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YOUNG PEOPLE IN YOUR AREA NEED YOU! All area's of Louth, Meath, Cavan & Monaghan, Limerick, Cork, Waterford, Wexford, Clare & N.Tipp Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland Vacancies: Advocates – Fixed Purpose Contracts YAP Ireland are looking for male and female Advocates to work in YOUR community to support children, young people and families in need to achieve their goals. We invite applicants from the following area’s to apply using the job ref code; NEAST0625: Louth, Meath, Cavan & Monaghan SOU0625 : Limerick, Cork, Waterford, Wexford, Clare & N.Tipp YAP Advocates come from all walks of life and make a huge difference to the lives of Young People and Families. The young people we work with come from diverse ethnic, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. We welcome applicants with first hand work / life experience of the issues facing these young people and their families including Roma and Travellers. We provide training and experience that creates opportunities for Advocates to become skilled at working with young people and families within their community in a strengths-based way. Please Note: If you are not in these area’s but you’re still interested in working as an Advocate, please fill out the application form and someone will contact you when we are recruiting in your area. What we offer: €16.52 per hour Training and financial assistance for further education Flexible working hours Join a growing, dynamic and forward-thinking organisation 92.24% of employees agreed or agreed strongly that YAP is an enjoyable place to work (Staff Opinion Survey 2024) “Great support for this young person and helped to build capacity to get out into community” – TUSLA Social Worker About us: YAP Ireland is a registered charity that provides a needs-led, family support service which uses a strengths-based approach to improve the lives of young people and their families in their community achieving positive outcomes. Please see our website for lots more information about our amazing work. The Role of the Advocate: “It`s getting my son out. He's starting to socialise. It gives him a break away from the home and time to do his own little thing. He loves going with his Advocate.” - Parent “YAP is the best thing that has ever happened to me.” – Young Person Provide a one-to-one support to Young People and Families for up to 15 hours per week (€16.07 PER HOUR) Build a trusting relationship with young people & parents /carers Work with young people and families to achieve their goals Identify and link young people and families with the appropriate community supports Support young people to identify their interests and support parents/carers with parenting Advocates report to Team Leaders and with their support develop a strengths-based, needs-led Individual Service Plan (ISP) with the young person and family. Advocates Requirements: You need to be: A good listener and a positive role model Available for flexible working hours, evenings and weekends Interested in your community and want to make a difference Have a full driving license and access to your own transport Advocates are required to attend fortnightly supervisions and monthly team meetings IF YOU THINK THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU: WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU Closing date for receipt of applications is 6th July 2025: Only completed application forms will be accepted, CVs will NOT be accepted. If enough applications are received before the closing date, these vacancies may close early. Full Training will be provided. Successful applicants will form a panel for consideration throughout 2025. If you are successful, you will need to be available for an interview which will be face to face. Interviews will take place in July. There is a training programme that you will need to attend in July/August 2025.
Mystery Shoppers
Mystery Shoppers - Required Nationwide! Looking to earn an extra income? Would you like to earn cash while you shop? Customer Perceptions are recruiting Mystery Shoppers across Ireland. Flexible working hours are available to suit your needs. All you need is:✅ Good observational skills ✅ The ability to recognise outstanding customer service ✅ A strong grasp of written and spoken English Click Apply Now to submit your application today! Don't have a current CV? No worries - Just click Apply Now and upload your letter of introduction through the cv section OR Click HERE to view the JobAlert.ie CV templates section and build your CV today! 🛑 IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE WITHIN 4 WORKING DAYS OF SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK YOUR SPAM OR JUNK FOLDER 🛑
Music Teachers Needed for Sept 2025
Now Hiring for Dublin, Kildare, Carlow, Westmeath and Galway. Music Teachers wanted from September 2025 to teach group keyboard as an after school activity in Primary schools 3/5 afternoons per week. All materials and lesson plans provided. Experience with teaching groups of children ages 4-10 desirable. May suit a student or back to work parent. Click APPLY NOW button to upload your CV or call 087 2022505 to discuss.
B2B New Sales and Business Development Opportunities
Do you have what it takes to be a Top-Performing Sales Person? Would you like the opportunity to earn €100k+ this year? If so then we want to hear from you! Role details: - Please include a Cover Letter with your application.
