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Mae cyfnod yr Athro Sally Holland yn ei swydd fel Comisiynydd Plant Cymru yn dod i ben ar 19 Ebrill 2022\.


Mae’n bleser gennyf dderbyn argymhelliad y panel trawsbleidiol i ddewis yr olynydd, ac rwy’n cyhoeddi mai Rocio Cifuentes fydd y Comisiynydd Plant nesaf.


Roedd y broses o benodi’r Comisiynydd newydd yn golygu cydweithio rhwng panel dewis trawsbleidiol a phanel amrywiol o bobl ifanc. Roedd yr ymgyrch drylwyr hon i benodi Comisiynydd yn cynnwys trafod â phobl ifanc sawl gwaith yn ystod y broses, ac mae’r trafodaethau hynny wedi bod yn rhan annatod o’r ymarfer recriwtio.


Roedd plant â phobl ifanc yn cymryd rhan mewn pedwar cam allweddol yn y broses recriwtio, yn cynnwys:


* Cynnal gweithdai gyda phlant a phobl ifanc i ofyn ei barn am y tri phrif beth sy’n bwysig iddynt fel rhan o rôl y Comisiynydd Plant – a adlewyrchwyd yn y gwaith o baratoi’r pecyn ymgeisio.


* Ystyried y datganiadau personol a ysgrifennwyd i blant a phobl ifanc gan yr ymgeiswyr ar y rhestr hir gan grŵp o blant a phobl ifanc a oedd, yn eu tro, yn argymell yr ymgeiswyr a ffafriwyd i’r Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a’r panel penodi trawsbleidiol a’r panel penodi pobl ifanc.


* Gwnaeth yr ymgeiswyr gyflwyniad i ddosbarth o blant ysgol ar y pwnc “Pe byddwn i’n llwyddiannus, beth fyddai’r pum blaenoriaeth i chi fel Comisiynydd Plant Cymru?  Pa wahaniaeth a fyddech wedi gobeithio’i wneud ar ôl eich blwyddyn gyntaf, ac erbyn diwedd eich cyfnod fel Comisiynydd?” Gofynnwyd cyfres o gwestiynau i’r ymgeiswyr ar y rhestr fer, gan blant, ac yna rhoddwyd adborth ysgrifenedig i’r  panel penodi trawsbleidiol a’r panel penodi pobl ifanc, ar berfformiad pob ymgeisydd, gan y plant. Datblygwyd a gofynnwyd y cwestiynau hyn gan blant, ac fe ffilmiwyd y sesiwn a’i ddangos i’r ddau banel penodi.


* Cafodd yr ymgeiswyr llwyddiannus gyfweliad ffurfiol gan banel penodi pobl ifanc. Rhoddwyd gwybod am yr ymgeisydd a ffafriwyd i’r panel dewis trawsbynciol, a roddodd ystyriaeth i’r argymhelliad wrth benderfynu ar yr ymgeisydd a ffafriwyd ganddynt hwy. Roedd y panel hwn yn grŵp amrywiol o bobl ifanc o dan gadeiryddiaeth person ifanc.


Hoffwn roi diolch i bawb a fu’n rhan o’r gwaith hwn, ac yn benodol felly i’r plant a’r bobl ifanc a fu’n rhan o’r broses ar wahanol adegau.


Bydd Ms Cifuentes yn dechrau ar y swydd ar 20 Ebrill 2022\.


Mae gan Ms Cifuentes gyfoeth o brofiad. Hi yw prif weithredwr Tîm Cymorth Ieuenctid Ethnig (EYST), ac mae wedi bod yn ei arwain a’i ddatblygu ers y cychwyn cyntaf yn 2005\. EYST yw’r prif sefydliad sy’n rhoi cymorth i gymunedau Du, Asiaidd ac Ethnig Leiafrifol yng Nghymru, gyda thîm o 50 o staff. Cyn hynny, bu’n gweithio i Gyngor Cyrff Gwirfoddol Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig Cymru, Prosiect Pobl Ifanc Sengl Ddigartref Abertawe, Coleg Gwŷr a Phrifysgol Abertawe.


Fe’i ganed yn Chile, a daeth i Gymru yn flwydd oed gyda’i rhieni fel ffoaduriaid gwleidyddol. Bu’n fyfyriwr ym Mhrifysgol Caergrawnt, yn astudio Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol a Gwleidyddol cyn ymgymryd â Gradd Meistr mewn Ymchwil Gymdeithasol ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe.


Mae wedi gweithio ar gryn dipyn o  Fyrddau Cynghori Gweinidogol Llywodraeth Cymru, sy’n cynnwys Bwrdd Cynghori Ieuenctid ar gyfer Fforwm Hil Cymru a Thasglu Ffoaduriaid Cymru. Mae’n aelod o fwrdd Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru, yn gadeirydd Clymblaid Ffoaduriaid Cymru, ac yn aelod pwyllgor o’r Comisiwn Cydraddoldeb a Hawliau Dynol. Mae’n lywodraethwr ysgol ac yn aelod o fwrdd dau sefydliad elusennol – Mixtup yn Abertawe i bobl ifanc sydd â galluoedd cymysg, a *Cardiff Friends of Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia*. Mae hefyd yn noddwr *Stand Up to Racism* Abertawe.


