Senior Staff Officer
Salary: Senior Staff Officer Salary Scale: €58,476 - €71,440 (Based on rates effective 01/06/2026)
Hours of Work: The appointees will be required to work 35 hours per week along with such additional hours as may be required for the proper discharge of their duties.
Annual Leave: 27 days. Annual Leave will be in accordance with arrangements authorised by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science from time to time.
A standby panel may be formed from which vacancies for this role may be filled.
Information about Department/Function
SETU is an internationally oriented organisation with a focus on further enhancing its role as an exceptional quality-of-life driver within the regional, national and international higher education landscape.
SETU is committed to providing our learners and staff with an inclusive and positive teaching, learning and research environment. This is supported by a quality assurance and enhancement framework that embeds and validates the highest standards of quality in the development of our learners and staff, our programme offerings, our research and our professional support services.
Overview of Role & Context
SETU is seeking a Senior Staff Officer to assist in the University’s quality assurance and review processes. We are seeking an individual who possesses excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and communication and interpersonal skills.
The Office operates in a cross-campus capacity and travel between campuses will be required.
Key Responsibilities / Duties:
The successful candidate will be appointed to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Teaching and Learning (VPAATL), and will report to the Assistant Registrar - Quality and Reviews.
Their duties will be cross-institutional, and they will be required to work and engage with colleagues across all campuses. It will also require travel and work across all SETU campuses.
This reporting line, as well as the duties assigned to the individual, are subject to change, based on the needs of the department and the development of the new university infrastructure, and as determined by the VPAATL.
The areas currently being assigned are:
Provide administrative support to the University’s Joint Quality Committee, including minute taking, scheduling of meetings, the preparation and circulation of documentation, and monitoring of action items.
Support the work of Academic Council and its sub-committees, as necessary.
Support internal and external quality assurance reviews and processes, including Professional Service Unit Reviews, Academic Unit Reviews, and any others that may arise.
Contribute to the development of quality assurance policies, procedures and processes.
Draft reports based on the analyses on university quality data.
The successful candidate will:
Demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative, and to provide support for and manage specific areas as required, assuming personal responsibility for delivering work successfully and to a high standard.
Have knowledge of the University’s quality assurance framework, policies and processes.
Have experience of contributing to policy development and its implementation.
Demonstrate the Capacity to analysis data (quantitative and qualitative) and produce reports.
Have experience of working with, and communicating with, a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Have excellent organisation skills and show evidence of the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and in a timely fashion, reprioritising tasks depending on the needs of the university, including contingency planning for any potential impediments.
Have excellent communication and persuasive skills.
Have excellent interpersonal skills.
Display the ability to maintain consistent effort during busy periods and in the event of changing priorities.
Demonstrate flexibility and the capacity to adapt and contribute to the implementation of change.
Academic Qualifications
Leaving Certificate- having obtained at least Grade D3 in five subjects in the Leaving Certificate Examination (Higher, Ordinary or vocational programmes) or equivalent or have passed an examination at the appropriate level within the QQI qualifications framework which can be assessed as being of a comparable to Leaving Certificate standard or equivalent or higher.
or
have appropriate relevant experience which encompasses equivalent skills and expertise.
Experience
At least two years in a Grade III post, or equivalent, or higher, in the Education and Training Sector.
Specific Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge of quality assurance requirements, frameworks, policies and processes in higher education.
Strong organisational, communication, interpersonal and project management skills with excellent attention to detail.
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