In reply to Simon Panton nr:
I would be very suprised if you could not find a suitable candidate who`s first language is not Welsh.
Landowners, farm tenants and the general public in Wales, especially rural Wales will not entertain a non Welsh speaker.
This post will bring the candidate in contact with such people on a daily basis and as you rightly say `it can be an ice breaker in certain situations`.
I know there are quite a few Welsh learners out there and if you do have a strong candidate who is fluent `learner` great, end of the day we want the best man/woman for this post.
Diolch yn fawr !
mills.