or under the auspices of a party political organisation in your official capacity;
• care must be taken to avoid any embarrassment to the Senedd by you bringing yourself prominently to public notice in party political controversy as an employee of the Senedd;
• you must ensure that your personal political views are expressed with moderation so as not to inhibit or appear to inhibit loyal and effective service to members of another party.

If you have any specific questions, or would like to receive a full copy of the Code of Conduct please contact the recruitment team at jobs@senedd.wales 

As an employee, you must seek permission from a designated person before accepting any outside employment.

You may not:

• at any time, engage in any activity which would conflict with your duties as an employee of the Commission, unless you have been given permission to do so;
• engage in any occupation or other activity which might in any way conflict with the interests of the Senedd or the Commission or be inconsistent with your position as an employee of the Commission;
• engage in any outside activity involving payment that uses experience or knowledge acquired during the course of official duties, without obtaining consent.

If you wish to apply for or accept an appointment to any public board or body financed wholly or in part from public funds, you must seek consent.

If you have any specific questions, or would like to receive a full copy of the Code of Conduct please contact the recruitment team jobs@senedd.wales 

We take our duty to process your personal data very seriously. If we hold information about you, we assure you that we are processing that information fairly, lawfully and securely.

The information we’ll ask you for as part of the application process is used to enable us to consider your suitability for a job vacancy or work experience opportunity. You don’t have to provide us with all the information we ask for, but it may affect our ability to process your application and assess your suitability for a post if you don’t.

You can find information about our privacy policy here 

If you’d like to receive further information about how we collect, manage, use, and protect your personal data for recruitment purposes, please contact our recruitment team in the first instance jobs@senedd.wales