Philanthropy Officer
The Philanthropy unit is responsible for the stewardship of existing Major donors to Trócaire and growing new donor recruitment at Major donor level from individuals, corporates and religious orders Reporting to the Philanthropy Manager and working within this small collaborative team, the Philanthropy Officer will drive income, developing relationships with existing and potential Major Donors through research, events, proposals, direct marketing and provide excellent stewardship of all donors. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual in the area of Major gift fundraising. Key responsibilities • Pro- actively identify and develop new potential fundraising opportunities through individuals, corporate partnerships and foundations throughout island of Ireland. • Responsible to drive own portfolio of donors through active networking • Provide and manage exceptional stewardship to existing major donors, ensuring timely and personalised acknowledgment, recognition, and reporting on the impact of their contributions. • Manage CRM systems to ensure accurate records of donor interaction • Undertake and support prospect research and data analysis in order to engage prospective major donors, corporate partnerships and foundations • Working with overseas colleagues, develop high quality funding proposals, applications and reports for submission to prospects and donors. • Mange direct marketing campaigns and help create impactful asks working with external agencies • Take a proactive approach to networking and cultivating new prospects through external outreach opportunities. • Work with team to deliver the events programme. • Manage certain internal processes as required such as donor advised funds and invoicing. E ssential Requirements - Skills • Excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence, build and maintain relationships • Proven strong report writing and presentation skills • Experienced CRM (Customer relationship management)systems user, preferably salesforce • Attention to detail & accuracy essential. • Strong internal reporting, IT , process management and analytical skills • Highly motivated, target driven individual with proven ability to work on own initiative • Confident networker Qualifications • Third level or proven relevant experience in lieu Experience • A minimum of 3 years proven and relevant experience in relationship fundraising or similar • Experience in office systems • Marketing/sales experience preferable Qualities • Enthusiastic about overseas development and a keen interest in the mission of Trócaire • Energy and drive • Appetite for fundraising • Appetite for networking and identifying opportunities • Flexibility (some rare occasions of evening work relating to events may be required) Other • Full Driving licence and use of car. This is a permanent contract and is based in Maynooth with blended work from home/ office. The role will be offered on either full time basis. An application can be made for hybrid working. For the candidate with the required experience and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive salary and benefits package CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON TO GO TO THEIR CAREERS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK THIS JOB AND ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.
Summer Season Support Team
Your role Various Shifts Available Join Our Team This Summer! We’re hiring Support Team Members to help us through the busy summer period. Opportunities are available between 23rd June and 31st August, with contracts lasting from a few days up to 10 weeks, depending on each store's needs.Please note: availability on Friday 4th July and Saturday 5th July may be required. You’ll be part of the in-store team, working on the shop floor, in the stockroom, or both—helping things run smoothly during our busy summer season. Whether serving customers or managing stock, you’ll bring energy, teamwork, and a positive attitude, while keeping in touch with your team to ensure everything stays on track. On the sales floor, you’ll: CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON TO GO TO THEIR CAREERS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK THIS JOB AND ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.
Team Member
Your role SHIFTS YOU ARE APPLYING FOR: 8hrs p/w; Sun 14:15 - 18:15; Sat 14:30 - 18:30 Working as part of a fast-paced store team, your top priority will be to offer outstanding service and excellent stock operations to our customers. In return for supporting all Company policies and procedures and having a great attitude to work, we will invest in you and your development from day one. Flexible working options are available. To be a successful Sales Team Member you will: CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON TO GO TO THEIR CAREERS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK THIS JOB AND ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.
Apprenticeship Programme
Expression of Interest – Kirby Group Apprenticeship Programme Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects. To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards. To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability. To work with the best. About Kirby Group Engineering Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK and Europe, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance. The Opportunity Kirby is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK and Europe, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance. Kirby are currently seeking candidates for our Apprenticeship Programme. We aim to develop the best and brightest apprentices to become world class craft professionals. Requirements Applicants must have completed their leaving certificate and have obtained a minimum C3 / O4 grade in ordinary level maths and will need a Valid Safepass Card – No experience necessary. CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON TO GO TO THEIR CAREERS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN CHECK THIS JOB AND ALL OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.
