Insurance and Claims Officer, Office of Corporate and Legal Affairs

Specific Purpose Whole-time Post

(anticipated duration 12 months)

UCC wishes to appoint an experienced administrator to the above role. Reporting to the Director of Enterprise Risk Management, the Insurance and Claims Officer’s role is to ensure, in conjunction with the Corporate Secretary and Director of Enterprise Risk Management, or their nominee, that the responsibilities of the Office are fulfilled in this regard, thus safeguarding the University. The Insurance Officer will play a strategically important role in enabling the activities of the University in areas such as programme delivery, student placement, research (including patient focused research) and commercial activities.  

Note: This is a full time post, but applicants looking for a shorter working week may be considered. 

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/.   The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Nicholas Parkinson, Email: [email protected]

University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our Strategic Plan. UCC holds a Bronze Athena SWAN award  in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks. We value the enrichment that comes from a diverse community and seek to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of each individual in line with equality legislation. We encourage applicants to consult our Dignity and Respect Policy and learn more about our EDI related initiatives .

Appointment may be made on the Admin V (Grade 5) Salary Scales: €47,685 - €58,560 (Scale B) / €45,493 - €55,738 (Scale A)      

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy  

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.  

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to [email protected], quoting the job-title.   

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday 23rd April 2024.

No late applications will be accepted.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector