Reporting to:              

ELI National Centre Assistant Director

Key Relationships: 

• ELI Director and Assistant Directors
• ELI Research Team, 
• National College of Ireland
• Members of ELI Advisory Groups
• Stakeholders in the local community, including parents, children and practitioners
• National Organisations including the Home Visiting Alliance and Prevention and Early Intervention Network 
• Tusla Child and Family agency, statutory agencies, corporate organisations, community partners and other funders
• Area Based Childhood (ABC)/Dublin’s Inner City and National teams

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordination of research and evaluation activities for local and national ELI programmes
• Collection, collation and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data 
• Coordination and lead writer of grant applications to secure funding for ELI programmes
• Preparing and maintaining records, reports and/or test data 
• Developing and maintaining a database of participants, children, parents and families, including Home Visiting CRM systems and ABC Outcomes Framework
• Develop the capacity of the ELI team to conduct research activities and contribute to ELI and NCI research goals and strategy
• Lead on research activities for Science Foundation Ireland grants
• Participate on local and national working groups to progress ELI’s research agenda 
• Disseminate learnings through papers, conferences, presentations and other platforms
• Liaise with key stakeholders, including ABC Consortium, Tusla, ELI funders, other Departments within NCI in relation to ELI research activities
• Provide information as required to the Assistant Directors and NCI to support funding reports and budget returns
• Other appropriate research and administrative activities as needed
• Any other duties as assigned by the Director and/or Assistant Directors

Key Attributes:

• A relevant postgraduate qualification 
• Excellent research, administrative and organisational skills
• Extensive knowledge and ability to use CRM 
• Skills and experience in conducting research and evaluation studies
• Professional interest in early years education and family based learning. 
• Ability to work closely with marginalised families and have an understanding of the issues of marginalisation 
• Ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of College personnel, community stakeholders and other outside individuals/organizations
• Good time management skills with the ability to produce results to deadlines.
• Ability to operate as a team player in a cross disciplinary, integrated team, sharing roles and responsibilities.
• An energetic, confident and pro-active individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent IT skills in Ms Excel Ms Word, SPSS and other relevant research packages etc.

Salary:  

Specialist/Senior Administrator (Min: €37,271– Max: €53,839) pro rata

Annual Leave: 

24 days pro rata

Contract: 

12 months Fixed-term contract 

Hours:

Full - time

National College of Ireland’s mission is to widen participation in higher education and unlock each student's potential. The College offers students the opportunity to acquire the skills and self-confidence to change their lives, contribute to a knowledge based economy and become responsible, active citizens. 

Application Process:

To apply please e-mail your cover letter and CV both in PDF format ONLY, quoting reference number NCI 1011 to: recruitment-cdolan@ncirl.ie by 5:00 pm, 15th of March 2024.

Note: The functions and responsibilities assigned to the ELI Researcher are based on the current stated role and objectives of the ABC/ELI/National Centre Programmes and the College. These functions and responsibilities may alter in line with any change in the role and objectives of the ABC/ELI/National Centre Programme and NCI.

The successful applicant will be subject to Garda Vetting and must not have any convictions under the Sex Offenders Act 2001.

National College of Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

The Importance of Confidentiality

We would like to assure you that protecting confidentiality is our number one priority. You can expect that all enquires, applications and all aspects of the proceedings are treated as strictly confidential and are not disclosed to anyone, outside those directly involved in that aspect of the process. 

Candidates' Obligations

In submitting a completed Curriculum Vitae and supporting documentation, candidates are declaring:

• That all the particulars furnished in their application are true and correct without omission and that they are aware of the qualifications and particulars for this position.
• That to the best of their knowledge that there is nothing in relation to their conduct, character or personal background of any nature that would adversely affect the position of trust in which they would be placed by virtue of this appointment.
• Their irrevocable consent to NCI making such enquiries as deemed necessary in respect of their suitability for the post in respect of which their application is made.
• Their acceptance and confirmation of the entitlement of NCI, as appropriate to, reject their application, or to terminate their employment (in the event of a contract of employment having been entered into on foot of this competition) if they have omitted to furnish NCI with any information relevant to their application or their continued employment or where they have made any false statement or misrepresentation relevant to this application or their continuing employment with the College. #

Candidates should note that they may be required to submit documentary evidence in support of any particulars given by them in their application for the post.

Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018 and the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 to 2014 as amended

Data collected for the purposes of recruitment activities

NCI conducts recruitment processes to fill vacancies within the college. When applying for these competitions applicants are asked to submit a range of documents, e.g., a completed application form, CV and/or a personal statement or cover letter. For the purposes of recruitment activities, we will not collect any personal data that we do not need to assess your candidature for a role with us.

Legal Basis for Processing

NCI ’s legal basis for the processing of this data is a combination of individual consent, contractual necessity and legal obligations.

Withdrawal of Consent

Applicants can withdraw their consent for the processing of their personal data at any time by notifying the College. It is important to note that withdrawal of consent prior to the completion of the process will be considered as a withdrawal of the application.

What we do with your data

People who are directly employed by NCI and are based in Ireland process all the personal data collected for both recruitment and HR purposes.

Shortlisting

HR draft up the shortlisting documents and provide the initial screening to determine if a person meets the essential criteria of the competition. A shortlisting panel is generally made up of two senior grade staff members from the relevant department for which the role is being recruited.

Sharing of your data

Where you have been successfully shortlisted for a post, each interview panel member will be furnished with a copy of the relevant information of those who will be attending interview in order that they can review applications in advance of the interview process. All such information will be returned to NCI and shredded following the competition process. Some of the interview panel will be external interviewers, who are not employees of NCI but are engaged for the purpose and are strictly subject to the rules and policies of the College.

Access

Applicants can request and receive access to their data at any time and can request and receive a copy of this data, in electronic/transferable format.

Erasure

Applicants can request the data held be erased. In this case, the application for a position is considered withdrawn.

Rectification

Applicants can have any incorrect information corrected.

Objection / Withdraw

Applications can object to this information being processed and/or can request to withdraw from the application process

Complain

Applicants can make a complaint to our internal Information Governance and Data Protection Officer

NCI Information Governance and Data Protection Officer

National College of Ireland, Mayor Street, IFSC, Dublin 1

Tel (Direct): + 353 1 4498 523 ; Tel (Reception): + 353 1 4498 500

And/or make a complaint to the relevant authority

Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28

Tel: +353 (0) 761 104 800

National College of Ireland is an equal opportunities employer and is a Member of the Athena SWAN Charter. NCI is committed to serving our diverse community and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.