Project Officer - Education & Public Engagement

at  Research Ireland

ABOUT THE ROLE

If you are an experienced and motivated individual who is excited by the idea of inspiring the public to get involved in STEM, and researchers to engage more with the public, we want to hear from you. We need someone who can work on their own initiative to deliver a fast- moving programme of activity. You should have experience of delivering effective partnerships. You’ll have strong evidence of where you have worked within a team to deliver projects, on time and within budget, including providing regular progress updates to management and mitigating any issues that arise. You are interested in broadening participation in research and science and creating equal access for everyone. You should be capable of managing an interesting and diverse workload and have the ability to deliver high quality work to tight deadlines. The role may require travel nationally.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Deliver Education and Public Engagement activities and programmes run by Research Ireland, including running campaigns and identifying projects that engage young people and the general public with research and STEM.
Facilitate and support effective assessment and evaluation of programmes.
Ensure that projects and initiatives are inclusive and accessible, reaching diverse audiences.
Manage relationships with Research Ireland stakeholders, including funded awardees, national partners, contractors and international expert reviewers.
Support communications and PR actions to enhance the delivery of projects, including website and social media content.
Procurement of services and budget management, ensuring value for money.
Manage and co-ordinate relevant events - for example stakeholder meetings, consultations.
Undertake any other duties that may be required from time to time.
This job specification is intended as a guide to the general range of duties and is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive. It will be reviewed from time to time with the post holder.