Public Affairs Cymru

Positif take PAC Quiz crown

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:16:31 +0000

The annual PAC quiz took place on the 18th of January. Unfortunately our traditional venue of Harry Ramsden’s had to close for the day because of an issue with their water supply. Many thanks to Terra Nova for accommodating us and to PAC Executive members, especially Dominic Hannigan, for keeping the Quiz going at short-notice. It was a three horse race for most of the evening, but after a battle until the last round between Positif Politics, the Welsh Conservatives, and Welsh Liberal Democrats (and after a re-count!), Positf Politics were crowned 2012 PAC Quiz champions. Their knowledge of obscure manifesto policies, the Godfather films, and Welsh education ministers proved to be the difference. They have nominated that Motor Neurone Disease Association should receive the £82 proceeds from the evening. Many thanks to last year’s winners, ‘The Brick Fireplaces’ for setting the questions.

New Position Available

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:26:11 +0000

Programme Manager
Full Fixed-term, full time position until December 2014
£34,138 per annum (annual incremental rises to end of contract).
Time to Change Wales is Wales’s most ambitious, high profile
campaign aiming to end the stigma and discrimination experienced
by people with mental health problems.
Working closely with Time to Change in England an experienced
and influential partnership between three leading Welsh mental
health charities Gofal, Hafal and Mind Cymru has been formed to
deliver the campaign. As Programme Manager you will lead the
campaign in Wales and will play a critical role in its success.
With outstanding leadership, project management, communication
and influencing skills you will lead the Time to Change Wales Team
in the effective development, management and delivery of the campaign
through a series of national and local projects against the backdrop of a
high profile national awareness campaign.
You will bring strong senior level experience coupled with an ability to
thrive in complex and demanding environments. You will be results
driven and demonstrate performance orientated leadership in pursuit of
campaign outcomes and objectives.
Critically you will demonstrate both a deep understanding of the effects of
discrimination and a personal commitment to delivering social change,
specifically as it relates to people experiencing mental health problems.
This is a unique opportunity for the right individual. If you would
like to play a part in ending mental health discrimination in Wales
we would love to hear from you.
The Programme Manager will be based with Mind Cymru in Cardiff.
Closing date: Thursday 26th January 2012
Interviews: Tuesday 7th February 2012

To apply, visit: mind.org.uk/jobs

Festive Spirit(s) flowing at Bar Cwtch

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:58:18 +0000

Bar Cwtch played host to the PAC Christmas Social this year, with entertainment supplied by local Cardiff singer El Parisa. The supply of free mulled wine, pizza and mince pies, and warm atmosphere, ensured that all guests soon forgot the December cold and rain lashing outside. Over 30 guests were in attendance, including AMs and party staff, as well as a cross-section of PAC members. Many thanks to PAC Executive members Clare Bath and Rhodri ab Owen who worked hard in organising the evening. Nadolig Llawen i bawb.

Wales Campaigns & Policy Officer – £24.5 to £26.5k – permanent full-time

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:45:49 +0000

The organisation:
A disability rights campaign

The role:

To represent and promote the campaign across Wales and to respond to policy relating to the campaign.

To raise the campaigns profile in the Welsh Assembly.

To lobby Ministers and Assembly Members and & brief civil servants on issues of concern to the campaign

The candidate:

Experience of lobbying decision makers to reach campaign goals.

Experience of campaigning to change public policy.

Ideally experience of campaigning or lobbying within Wales.

Contact http://www.therightethos.co.uk/ for more information.

PAC’s first Breakfast Seminar

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:51:24 +0000

The first in our new series of ‘2020 Vision’ Breakfast Seminars took place in Mimosa Bar & Kitchen on the 30^th November. Our guest speaker was Daran Hill, MD of Positif Politics, who took us forward in the metaphorical DeLorean to politics and government in 2020 Wales. Daran scanned the horizon for guests, offering thoughts and predictions on the electoral system; the Silk Commission; media scrutiny of decision-making; and public affairs in general. Keep an eye out for future Breakfast Seminars in 2012, on the last Wednesday of each month.

