1315 - Cyfieithydd Cymraeg / Welsh Translator

Cyfieithydd Cymraeg / Welsh Translator
Starting salary/Cyflog cychwynnol: £31,575 p.a.
Grade/Gradd: E
Location/Lleoliad: Wales/Cymru
Home Based – Gweithio o adref

Nod CITB yw arwain y sector adeiladu drwy esiampl i sicrhau tegwch, cynhwysiant a pharch i bawb. Rydym yn ceisio datblygu gweithlu sy’n adlewyrchu poblogaeth amrywiol Prydain ac mae pobl o grwpiau sy’n cael eu tangynrychioli yn cael eu hannog i wneud cais am swyddi gwag. 

Ein prif amcan yw creu diwylliant sy’n helpu ein holl gwsmeriaid i ymgyrraedd at weithlu sy’n adlewyrchu cymdeithas heddiw. 

Pwrpas y rôl:
Fel Corff Cyhoeddus Anadrannol, mae gan CITB ddyletswydd statudol i gydymffurfio â deddfwriaeth berthnasol o ran y Gymraeg; bydd rôl y Cyfieithydd yn helpu’r sefydliad i sicrhau ei fod yn bodloni’r meini prawf perthnasol ar gyfer darparu gwasanaeth dwyieithog i’r cyhoedd yng Nghymru. Bydd y Cyfieithydd yn darparu gwasanaeth cyfieithu ysgrifenedig yn bennaf i CITB. 

Prif gyfrifoldebau ac atebolrwydd:

1. Darparu gwasanaeth cyfieithu proffesiynol o’r Gymraeg i’r Saesneg ac o’r Saesneg i’r Gymraeg sydd o’r safon uchaf ac o safon sy’n addas i’w gyhoeddi.
2. Trosi amrywiaeth eang o gynnwys sy’n amrywio o ohebiaeth a negeseuon e-bost safonol i wybodaeth fwy manwl a thechnegol, dogfennau canllaw a chyhoeddiadau sy’n ymwneud yn benodol ag adeiladu, yn aml yn gweithio'n uniongyrchol i systemau rheoli cynnwys gwefannau. Bydd angen gwneud rhywfaint o gyfieithu cyfreithiol.
3. Gweithio gyda’r asiantaethau cyfieithu allanol i sicrhau lefelau uchel o gywirdeb a chysondeb drwy: gynghori ar derminoleg; rhannu ffeiliau terminoleg a chof cyfieithu; rhannu adnoddau; codi unrhyw faterion ansawdd; prawf ddarllen a golygu; a rheoli llif y gwaith sy’n mynd allan i asiantaethau allanol.
4. Cydlynu a goruchwilio ceisiadau am gyfieithiadau, gan sicrhau bod y ceisiadau hyn yn cael eu cofnodi a’u rheoli’n effeithiol o fewn amserlenni y cytunwyd arnynt. Penderfynu pa gyfieithiadau sy’n briodol i’w cadw’n fewnol a pha rai y dylid eu hanfon at asiantaeth allanol, gan ystyried eich llwyth gwaith eich hun a gwariant CITB.
5. Cysylltu ag awduron dogfennau ac adrannau eraill lle mae angen gwell dealltwriaeth o’r pwnc e.e. Polisïau a Gweithdrefnau, Safonau Galwedigaethol Cenedlaethol, dogfennau canllaw. Bydd hyn yn golygu rhyngweithio â gwahanol swyddogaethau a rhannau o’r sefydliad.
6. Sicrhau cywirdeb gwaith drwy ddefnyddio’r termau mwyaf priodol i’r pwnc a’r bobl a fydd yn ei ddarllen, yn ogystal â phrawf ddarllen eu gwaith eu hunain, a gwaith y staff a'r asiantaeth gyfieithu.
7. Sicrhau Cymraeg o safon uchel yn holl ddeunydd print ac ar-lein CITB, gan gynnwys llyfrynnau, taflenni, posteri, y wefan, cyfryngau cymdeithasol a fideos.
8. Cynllunio a blaenoriaethu gwaith cyfieithu yn unol â gofynion ei lwyth gwaith ei hun; prawf ddarllen, fformatio, adolygu a chywiro dogfennau dwyieithog yn ôl yr angen.
9. Sefydlu a chynnal cronfa ddata o waith cyfieithu a gwblheir yn y sefydliad ac yn allanol, cysylltu ag arbenigwyr eraill yn y maes a chynorthwyo i goladu data ar gyfer yr adroddiad dadansoddol chwarterol o'r gwaith cyfieithu a dderbyniwyd, at sylw Rheolwr yr Iaith Gymraeg.
10. Helpu i ddod o hyd i atebion ymarferol i sicrhau bod CITB yn bodloni ei ofynion o dan ei ddyletswydd statudol. Gall hyn olygu ailflaenoriaethu gwaith, awgrymu bod gwaith yn cael ei gwblhau’n allanol, a darparu gwell gwasanaeth ar gyfer rhyddhau cynnwys y we a’r cyfryngau cymdeithasol yn y ddwy iaith ar yr un pryd.

