Administrative Officer I

Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued.  

We are seeking an excellent administrator to join our staff as the Administrative Officer for the Department of Education. The succesfull candidate oversees the administrative functions of the Department and acts as line manager for the administrative staff. They also oversee financial planning, and expenditure and are responsible for ensuring that the Department complies with the University’s internal controls monitoring. These fiduciary responsibilities are of paramount importance requiring accuracy, efficiency and timeliness. As such this is an integral role in the management, both strategic and operational, of the Department.

The successful candidate is centrally involved in supporting the recruitment of students onto professional programmes, which requires more detailed recruitment processes than standard academic course applications. They will also be responsible for onboarding a substantial Occasional Staff cohort, which are involved in the professional delivery of our programmes.

The successful candidate has a central role in contributing to long-term planning activities and strategic development  within the department. They report directly to the Head of Department and delegate day-to-day course administration to the administrative team.

Salary

Administrative Officer I (2023):                € 55,111– € 78,632 p.a. (9 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.