An account of what Daran said is available at Waleshome

Task and Finish group on the Future of the Media in Wales

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:46:02 +0000

On behalf of the National Assembly for Wales’s Task and Finish group on the Future of the Media in Wales, I would like to invite you to take part in a live web chat with members of the group on Monday 28 November at 6pm.

As part of the inquiry Members believe Wales’s rich blogging and hyperlocal websites should be given the opportunity to have a say on what they believe their place is within the sector and what the future may hold.

The group has already heard from the heads of media organisations such as ITV Wales, BBC Wales and S4C and will soon take evidence from newspaper editors and journalists.

Further information on the inquiry including its terms of reference, evidence received and previous meetings is available to view at this link.

You can also watch previous evidence sessions on Senedd tv. Meetings took place on 13 October, 3 November and 17 November.

This is the first time a National Assembly for Wales committee has chosen to seek the views of the public through a live web chat and we hope you take this opportunity. Web chats are a less formal way of gathering information, are perhaps less daunting than presenting evidence in a formal session and allow people to contribute from wherever they are.

In order to establish an agenda for the live web chat we would appreciate advance notice of any ideas or subject areas you wish to discuss. These can either be emailed to myself, the Clerk of the group, at CELG.Committee@wales.gov.uk or tweeted using the hashtag #mediacyfryngau .

An agenda and formal details of how to join the live web chat will then be issued closer to the date.

If you wish, you may blog about this live web chat and ask for ideas from your own community. The web chat is scheduled for one hour but we will leave open the opportunity to add comments and further suggestions after that hour so people can continue the discussion if they so choose.

I would ask that you confirm your participation as soon as you are able as we would like to finalise numbers and an agenda for people to consider.

Breakfast Seminar

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:02:32 +0000

Breakfast Seminar

Location: Mimosa, Cardiff Bay

Time: 8.30am, 30 November 2011

RSVP: clarebath@publicaffairscymru.org

On Wednesday November 30th, we’ll have our first Breakfast Seminar, 8.30am at Mimosa Kitchen & Bar, Cardiff Bay.

This will be the first in a regular series, under the theme of ‘2020 Vision’, where key opinion-formers and influencers will look forward to the end of the decade and beyond in their area of expertise and take questions from PAC members. Our first speaker, on November 30th, will be the Managing Director of Positif Politics, Yes for Wales Campaign Director and Wales’s leading independent political commentator, Daran Hill, who will offer some provocative insights into politics and government in 2020. This event will be FREE to members and there will be coffee, pastries and bacon baps available and will last no more than an hour. Places are limited so contact Clare Bath to book your place.

Free Breakfast Seminar – Going Green in Business

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:49:58 +0000

Free Seminar – Going Green in Business

Clarkslegal LLP and Grayling Wales

Wednesday 30^th November 2011

9.30am-1.00pm

Future Inn Hotel, Hemingway Road, Cardiff, CF10 4AU

Clarkslegal and Grayling would like to invite you to join us for a seminar on green business on Wednesday 30^th November from 9.30am at the Future Inn Hotel, Cardiff Bay.

This is an opportunity to come and hear a number of expert speakers discuss green business, including the topics of green policy for procurement and the role green business plays in large and small companies followed by a Question and Answer session. Speakers will include:

Peter Davies – Climate Change Commission for Wales

The Carbon Trust

The Federation of Small Businesses

UES Energy

Clarkslegal, speaking on green procurement

You will also have the chance to network and discuss green business with fellow guests from the sector.

This is a free seminar event, and lunch and refreshments will be provided.

We would appreciate if you could confirm your attendance by contacting Matt Francis on 029 2046 2507 or by emailing matthew.francis@grayling.com

www.grayling.co.uk/wales

Is there a future for the Welsh MP? Trip to London!

