ABOUT FURTHR

Furthr (www.furthr.ie) empowers entrepreneurs to start and scale new businesses through range of tailored ‘Acceleration’ supports. Furthr is a European Business Innovation Centre (www.ebn.eu). Every year Furthr’s Acceleration team supports over 300 new business through the provision of individual mentorship and delivery of accelerator programmes and masterclasses. Furthr VC plays an active role in investing. Since 1988 Furthr have helped Ireland’s innovative start-up founders to raise a total of €500+ million. Over 80% of Furthr-assisted companies have secured third-party finance, and more than 500 companies have raised funding through Furthr-managed programmes. We help Irish start-ups to go further, faster.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Furthr is growing and is expanding it Acceleration team to further support the design, development and delivery of programmes for its client base. The Innovation Programme Content Designer and Developer will play a pivotal role in the development of existing programmes and the design and development of new programmes. It requires somebody with strong previous experience of programme design from the ground up, including the determination of the pedagogical approach and the sourcing and creation of unique learning content. The successful candidate will be required to manage all programme through their lifecycle, learning and adapting based on programme performance. The role will involve reviewing all existing programmes, and the creation of new programmes. It will also involve supporting a ‘train the trainer’ handover of content to the programme delivery team. The role will require a strong knowledge of enabling delivery technologies that will complement programme delivery. It will also require a strong understanding of how technology, in particular AI, is changing business models of startups, and how this in turn impact on programme content.

KEY BENEFITS OF THE ROLE:

• Opportunity to work role in an organisation whose mission is to deliver game-changing impacts for start-up and scale-up Founders
• Competitive salary
• Generous Time off (Annual Leave and company days)
• PRSA Employer Contribution
• Income Protection and Death in Service Group Scheme
• Health Insurance allowance
• Wellness Allowance
• TaxSaver and Bike to Work Scheme
• Wellness Programme & Culture Forum (Employee Resource Group)
• Voluntary Time Off & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Regular team-based activities and social activities
• Convenient city centre location in Dublin 8
• Opportunity to work within a creative, collaborative and energetic team
• Networking opportunities with new start-up ventures
• Personal and professional development - Furthr is a strong promoter of personal and continuous professional development with the offering of professional development
  Furthr is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment and growing a diverse workforce. We embrace those of any of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, marital status or any other aspect which makes them unique; and we want our team members to reflect this! Furthr actively supports inclusion in the workplace and will endeavour to provide reasonable accommodations as requested by candidates throughout the interview process for this position. If you require interview reasonable adjustments, please let us know when scheduling your interview