Reporting to:              

Assistant Director, Dublin’s Inner-City Programmes

Key Relationships:

• Director and Assistant Directors of the Early Learning Initiative
• Senior coordinator – Community Services Programmes
• Doodle Den Programme Facilitators
• Early Learning Initiative team
• National College of Ireland
• Members of ABC consortium
• Stakeholders in the local community, including parents, children and practitioners

• Administration, coordination and delivery of the ELI’s and ABC’s early years and primary school literacy and STEM programmes, with particular responsibility for the Doodle Den programme
• Provide induction, mentoring and support to ELI staff and stakeholders in implementing the above programme
• Supervision of Doodle Den Facilitators
• Organise and attend internal and interagency meetings, training and Communities of Practice for relevant programme areas
• Support and monitor the grant/funding applications to ensure that programmes are being delivered, funding spent and reporting procedures followed as outlined in the grant/funding agreements
• Supervise budget and expenditure for ELI/ABC Programmes and ensure that they adhere to ABC’s, ELI’s and NCI’s financial procedures 
• Liaise with key stakeholders, including ABC Consortium, Working Groups, Tusla, NEIC, other Departments within NCI, ELI Corporate partners and other statutory, community and voluntary bodies around the development of ELI locally
• Supervise records, reports and/or evaluation data on the programmes and participating professionals, children and families and ensure that they are GDPR compliant
• Participate in research activities for ELI and ABC programmes
• Work closely with and support the Senior Coordinator or Assistant Director in planning, implementing and evaluating these programmes along with ensuring that ELI/ABC is fully compliant with all relevant governance, administrative and organisational procedures
• Any other duties as assigned by the Senior Coordinator, Assistant Director or Director

Skills and Experience Required: 

• Relevant 3rd level qualification
  
• Relevant experience of working with children, young people, families and statutory agencies
•  Experience in developing and delivering relevant professional development programmes
• Ability to work with marginalised families and have an understanding of the issues of marginalisation
• Excellent Facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of college personnel, community and corporate stakeholders and other outside individuals/organisations
• Flexible approach to work, as evening and weekend work may be required
• Ability to operate as a team player in a cross disciplinary, integrated team, sharing roles and responsibilities
• Ability to develop and support innovative ideas and approaches
• An energetic, confident and pro-active individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent leadership, administrative and organisational skills
• Relevant experience of implementing Literacy programmes in the community sector.

Salary: 

Administrator band €31,059- €43,485 commensurate with experience

Annual Leave: 

24 days per annum

Contract: 

Permanent, Full time

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’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. 

Note:   

The functions and responsibilities assigned to the ABC Coordinator – Early Learning Initiative, are based on the current stated role and objectives of the ABC Programme and the College. These functions and responsibilities may alter in line with any change in the role and objectives of the ABC Programme and NCI.

National College of Ireland is an equal opportunities employer. 

Application Process:

To apply please e-mail your cover letter and CV both in PDF format ONLY, quoting reference number: NCI 104 to: recruitment-cdolan@ncirl.ie by 5:00 pm, 26th August 2022.

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.