Gwybodaeth a Phrofiad:

Hanfodol

• Addysg hyd at lefel gradd neu gyfwerth
• Profiad sylweddol o gyfieithu a phrawfddarllen o'r Saesneg i'r Gymraeg ac i'r gwrthwyneb
• Meddu ar aelodaeth sylfaenol Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru neu fod yn barod i weithio tuag ati
• Dealltwriaeth hyderus o nodweddion naturiol, gramadeg a chystrawen y Gymraeg a’r Saesneg
• Profiad o ddefnyddio meddalwedd cof cyfieithu, Trados yn ddelfrydol
• Deall TG a meddu ar wybodaeth ymarferol dda am becynnau Microsoft Office
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu rhagorol ar lafar ac ar bapur, yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg
• Profiad o negodi terfynau amser sy’n addas i bob parti a gweithio’n effeithlon yn unol â’r rhain
• Profiad o weithio dan bwysau ac o fewn amserlenni tynn, a blaenoriaethu gwaith yn unol â hynny
• Gallu gweithio’n hyblyg ac fel aelod o dîm
• Bod yn frwdfrydig dros y Gymraeg a’r diwylliant Cymreig

Dymunol

• Aelodaeth lawn Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru
• Gradd yn y Gymraeg neu gyfwerth
• Gwybodaeth a dealltwriaeth o Ddeddf yr Iaith Gymraeg / Mesur y Gymraeg (Cymru)
• Profiad o ddefnyddio systemau rheoli cynnwys ar y we

Amodau Arbennig/Gofynion Eraill:

• Parodrwydd i deithio i gyfarfodydd ac i ddigwyddiadau o bryd i’w gilydd i gefnogi’r tîm cyflawni

Budd-daliadau:

• 25 diwrnod o wyliau y flwyddyn (+ 8 gŵyl banc/cyhoeddus)
• Trefniadau gweithio hyblyg fel gweithio o adre
• Buddiannau hyblyg gan gynnwys prynu/gwerthu gwyliau, talebau gofal plant, seiclo i'r gwaith ac yswiriant
• Cynllun pensiwn
• Gostyngiadau i weithwyr
• Gwobrau gwasanaeth hir
• Cynllun cydnabyddiaeth CITB
• Rhaglen cymorth gweithwyr

CITB aims to lead the construction sector by example to ensure fairness, inclusion and respect for all. We seek to build a workforce that reflects Britain’s diverse population and people from under-represented groups are encouraged to apply for vacancies. 

Our main objective is to create a culture that helps all of our customers strive towards a workforce that is reflective of today’s society. 

Role purpose:

As a Non-Departmental Public Body, CITB has a statutory duty to comply with relevant Welsh language legislation; the Translator role will assist the organisation in ensuring that it meets the relevant criteria of providing a bilingual service to the public in Wales. The Translator will primarily provide a written translation service for CITB. 

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

1. Providing a professional translation service from Welsh to English and English to Welsh to the highest standard and to a standard suitable for publication.
2. Translating a wide range of content from standard emails and correspondence to lengthier, more technical information, guidance documents, website content and construction-specific publications, often working directly into website content management systems. Some legal translation is required.
3. Working with the external translation agency to ensure high levels of accuracy and consistency by advising on terminology; sharing translation memory and terminology files; sharing resources; raising any quality issues; proofreading and editing; and assisting with the flow of work that goes out externally.
4. Co-ordinating and overseeing requests for translation, ensuring these requests are recorded and managed effectively within agreed timescales. Deciding which translations are appropriate for keeping in-house and which should be sent to an external agency, taking into both own account workload balance and CITB expenditure.
5. Liaising with document authors and other departments where necessary to ascertain a better understanding of the subject e.g. Policies and Procedures, National Occupational Standards, guidance documents. This will involve interacting with different business functions of the organisation.
6. Ensuring the accuracy of work through the use of terms most appropriate to the subject and those who will be reading it, as well as proof reading their own work, and that from staff and the translation agency.
7. Ensuring a high standard of Welsh in all CITB printed and online material, including booklets, leaflets, posters, the website, social media and videos.
8. Planning and prioritising translation work in accordance with own workload demands; proofreading, formatting, revising and correcting bilingual documentation as necessary.
9. Establishing and maintaining a database of translation work completed inside and outside of the organisation, liaising with other experts in the field and assist in collating data for the quarterly analytic report of the translation work received, for the attention of the Welsh Language Manager.
10. Helping to find practical solutions to ensuring CITB meets its requirements under its statutory duty. This may mean reprioritising of work, suggesting work is completed externally, providing an improved service for web and social media content simultaneous language release.

Knowledge and Experience:

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Significant experience in translating and proof-reading from English to Welsh and vice versa
• Either possess basic membership of the Association of Welsh Translators and Interpreters/Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru or be willing to work towards it
• Possess a confident understanding of the natural characteristics, grammar and syntax of the Welsh and English languages
• Experience of using translation memory software, preferably Trados
• Be IT literate have a good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office packages
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral in English and Welsh
• Experience of negotiating deadlines suitable to all parties and working efficiently within them
• Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines and prioritising work accordingly
• Ability to work flexibly and as a member of a team
• Possess an enthusiasm for the Welsh language and Welsh culture

Desirable

• Have achieved full membership of the Association of Welsh Translators and Interpreters/Cymdeithas Cyfieithwyr Cymru
• Welsh language degree or equivalent
• Knowledge and understanding of the Welsh Language Act / Welsh Language (Wales) Measure
• Experience of using web content management systems

Special Conditions/Other Requirements: 

• Willingness to occasionally travel to team meetings and events to support delivery team 

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday per year (+ 8 bank/public holidays)
• Flexible working arrangements like working from home
• Flexible benefits including buying/selling holidays, childcare vouchers, cycle to work and insurance
• Pension scheme
• Employee discounts
• Long service awards
• CITB recognition scheme
• Employee assistance programme