Administrative Assistant

at  NUI Galway

Applications are invited for an appointment as Project Manager (1.0 FTE, circa 3 years, Grade 5) with the Active Consent programme at the University of Galway.
This post is being offered as a specific purpose contract and will terminate by reason of the expiry of its specific purpose.¿ It is anticipated that the duration of this assignment will be circa 3 years.¿
The Project Manager is responsible for leading the administration and management of the Active Consent programme. The post holder will support the Principal Investigator and team leads in the performance of their roles through coordination, operational planning and contribution to strategy development, performance monitoring, policy development and implementation, financial control and governance.
The Project Manager will support and advise the PI, programme Leads and Active* Consent team, as well as working closely with a range of stakeholders nationally and internationally. Excellent decision making in a complex work environment, relationship management, and organisational skills are essential for this role.
Information on the University’s Strategic Plan is available at: Strategy | Straitéis 2020-2025 - University of Galway
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Pádraig MacNeela. Email padraig.macneela@universityofgalway.ie +353 (091) 495121
Salary: €57,931 to €78,536 (applicable to new entrants effective from January, 2011) and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the University’s Remuneration policy.
This appointment will be made on the Grade 5 scale in line with current Government pay policy.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on Thursday 4th July 2024. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.
Garda vetting may apply.
Appointments will be conditional on work authorisation validation. Further details are available at www.dbei.ie
Please note that appointment to posts advertised will be dependent upon University approval, together with the terms of the Employment Control Framework for the higher education sector.
University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer

Please refer the Job description for details