Introduction
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is seeking to appoint two new Non-Executive Members to the Board of Sianel Pedwar Cymru (S4C). We welcome applications in English or Welsh.
Mae'r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol dros Ddiwylliant, y Cyfryngau a Chwaraeon yn awyddus i benodi dau Aelod Anweithredol newydd i Fwrdd Sianel Pedwar Cymru (S4C).
Appointment description
Specific requirements of Non-Executive Members of the S4C Board
A non-executive member must act in an independent and objective manner, bringing expertise, scrutiny, and challenge to the work of the Board to support and contribute to the strategic direction and governance of the organisation.
The role of the non-executive member is to provide insight, expertise, and oversight without being involved in day-to-day operations. In doing so, they should provide constructive challenge, strategic guidance, offer expert advice and hold executive managers to account. They should also respect the insight and input of the executive members of the S4C Board, where they draw on their expertise from their positions in the Senior Leadership Team at Board meetings.
Key responsibilities of non-executive members of the S4C Board include:
- Strategic Guidance: Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team and fellow Board members in a non-executive way to develop and review the organisation's objectives, plans and strategic initiatives.
- Governance: Ensure that the organisation complies with all applicable laws, regulations, and corporate governance standards. Review and approve important corporate policies and procedures.
- Risk Management: Assess and monitor the organisation’s risk profile, including financial, operational, legal, and reputational risks. Provide input on risk mitigation strategies.
- Financial Supervision: Review and analyse financial statements, budgets, and key performance indicators to assess the organisation’s financial health and performance.
- Appointing and Succession Planning: Participate in the process of selecting and appointing a Chief Executive, Secretary, and senior executives. Contribute to succession planning for key leadership roles.
- Performance Evaluation: Participate in the evaluation of the performance of the Board (including the performance of all Board members individually), and the Senior Leadership Team.
- Stakeholder Relations: Engage with other stakeholders to address concerns and communicate the company's strategic direction and performance.
- Ethical and Responsible Conduct: Promote ethical behaviour and corporate social responsibility within the organisation. Maintain the highest standards of integrity and transparency.
- Conflict of Interest: Disclose any potential conflict of interest and abstain from voting and/or contributing to discussions on issues where a conflict may exist.
- Continuing Education: Stay abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practice in corporate governance through ongoing education and training.
- Attend any appropriate training organised for S4C Board members on a fairly regular basis.
A number of the above key responsibilities are carried out jointly with the executive members of the Board, with the support of the Secretary.
Anghenion penodol Aelodau Anweithredol o Fwrdd S4C
Rhaid i aelod anweithredol weithredu mewn modd annibynnol a gwrthrychol, gan ddod ag arbenigedd i waith y Bwrdd, yn ogystal â chraffu arno a’i herio, i gefnogi a chyfrannu at gyfeiriad strategol a llywodraethu'r sefydliad.
Rôl yr aelod anweithredol yw darparu gwybodaeth, arbenigedd a goruchwyliaeth heb fod yn rhan o weithrediadau o ddydd i ddydd. Wrth wneud hynny, dylai ddarparu her adeiladol, arweiniad strategol, cynnig cyngor arbenigol a dal rheolwyr gweithredol i gyfrif. Dylai hefyd barchu gwybodaeth a mewnbwn aelodau gweithredol Bwrdd S4C, lle maent yn defnyddio eu harbenigedd o'u swyddi yn yr Uwch Dîm Arwain yng nghyfarfodydd y Bwrdd.
Dyma brif gyfrifoldebau aelodau anweithredol o Fwrdd S4C:
- Canllawiau Strategol: Cydweithio â'r Uwch Dîm Arwain a chyd-aelodau'r Bwrdd mewn ffordd anweithredol i ddatblygu ac adolygu amcanion, cynlluniau a mentrau strategol y sefydliad.
- Llywodraethu: Sicrhau bod y sefydliad yn cydymffurfio â'r holl gyfreithiau, rheoliadau a safonau llywodraethu corfforaethol perthnasol. Adolygu a chymeradwyo polisïau a gweithdrefnau corfforaethol pwysig.
- Rheoli Risg: Asesu a monitro proffil risg y sefydliad, gan gynnwys risgiau ariannol, gweithredol, cyfreithiol ac enw da. Cyfrannu at strategaethau lliniaru risg.
- Goruchwyliaeth Ariannol: Adolygu a dadansoddi datganiadau ariannol, cyllidebau a dangosyddion perfformiad allweddol i asesu iechyd a pherfformiad ariannol y sefydliad.
- Penodi a Chynllunio Olyniaeth: Cymryd rhan yn y broses o ddewis a phenodi Prif Weithredwr, Ysgrifennydd ac uwch swyddogion gweithredol. Cyfrannu at waith cynllunio olyniaeth ar gyfer rolau arwain allweddol.
- Gwerthuso Perfformiad: Cymryd rhan yn y gwaith o werthuso perfformiad y Bwrdd (gan gynnwys perfformiad holl aelodau'r Bwrdd yn unigol), a'r Uwch Dîm Arwain.
- Cysylltiadau Rhanddeiliaid: Ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid eraill i fynd i'r afael â phryderon a chyfleu cyfeiriad a pherfformiad strategol y cwmni.
- Ymddygiad Moesegol a Chyfrifol: Hyrwyddo ymddygiad moesegol a chyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol yn y sefydliad. Cynnal y safonau uchaf o ran gonestrwydd a thryloywder.
- Gwrthdaro Rhwng Buddiannau: Datgelu unrhyw wrthdaro posibl rhwng buddiannau ac ymatal rhag pleidleisio a/neu gyfrannu at drafodaethau ar faterion lle gallai gwrthdaro fodoli.
- Addysg Barhaus: Bod yn ymwybodol o dueddiadau'r diwydiant, newidiadau rheoleiddiol, ac arferion gorau o ran llywodraethu corfforaethol drwy addysg a hyfforddiant parhaus.
- Mynychu unrhyw hyfforddiant priodol a drefnir ar gyfer aelodau Bwrdd S4C yn weddol reolaidd.
Mae nifer o'r cyfrifoldebau allweddol uchod yn cael eu cyflawni ar y cyd ag aelodau gweithredol y Bwrdd, gyda chefnogaeth yr Ysgrifennydd.
Organisation description
S4C
S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru – the Welsh Fourth Channel) is the UK’s only dedicated Welsh language public service broadcaster and media provider. S4C is a statutory corporation, originally established in 1982 and now regulated by the Communications Act 2003 and the Broadcasting Act 1990. It is operationally and editorially independent of the UK government.
S4C provides high quality content and media services in the Welsh language, offering entertainment, information and inspiration, which aim to reach the widest audience possible across a range of contemporary platforms throughout Wales, the UK and beyond.
It is the duty of S4C’s Board to ensure that S4C represents a public service for the dissemination of information, education and entertainment. The Board is responsible for ensuring that effective corporate governance and management arrangements, including financial management, are in place for S4C’s public and commercial services. The Board is also responsible for ensuring that the independence of S4C is safeguarded.
The S4C Board must have a detailed understanding of online and broadcasting developments, and of the key stakeholders in Wales. It must also take into account cultural and other initiatives when determining its strategy, including the sociolinguistic situation of the Welsh language.
As a commissioner-broadcaster with a commitment to the independent production sector, S4C makes an important contribution to the creative economy in Wales. Independent research concluded that during 2024–25 S4C's economic contribution resulted in 2,500 jobs and generated £150m for the Welsh economy. S4C is one of the most cost-efficient public service broadcasters in the UK, with a cost per hour significantly lower than other broadcasters and its activities also generate tax revenues in excess of the money it receives.
Further information regarding S4C can be found in the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts:
S4C
S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru) yw’r unig ddarlledwr gwasanaeth cyhoeddus a darparwr cyfryngau Cymraeg pwrpasol yn y DU. Corfforaeth statudol yw S4C, cafodd ei sefydlu’n wreiddiol yn 1982 ac mae bellach yn cael ei rheoleiddio gan Ddeddf Cyfathrebiadau 2003 a Deddf Darlledu 1990. Mae’n annibynnol ar lywodraeth y DU, yn weithredol ac yn olygyddol.
Mae S4C yn darparu gwasanaethau cyfryngau a chynnwys o ansawdd uchel yn y Gymraeg, gan gynnig adloniant, gwybodaeth ac ysbrydoliaeth sy’n ceisio cyrraedd y gynulleidfa ehangaf bosibl ar draws ystod o lwyfannau cyfoes ar hyd a lled Cymru, y DU a’r tu hwnt.