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:36:41 +0000

You are invited to: Is there a future for the Welsh MP? Trip to London!

Location: London (Westminster and City Hall)

Date: Thursday, November 24th

Time: Sessions start at 14:30 and 18:00

RSVP: cyswllt@fbagroup.co.uk by Friday, 11th November

Cyswllt has organised, for both its members and members of Public Affairs Cymru, two exciting sessions in London on the 24th of November:

14:30 - 16:00: Discussion on the future role of Welsh Members of Parliament - Q & A session with a panel of prominent Welsh MP’s and Lords. Panellists will share their ideas among other things on the future of Welsh MPs, devolution, and the implications of the reduction in the number of MPs on their ability to scrutinise on behalf of the Welsh public.

18:00 - 19:30: Hosted by Guto Harri, Communications Director for Boris Johnson, Mayor of London. This will be an opportunity to question Guto on his everyday work, preparations for the London 2012 Olympics, Mayor elections next year and about politics and public life in general.

RSVP: Please confirm that you are attending the event by Friday 11th November via e-mail cyswllt@fbagroup.co.uk Remember it’s first come, first served!

Any questions, please contact: Heulyn Gwyn Davies on 07710002904.

www.cyswllt.org.uk

Mae Cyswllt wedi trefnu dwy sesiwn gyffrous yn Llundain ar y 24ain o Dachwedd ar gyfer ei aelodau ac aelodau Public Affairs Cymru

14:30 - 16:00: Trafodaeth ar rôl yr Aelodau Seneddol Cymreig yn y dyfodol - sesiwn holi ac ateb gyda phanel o Aelodau Seneddol ac Arglwyddi blaenllaw o Gymru. Ymhlith pethau eraill bydd y panelwyr yn rhannu eu syniadau ar ddyfodol yr ASau Cymreig. datganoli, a goblygiadau’r lleihad yn nifer yr ASau ar eu gwaith craffu ar ran pobl Cymru.

18:00 - 19:30: Sgwrs â Guto Harri, Cyfarwyddwr Cyfathrebu Boris Johnson, Maer Llundain. Dyma gyfle i holi Guto am ei waith bob dydd, paratoadau ar gyfer Gemau Olympaidd Llundain yn 2012, etholiadau’r Maer y flwyddyn nesaf, gwleidyddiaeth a bywyd cyhoeddus yn gyffredinol.

RSVP: Rhaid cadarnhau eich bod yn mynychu’r digwyddiad erbyn dydd Gwener 11eg

o Dachwedd drwy e-bostio cyswllt@fbagroup.co.uk. Cofiwch mai’r cyntaf i’r felin gaiff falu!

Unrhyw gwestiynau, cysylltwch â: Heulyn Gwyn Davies ar 07710002904.

www.cyswllt.org.uk

Public Affairs Support Officer – BMA Cymru Wales

admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:29:36 +0000

Temporary position at BMA Cymru Wales

(Initially 6-8 weeks, to cover staff absence)

Public Affairs Support Officer

Full time role – to commence as soon as possible

The role and requirements are specified below: -

Requirements

Computer literate including significant knowledge/interest in web content creation and effective use of e-communication technologies.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, particularly in writing for the web.

Ability to translate technical/complex issues into a clear message that is easily understood by the media and public at large.

Ability to prioritise workload and work to tight or short deadlines which can be demanded by a number of media enquiries at any one time

Role

To conduct research in relation to announcements or news stories that affect the reputation and good standing of the BMA or which provide an opportunity to present the BMA’s views positively.

To work effectively with minimum supervision to write press releases, write content for the blog, update our social media streams (twitter and facebook posts) and arrange media interviews

Salary £26,500 per annum

Applications by CV and covering letter to:

BMA Cymru Wales, 2 Caspian Point, Pierhead Street, Cardiff, CF10 4DQ

e-mail: imcmurtrie@bma.org.uk

Closing date 28th October