Senior Executive Assistant
The Role Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. We are seeking a Senior Executive Assistant to provide marketing and recruitment support for microcredential courses. The successful candidate will make a crucial contribution to the success of the University’s Micro-credentials project by ensuring that courses are widely promoted through digital and print channels, including social media, and that prospective students have access to clear information on their options. Reporting to the Micro-credentials Project Lead, the Senior Executive Assistant will work closely with academic staff and colleagues to understand the University’s Micro-credentials offering, identity innovative strategies to promote them to the intended audience and implement these strategies to budget and in line with University strategy. The Irish Universities Association (IUA) is the representative body of the university sector and has secured funding for the project to develop a Multi-Campus Micro-Credentials system in Irish Universities, providing a coherent national framework for quality assured and accredited microcredentials. This full-time contract position is funded by this project. The MicroCreds project is funded through the Higher Education Authority’s Human Capital Initiative, aimed at establishing a system of quality assured and accredited micro-credentials across the seven IUA universities. MicroCreds provides up/re-skilling opportunities to those in employment and those seeking to enhance their employability, and aims to drive lifelong learning in Ireland, in close collaboration with enterprise. The MicroCreds project develops a collective national framework for micro-credentials across the universities; builds engagement with enterprise for the development and roll-out of the micro-credentials programmes; and develops a co-ordinated ‘shop window’ portal to drive awareness of micro-credentials. The post is based in the Admissions and Student Recruitment office. Principal Duties Administrative and other duties: This will include: • Supporting the Micro-credentials Project Lead in all marketing and recruitment operations relating to Micro-credential programmes, including marketing collateral, advertising, PR, events (internal and external) and social media management; • Identifying opportunities to promote the University’s Micro-credential offering to prospective audiences; • Liaising with academic staff and colleagues across multiple central administrative offices on the set-up and management of micro-credentials on the University’s systems, including the University website; • Represent the University at events to showcase the Micro-credential offering to a wide audience; • Any other additional duties assigned by the Senior Student Recruitment Manager (Postgraduate) and the Micro-credentials Project Lead. The ideal candidate will have: Essential • Level 8 Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject and/or three years’ professional experience working in either a large organization or a third level institution; • Previous experience in marketing in a fast paced environment, ideally in higher education; • Proven ability to work on own initiative, manage a number of issues simultaneously, meet deadlines; • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, supporting colleagues and continually improving work practice; • Highly organized approach with demonstrated excellence in attention to detail (written and oral); • Excellent IT skills (including Microsoft Office); • Proven abilities in handling large amounts of data; • Previous experience with using marketing and communication platforms such as CRM, Canva and social media management tools. • Proven ability to manage multiple internal and external stakeholders (academics, central services, industry partners and external vendors), ensuring projects remain on schedule. • Strong experience in a service environment with proven ability to communicate in a clear, professional and transparent manner in written and oral correspondence.; Desirable • Demonstrated understanding of the full higher-education admissions cycle (from initial enquiry through application, offer, enrolment and onboarding). • Working knowledge of GDPR/data-protection best practice and its application to high-volume marketing or admissions data. • Experience delivering high-quality front-line customer service, e.g. responding to prospective-student enquiries by email, phone and social media. • Experience organising or promoting webinars, open days, career fairs or similar recruitment events. Department The Admissions and Student Recruitment Office has a commitment to high quality service to applicants, parents, guidance counsellors and current and potential students. The Office functions include: • Management of the admissions process for undergraduate and postgraduate students, both EU and International. • Promotion and growth of the university’s EU undergraduate and EU postgraduate applications. • Collaboration with academic faculties and departments to develop and refine the portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate and micro-credential programmes. • Management of the Maynooth University Microcreds Programme, an IUA Human Capital Initiative funded project). • Management of the Maynooth University RPL project, funded under the Irish Government’s Human Capital Initiative (HCI) Pillar 3 (Innovation and agility). The University Maynooth University is a very distinctive university, a collegial institution focused on science and engineering, humanities, and social sciences, and equally committed to research, teaching and community engagement. Located in Ireland’s only university town, its distinctive features and character owe much to its unique history and heritage. It provides a high-quality educational experience to over 15,000 students on a campus with 18th century roots and 21st century dynamism. The strategic trajectory and accomplishments of Maynooth University, in the 25 years since its establishment as an autonomous public university, are exceptional, and a source of great pride to the university community, staff, students and alumni. Maynooth University in 2024 ranked in the top 90 global Times Higher Education (THE) Young University rankings, placing 86th in the world. Maynooth University’s growing global reputation is based on the originality, quality, importance and impact of its research and scholarship, commitment to teaching and learning, the quality of academic programmes, and its leadership in widening participation in higher education. The sources of success are the dedication of its staff and the energy and engagement of its students. Maynooth University is a place of lively contrasts – a modern institution, dynamic, rapidly-growing, research-led and engaged, yet grounded in historic academic strengths and scholarly traditions. With over 15,000 students Maynooth offers a range of programmes at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level in the humanities, science and engineering and social sciences, including business, law and education. The University also offers a range of international programmes and partnerships. Maynooth’s unique collegial culture fosters an interdisciplinary approach to research, which its worldclass academics bring to bear in tackling some of the most fundamental challenges facing society today. The University’s research institutes and centres consolidate and deliver this impact as vibrant communities of learning, discovery and creation. Research at Maynooth also is very much central to its teaching and the University prides itself on placing equal value on its research and teaching missions. Maynooth University’s Values Our values define who we are, what we believe in and how we act as a community. They underpin our future success and guide our expectations of ourselves and each other. Our values apply to everyone in the University community: • Integrity • Collegiality • Responsibility • Freedom of expression • Ambition Tenure This is a full-time post for a specified purpose, anticipated to be 9 months duration. Salary Senior Executive Assistant (2025): €44,255 – €53,625 p.a. (7 points) Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions. Hours of work A 35-hour working week is in operation in respect of full-time positions (prorated for part-time positions). This can be reviewed or adjusted from time to time through national agreements.
