Senior Programme Coordinator, Environment & Sustainability, Adult Continuing Education

Fixed Term Whole-time Post

(2 Years)

UCC wishes to appoint to the role of Senior Programme Coordinator, Environment & Sustainability. Reporting to the Academic Operations Manager at ACE, this position is at Senior Coordinator level as it will require a candidate with significant experience and expertise who will lead ACE’s activities in the field of environment and sustainability.  

ACE is committed to a holistic lifelong learning approach that is learner-centric, responsive, and inclusive, leaving no one behind. As a unit of a world-leading university, ACE tackles diverse global challenges with transdisciplinary rigor while upholding academic excellence. We actively engage with our wider community, recognizing the role of universities in addressing modern complexities across various sectors and partners. Our networking university strategy fosters collaboration with industry, educational providers, government agencies, and more.

This role will require an individual who will lead ACE’s expansion in the areas of environment and sustainability. Detailed knowledge of academic standards, processes and pedagogy is important. The appointee will also be required to support the delivery and administration, and uphold the academic standards, of a number of part-time academic programmes. They will also contribute to the academic research output of ACE through submissions to relevant conferences, seminars and academic publications.

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 Ms Ciara Staunton, Email: [email protected]   

For further information on the Department https://www.ucc.ie/en/ace/  

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 Scale: €48,810- € 59,877 (Scale B) / € 46,618- €56,992 (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 11th June 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