Mae Ms Cifuentes wedi cael nifer o wobrau’n cydnabod ei chyfraniad, gan gynnwys Gwobr am Weithred Gymdeithasol a Dyngarol Cymdeithas Cydnabod Llwyddiant Menywod Cymreig Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig, gwobr am gyfraniad i gymunedau ethnig leiafrifol gan Gyngor Mwslimiaid Cymru, ac fe’i gwnaed yn gymrawd er anrhydedd y Sefydliad Materion Cymreig am ei chyfraniad i wneud Cymru yn lle gwell.


Hoffwn achub ar y cyfle hwn i ddiolch o galon i’r Athro Holland am ei hymroddiad a’i brwdfrydedd yn hyrwyddwr annibynnol dros hawliau plant. Rwy’n ddiolchgar i’r Athro Holland â’i thîm hefyd am flaenoriaethu anghenion pob plentyn yng Nghymru yn ystod y pandemig. Mae wedi sicrhau, dro ar ôl tro, drwy ddefnyddio ei rôl yn hyrwyddo hawliau plant a phobl ifanc, fod llais pobl ifanc a phlant yn cael ei glywed a’i barchu.


Rwy’n edrych ymlaen at barhau i gydweithio â’r Athro Holland wrth i’w chyfnod fel Comisiynydd Plant ddod i ben, ac rwy’n dymuno’r gorau iddi yn y dyfodol.







Translation:


 
The tenure of our current Children's Commissioner, Professor Sally Holland, will come to an end on 19 April 2022\.


I am delighted to accept the cross\-party selection panel’s recommendation, and announce the next Children’s Commissioner for Wales will be Rocio Cifuentes.


The process for appointing a new Commissioner involved joint working between a cross\-party selection panel and a diverse panel of young people. This rigorous recruitment campaign included the involvement of children and young people at many points throughout the process and their involvement has been an integral part of the recruitment exercise.


Children and young people were involved in four significant stages of the recruitment process, including:


* Workshops were held with children and young people to seek their views about the top three things which are important to them in the role of Children’s Commissioner, which were reflected in the preparation of the candidate pack.


* The personal statements written for children and young people by the longlisted candidates were considered by a group of children and young people who made a recommendation about their preferred candidates to the Minister for Social Justice and the cross\-party and young person’s appointment panels.


* Candidates made a presentation to a class of school children on the topic “If you were successful, what would be your top five priorities as Children’s Commissioner for Wales?  What difference would you hope to have made after your first year, and by the end of your time as commissioner?” Shortlisted candidates were asked a series of questions by the children who then provided written feedback to the cross\-party and young person’s appointment panels on the performance of each candidate. These questions were developed and asked by the children and the session was filmed and shown to both interview panels.


* The successful candidates were formally interviewed by a young person’s appointment panel. The young people’s panel made a recommendation of their preferred candidate to the cross\-party appointment panel, which considered this recommendation in determining their preferred candidate. This panel was made up of a diverse group of young people and chaired by a young person.


I would like to extend my thanks to all those involved, particularly the children and young people who took part at various stages of the process.


Ms Cifuentes will take up the post on 20 April 2022\.


Ms Cifuentes brings with her a wealth of experience. She is the chief executive of EYST and has led and developed EYST since its inception in 2005 to its current status as one of Wales’ leading organisations supporting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, with a staff team of 50\. She previously worked for CEMVO (Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations), SYSHP (Swansea Young Single Homelessness Project), Gower College and Swansea University.


Ms Cifuentes was born in Chile, arriving in Wales as a one\-year\-old with her parents as political refugees from Chile. She attended Cambridge University, where she read Social and Political Science, before undertaking a Masters in Social Research at Swansea University.


She has served on several Welsh Government ministerial advisory boards including the Wales Race Forum Youth Advisory Board and Welsh Refugee Taskforce. She is a board member of the Welsh Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA), chair of the Welsh Refugee Coalition and a Wales committee member of the Equality and Human Rights Commission. She is a school governor and board member of two local charity organisations – Mixtup in Swansea for young people with mixed abilities and Cardiff Friends of Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia. She is also patron for Swansea Stand Up to Racism.


Ms Cifuentes has received several awards in recognition of her contribution, including Ethnic Minority Welsh Women’s Association Social and Humanitarian Award, Muslim Council of Wales’ contribution to ethnic minority communities and she was made an honorary life fellow of the Institute for Welsh Affairs for her contribution to making Wales a better place.


I would also like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to Professor Sally Holland for her enthusiasm and commitment to being an independent champion of children’s rights. I am particularly grateful to Professor Holland and her team for her prioritisation of the needs of all children and young people in Wales throughout the pandemic. Using her role to champion the rights of children and young people during this difficult time, she has consistently ensured their voices are heard and their rights respected.


I look forward to continuing to work with Professor Holland during the last few months of her term and wish her the best for the future.