International Partnerships Officer - Agreements

at  Trinity College Dublin

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POST SUMMARY:

Trinity College Dublin is seeking to appoint an International Partnerships Officer – Agreements.

The primary focus of the role will be the management of agreements that are co-ordinated by Trinity Global on behalf of the institution. Specifically, the role will be responsible for the

• Recording agreements whose development has been facilitated by Trinity Global and agreements that require final oversight by the Vice President for Global Engagement as legal signatory;
• Tracking these agreeements as review and/or renewal arise;
• Ensuring the development of appropriate sub-ordinate documents in support of institutional agreements;
• Ensuring monitoring and evaluation (M & E) plans are in place and submitted internally and/or externally as required

The role will involve working with partner universities and Schools within Trinity to assist in the drafting of agreements and preparing them for sign off. In addition, it will require working with external agencies such as those responsible for Erasmus grants when there are grant signatory requirements. Activities associated with these grants sit across both the Partnerships and Global Mobility teams as well as in academic departments/disciplines and Schools.
This role will work with a variety of agreements including but not limited to memoranda of understanding, student exchange and study abroad agreements, staff exchange agreements, joint programme agreements, cooperation project agreements, etc.
The role will primarily report to the Associate Director Partnerships and Global Mobility. You will provide administrative support to the Partnerships and Global Mobility Team within Trinity Global, assisting in the delivery of the GRS3 Plan.
The successful candidate will take up post in November 2024.
Post status: Specific Purpose Contract .This appointment is a specific purpose contract. This role is not being offered on a permanent basis as the development of a new institutional strategic plan and a new business plan to support its implementation in Trinity Global will necessitate a review of operations. The nature of this employment contract is specified purpose as the function of this role as outlined will be subject to this review and may not continue in its current form. The long-term capacity of the post will be contingent upon the outcome of the review.
Hours of Post: 35 hours per week
Salary: This appointment will be made on the Administrative 3 Salary Scale (€44,910 - € 56,383 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy. monthly/weekly payscales. (tcd.ie)

How to apply: In order to assist the selection process, applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter (1x A4 page) that specifically address the following points in their application.

• Applicants should clearly address their experience and how they obtained their knowledge in their application.
• Illustrate, through past example, their ability to work on their own initiative and resolve problems.
• Applicants who do not address the application requirements above in their cover letter will not be considered at the short list stage.
• Applications must be submitted by the closing date specified through eRecruitment. Any Applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

PLEASE SEE THE JOB DESCRIPTION BELOW FOR THIS POSITION.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Dr Emma Stokes, Vice President for Global Engagement, E:vpglobal@tcd.ie
Application queries about this post, please email the Recruitment Partner at E:recruit@tcd.ie and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.
At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war.
Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier University. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment

• Recording agreements whose development has been facilitated by Trinity Global and agreements that require final oversight by the Vice President for Global Engagement as legal signatory;
• Tracking these agreeements as review and/or renewal arise;
• Ensuring the development of appropriate sub-ordinate documents in support of institutional agreements;
• Ensuring monitoring and evaluation (M & E) plans are in place and submitted internally and/or externally as require