South-West Wales Community Engagement Officer

Contract: Part-time, fixed term to 31st December 2026Hours: 3.5 days per week  Location: across south-west Wales Salary: £29,691 - £34,272 pro rata

The National Library of Wales is seeking a Community Engagement Officer to grow audiences and local use of the Wales Broadcast Archive in ‘Clip Corners’ across south-west Wales.

About Clip Corners 
Clip Corners are located in public buildings and offer local access to the Wales Broadcast Archive - a vast collection of more than 544,000 television and radio items broadcast in Wales over the course of a century. 

The Clip Corners enable communities to search, watch and listen to this material in their own time, discovering the stories that matter to them.

You will work with Clip Corners across north/south Wales, with a particular focus on those located in the following areas in the south‑west:

• Carmarthen Library, Carmarthen
• Y Storfa, Swansea
• Pembrokeshire Archives and Local Studies, Haverfordwest

Your role will be to help local groups discover the value of the Broadcast Archive for them, building regular and confident use of the Clip Corners.

You will also help shape small freelance commissions based on what groups want to explore, and organise, deliver and support events and activities in the Clip Corners.

What you’ll do 

• Build relationships with established community groups, societies, and interest-based networks across south-west Wales.
• Introduce groups to the Clip Corners and support them to use the Broadcast Archive in enjoyable, accessible ways.
• Develop and deliver workshops and sessions tailored to local interests, such as heritage mornings, conversation groups, reminiscence sessions, local history exploration, or archive discovery workshops.
• Support and oversee small freelance commissions responding to themes the community identifies.
• Grow a consistent and engaged audience for each Clip Corner.
• Work with NLW colleagues on the planning and delivery of events and activities for each Clip Corner.
• Collect feedback, evaluate participation, and share learning.

What you’ll bring 

• Experience working with community or cultural groups (e.g. hobby, heritage, historical or social groups).
• Confidence delivering workshops — whether digital, creative, discussion-based or heritage-led.
• A friendly, grounded facilitation style.
• Experience commissioning or supporting freelancers.
• Strong organisational and relationship-building skills.
• Knowledge of Welsh social history, culture, and place-based storytelling.
• Ability to manage your own schedule.
• The post involves regular travel; a full UK driving licence is required.
• Welsh language skills are desirable, but not essential. We recognise that people engage with Welsh in different ways and at different stages, and welcome applications from learners and non-speakers alike.

The National Library of Wales is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
 
We encourage applications from culturally and ethnically diverse people and underrepresented groups such as d/Deaf and disabled, lower socio-economic background, LGBTQ+, and neurodiverse. 
 How to apply 
Please send a letter (no longer than 2 sides of A4) outlining your interest in the role and any relevant experience to vacancies@llgc.org.uk no later than 11.00am, Monday 23rd February 2026, together with the following forms: 
 Vetting Enquiry 
 Equality Monitoring Form 
To discuss the role prior to applying, feel free to contact Ffion Morris (Community Engagement Manager) ffion.morris@library.wales to arrange an informal chat.