Executive Assistant

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 two talented and motivated individuals to join our team as Executive Assistants for the Arqus Alliance which Maynooth University has recently joined, in collaboration with European partner universities, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Granada, University of Graz, Leipzig University, University of Minho, University of Padua, Vilnius University, and the University of Wrocław.

The successful candidates will support the MU Arqus Alliance Project Manager and provide administrative and event management support with the objective of supporting participation among the MU campus community in the various activities and opportunities offered through the university’s membership of the Alliance. The post holders will also be the first point of contact for their assigned Arqus Alliance work packages and will support MU staff and students who wish to be involved in Arqus Alliance initiatives.

The two EAs will be part of a new and busy team and will report to the Arqus Alliance Manager. The successful candidates will have the ability to work well in a team environment but will also have demonstrated their ability to use their own initiative. The candidates will demonstrate a strong awareness of international education and interculturalism matters. The successful candidates will also have the opportunity to partake in international travel among the 8 other Arqus Alliance members across Europe.

Salary

Executive Assistant (2023):                    €28,789 – €44,865 p.a. (13 points)

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