Dyletswydd Bwrdd S4C yw sicrhau bod S4C yn cynrychioli gwasanaeth cyhoeddus er mwyn dosbarthu gwybodaeth, addysgu ac adloniant. Mae’r Bwrdd yn gyfrifol am sicrhau bod trefniadau llywodraethu corfforaethol a rheoli effeithiol, gan gynnwys rheolaeth ariannol, ar waith ar gyfer gwasanaethau cyhoeddus a masnachol S4C. Mae'r Bwrdd hefyd yn gyfrifol am sicrhau bod annibyniaeth S4C yn cael ei diogelu.
Rhaid i Fwrdd S4C feddu ar ddealltwriaeth fanwl o ddatblygiadau ar-lein a darlledu, ac o'r rhanddeiliaid allweddol yng Nghymru. Rhaid iddi hefyd ystyried mentrau diwylliannol a mentrau eraill wrth bennu ei strategaeth, gan gynnwys sefyllfa sosioieithyddol y Gymraeg.
Fel comisiynydd-ddarlledwr sydd ag ymrwymiad i’r sector cynhyrchu annibynnol, mae S4C yn gwneud cyfraniad pwysig i’r economi greadigol yng Nghymru. Daeth ymchwil annibynnol i’r casgliad bod cyfraniad economaidd 2024–25 S4C wedi arwain at 2,500 o swyddi ac wedi cynhyrchu £150m ar gyfer economi Cymru. S4C yw un o’r darlledwyr gwasanaeth cyhoeddus mwyaf cost-effeithiol yn y DU, gyda chost yr awr sylweddol is na darlledwyr eraill ac mae ei gweithgareddau hefyd yn cynhyrchu refeniw treth sy’n fwy na’r arian mae’n ei gael.
Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am S4C ar gael yn yr Adroddiad Blynyddol a’r Datganiad o Gyfrifon.
Board composition
S4C Composition and Board Membership
The S4C Board consists of the Chair, and up to eight other non-executive members, each appointed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). In addition, the Chief Executive of S4C and up to two other executive members are members of the Board. The executive members are appointed to the Board by the non-executive members.
The S4C Board as a whole appoints one of the non-executive members to serve as a Lead Independent Member.
Following the independent review of S4C published in March 2018, the governance of S4C is now based on a unitary board model (in place of the previous non-executive Authority).
There is no legal distinction between non-executive and executive members of the S4C Board – both categories are equally responsible and accountable for the organisation's long-term success.
All members bring diverse skills and experience to the Board, all of whom are expected to ensure that S4C fulfils its public service remit, and that public funds and licence fee funding allocated to S4C are used appropriately.
Board members are also required to ensure that S4C's public services are delivered in accordance with S4C's statutory remit and the provisions of the existing Partnership Agreement agreed between S4C and the BBC.
Among their duties, all S4C Board members are expected to do the following:
- Act collectively as a unitary board and provide support and advice, as well as scrutinise and hold individuals to account for the performance of S4C and its activities;
- Support the Chair, in conjunction with the Chief Executive, to oversee S4C's relationships with DCMS, the BBC, Ofcom and other stakeholders including the Welsh Government and the independent production sector;
- Undertake public engagement duties as necessary on behalf of S4C, including attending events and public meetings throughout Wales and beyond;
- Gain a thorough understanding of S4C's work as a public service broadcaster and media provider, and of the television and digital sectors in Wales, in the UK and in an international context; and
- Attend Board meetings and any special meetings / away days, and attend Board subcommittees as required, making reasonable and constructive contributions to discussions, and sharing their expertise as opportunities arise.
In carrying out these duties S4C Board members are expected to work in a positive, collaborative, cross-organisational way, which ensures a positive, energetic, and comprehensive working environment that treats everyone with respect, both living and promoting S4C’s values.
All members must comply with the
Code of Conduct for Board members of Public Bodies, which includes acting in accordance with the
Seven Principles of Public Life, and the S4C Culture Code.
The Board as a whole is supported in its work by the Secretary.
The Board is comprised of:
Delyth Evans - Chair of the Board
Suzy Davies
Guto Bebb
Denise Lewis Poulton
William 'Dyfrig' Davies
Dr Gwenllian Lansdown-Davies
Wyn Innes
Betsan Powys
Catryn Ramasut
Cyfansoddiad S4C ac Aelodaeth y Bwrdd
Mae Bwrdd S4C yn cynnwys y Cadeirydd a hyd at wyth aelod anweithredol arall, pob un wedi’i benodi gan yr Ysgrifennydd Gwladol dros Ddiwylliant, y Cyfryngau a Chwaraeon. Ar ben hynny, mae Prif Weithredwr S4C a hyd at ddau aelod gweithredol arall yn aelodau o'r Bwrdd. Penodir yr aelodau gweithredol i'r Bwrdd gan yr aelodau anweithredol.
Mae Bwrdd S4C yn ei gyfanrwydd yn penodi un o'r aelodau anweithredol i wasanaethu fel Aelod Annibynnol Arweiniol.
Yn dilyn yr adolygiad annibynnol o S4C a gyhoeddwyd ym mis Mawrth 2018, mae trefn lywodraethu S4C bellach yn seiliedig ar fodel bwrdd unedol (yn lle’r Awdurdod anweithredol blaenorol).
Nid oes gwahaniaeth cyfreithiol rhwng aelodau anweithredol a gweithredol Bwrdd S4C – mae'r ddau gategori yr un mor gyfrifol ac atebol am lwyddiant hirdymor y sefydliad.
Mae pob aelod yn dod â sgiliau a phrofiad amrywiol i’r Bwrdd, er bod disgwyl i bob un ohonynt sicrhau bod S4C yn cyflawni ei chylch gwaith gwasanaeth cyhoeddus a bod arian cyhoeddus a chyllid ffi’r drwydded a ddyrennir i S4C yn cael eu defnyddio’n briodol.
Mae gofyn i aelodau’r Bwrdd hefyd sicrhau bod gwasanaethau cyhoeddus S4C yn cael eu darparu yn unol â chylch gwaith statudol S4C a darpariaethau’r Cytundeb Partneriaeth presennol y mae S4C a’r BBC wedi cytuno arno rhyngddynt.
Ymysg eu dyletswyddau, disgwylir i holl aelodau Bwrdd S4C wneud y canlynol:
- Gweithredu ar y cyd fel bwrdd unedol a darparu cefnogaeth a chyngor, yn ogystal â chraffu a dwyn unigolion i gyfrif am berfformiad S4C a'i gweithgareddau;
- Cefnogi’r Cadeirydd, mewn cysylltiad â’r Prif Weithredwr, i oruchwylio perthynas S4C â DCMS, y BBC, Ofcom a rhanddeiliaid eraill gan gynnwys Llywodraeth Cymru a’r sector cynhyrchu annibynnol.
- Ymgymryd â dyletswyddau ymgysylltu â’r cyhoedd yn ôl yr angen ar ran S4C, gan gynnwys mynychu digwyddiadau a chyfarfodydd cyhoeddus ledled Cymru a thu hwnt;
- Cael dealltwriaeth drylwyr o waith S4C fel darlledwr gwasanaeth cyhoeddus a darparwr cyfryngau, ac o’r sectorau teledu a digidol yng Nghymru, yn y DU ac mewn cyd-destun rhyngwladol; a
- Mynychu cyfarfodydd y Bwrdd ac unrhyw gyfarfodydd arbennig / diwrnodau cwrdd i ffwrdd, a mynychu is-bwyllgorau'r Bwrdd yn ôl yr angen, gan wneud cyfraniadau rhesymol ac adeiladol i drafodaethau, a rhannu eu harbenigedd wrth i gyfleoedd godi.
Wrth gyflawni'r dyletswyddau hyn, disgwylir i aelodau Bwrdd S4C weithio mewn ffordd gadarnhaol, gydweithredol, draws-sefydliadol, sy'n sicrhau amgylchedd gwaith cadarnhaol, egnïol a chynhwysfawr sy'n trin pawb â pharch, gan fyw a hyrwyddo gwerthoedd S4C.
Rhaid i bob aelod gydymffurfio â’r
Cod Ymddygiad ar gyfer aelodau Bwrdd Cyrff Cyhoeddus, sy’n cynnwys gweithredu’n unol â
Saith Egwyddor Bywyd Cyhoeddus, a Chod Diwylliant S4C.
Mae'r Ysgrifennydd yn cefnogi gwaith y Bwrdd drwyddo draw.
Mae aelodaeth y Bwrdd yn cynnwys:
Delyth Evans – Cadeirydd y Bwrdd
Suzy Davies
Guto Bebb
Denise Lewis Poulton
William 'Dyfrig' Davies
Dr Gwenllian Lansdown-Davies
Wyn Innes
Betsan Powys
Catryn Ramasut