Executive Officer

The School of Law seeks an Executive Officer (permanent) to complement its team of professional staff. The primary role will be to assist with the administration of all postgraduate (PG) programmes in the school.  The role will encompass delivery of a wide-range of essential activities from student recruitment through to graduation.  The successful candidate will work alongside existing staff to provide administrative support to the PG team and the Director of Postgraduate Teaching and Learning to ensure the smooth running of programmes.  The role-holder may also be required to provide additional administrative support to other areas related to research activities.

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are ranked 3rd in the world for gender equality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020) and we hold an Athena SWAN Bronze award, recognising our work to advance gender equality. The University is actively pursuing a Silver level award, which it has committed to achieving by 2025. Trinity is committed to supporting the work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities, and applicants with disabilities.

Trinity is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from talented people of all backgrounds to join our staff community.

Post status: Permanent

Hours of Post: 35 hours per week

Salary: This appointment will be made on the Executive Officer Salary Scale (€ 27,595 – € 44,567 per annum) in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.   https://www.tcd.ie/hr/employee-services/pay-scales

How to apply:

In order to assist the selection process, applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae, and contact details of 3 referees (including email addresses).  Applicants’ cover letters should specifically:

• Illustrate how they obtained their knowledge and experience, and how it relates to the requirements of this post;
• 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 Kelley McCabe, PG Programme Administrator Email: Kelley.McCabe@tcd.ie

Application queries about this post, please email the Recruitment Partner Frederique Roy-Boulet at royboulf@tcd.ie and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.