Executive Assistant
The Role Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued. We are seeking an excellent Executive Assistant to join our staff in the Department of Music. The successful candidate will provide administrative support for the Department and will report directly to the Head of Department and the Administrative Officer. Principal Duties Administrative and other duties: This will include: • General office administration, including maintenance of records, accounts, details of budgets, creation and maintenance of databases and spreadsheets, managing appointments, correspondence, maintenance of files, circulation of information to staff etc.; • Reception duties, including answering phones, taking messages and responding to enquiries from prospective students and members of the public; • Updating and proofing University material relevant to the Department, including Admissions Office, University Calendar, Module Descriptors, Website, and University information systems; • Implementing new University procedures as they arise; • Participating in on-going training and development, and workshops as opportunities arise; • Support for the Head of Department, the Department Administrator and Department staff; • Accounts administration, i.e. processing of invoices, expenses for payment & liaising with Accounts Dept.; • Dealing with queries from other administrative units within the University, and from relevant outside agencies; • Supporting the hosting/hospitality of various Music Events/Guest Lectures held throughout the academic year; • Instrument care / maintenance / repair / tuning sourcing • Instrument storage / key allocation; • Instrumental lesson scheduling for teachers and students; • Room scheduling and timetabling; • Payment of instrumental instructors (using the Occasional Payments System); • Practical examinations: scheduling / venues / examiners / students. The ideal candidate will have: Essential • Excellent IT skills – Microsoft Office Suite, preferably including advanced Excel skills; skilled in Social Media, Email, Google Calendar, Moodle; • Excellent interpersonal skills and enjoys dealing with varied enquiries by telephone, in person and via email; • Experience of working in a similar role providing administrative support to a large number of people; • Copes well under pressure and has experience of working to deadlines; • Has a work ethic that is flexible, systematic and organised; • Has an ability to liaise effectively with staff and students; • Is organised and capable of taking initiative; • Is equally adept at dealing with periods of pressure and using less busy times to identify and undertake self-directed work; • Has the ability to work with confidential material in a discreet manner; • Has a willingness to learn new information systems effectively. Desirable • A good working knowledge of music. Faculty and Research Institutes The Faculty of Arts and Humanities comprises the Departments of Music, History, Ancient Classics, English, Media, Studies, Philosophy, the School of Celtic Studies and the School of Modern Languages, Literature and Cultures. The role of the Faculty is to co-ordinate the academic activities of individual departments, to oversee the strategic development of departments, and to support interdepartmental activities and programmes. The University has also developed a number of interdisciplinary Institutes to support excellent research and to build research capacity across disciplines. Department The Department of Music houses a large undergraduate and postgraduate community, and is responsible for two undergraduate programmes, five taught MA programmes, one MSc and multiple research students and postdoctoral researchers. Teaching and research in musicology, performance, composition and music technology lie at the heart of its work. The Department makes a unique contribution to the life of the University and the local community, while the research activity of the Department’s academic staff is internationally recognised. Tenure This a full-time, permanent post. Salary Executive Assistant (2025): €31,713 – €47,950 p.a. (13 points) Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions. Hours of work A 35-hour working week is in operation in respect of full-time positions (prorated for part-time positions). This can be reviewed or adjusted from time to time through national agreements. Location The place of work is the campus of Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
