Job Details: National College of Ireland: NEIC Project Officer ? Transition Year Placements and Mentoring Programmes


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National College of Ireland: NEIC Project Officer ? Transition Year Placements and Mentoring Programmes
NEIC PROJECT OFFICER ? TRANSITION YEAR PLACEMENTS AND MENTORING
PROGRAMMES

6 MONTH CONTRACT

REPORTING TO: Career Development & Employability Manager

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:?

* Career Development & Employability Manager
* Director of Student Services?
* Department of An Taoiseach
* NEIC Project Office
* Principals in 6 local Schools
* Employers

The NCI Career Development & Employability team are recruiting for a
Project Officer who will build and develop on the success of the North
East Inner City Placement and mentoring initiatives over the last 2
years and will deliver on providing high quality placement and online
mentoring opportunities for over **Apply on the website** students
across 6 NEIC schools.

This role is funded by the NEIC Programme Implementation Board and
managed by the NCI Careers Team as part of a strategic government
initiative for Dublin's North East Inner City to oversee the long-term
social and economic regeneration of the area.

This role has reporting lines to National College of Ireland, NEIC
Programme Board and the Department of An Taoiseach and has
responsibility for running and developing a large scale, high impact
work placement and mentoring scheme for Transition Year and LCA
students across 6 local schools.

* In **Apply on the website**/**Apply on the website** students were
placed in **Apply on the website** companies?from 2 schools
* In **Apply on the website**/**Apply on the website** NCI began
managing the project and **Apply on the website** placements?were
secured for **Apply on the website** students across?**Apply on the
website** organisations from all 6 DEIS schools in Dublin 1.
* In **Apply on the website**/**Apply on the website** when in place
work placements were not possible a flash mentoring initiative was
developed and implemented. **Apply on the website** mentors were
sourced and garda vetted across 5 schools. **Apply on the website**
one-to-one mentoring sessions between professionals and students were
organised together with **Apply on the website** group panel style Q&A
information sessions with **Apply on the website** professionals. 7
large scale virtual work experience events were made available to TY,
LCA and LCVP students across 5 schools.
* For **Apply on the website**/**Apply on the website** Academic
year the plan is to offer both quality work placements and mentoring
opportunities to each of the **Apply on the website** students across
6 local schools.
* Reintroduce in person work placements for students from Spring
**Apply on the website**.
* Continue with and build the Flash Mentoring Programme providing
students with one to one interactions with a range of professionals
across a range of career paths.
* Widen the pool of mentors to provide students with a greater range
of occupations (in line with students? areas of interest).

KEY DUTIES:?

As part of the Career Development and Employability team, this full
time role has responsibility for delivering on agreed work placement
and mentoring targets across 6 schools (Work placements and mentors
for over **Apply on the website** students) which will involve:

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT:

* Building?relationships with the Principals, TY Co-ordinators and
Career Guidance teachers within the 6 schools in the NEIC area.
* Building?and developing?relationships with a large range of
employers from different sectors to ensure there are an appropriate
number of employers and mentors involved in the different programmes.
* Building?relationships with the TY students?to?guide the type
of insights and experience sought whilst also assisting in promoting
the students?effectively to employers.
* Building?and developing?relationships with the relevant NEIC
project committees.

ADMINISTRATION:

* Completing all administration surrounding a large scale placement
and mentoring programme and logging all activity for reporting.
* Developing and implementing placement and mentoring programme
guidelines for organisations, students and schools.
* Garda vetting all mentoring volunteers (circa **Apply on the
website**)
* Writing and publishing handbooks with guidance for both students
and organisations.
* Working with schools to schedule work placement weeks within their
assigned dates.
* Advertising placements within the school, creating interest and
working with the school to confirm students for each placement.
Dealing with all administration around individual placements, offer
letters, confirmations, placement check ins and post placement
surveys.
* Organising large numbers of individual and group mentoring events
online.
* Monitoring the progress of the work placements and mentoring
programmes closely to ensure success and resolve issues timely.
* Creating whatever resources or publications needed to facilitate
the success of the programme.

REPORTING

* Developing, undertaking and reporting on surveys to measure impact.
* Producing detailed bi-weekly reports on progress to NEIC and
meeting regularly to update on progress and resolve any issues.
* Producing a comprehensive end of project report with results,
feedback and impact.

MARKETING

* Visioning and implementing an impactful social media campaign to
promote the NEIC Placement and Mentoring initiative to employers via
LinkedIn, twitter and email.
* Writing and then working with designers to develop promotional
material.

Whatever other duties are deemed necessary to fulfil the role
requirements.

KEY ATTRIBUTES / COMPETENCIES:?

* Positive, enthusiastic, solution focused approach to work with the
ability to self-manage and contribute positively to a team
environment.
* Excellent attention to detail with great follow through.
* Plenty of initiative and comfortable multi-tasking and working to
demanding deadlines and targets with the ability to take ownership and
responsibility for placement and mentoring objectives.
* Commitment to improving social mobility, democratising access to
opportunity?and a belief that?all students should have the
opportunity to realise their potential, regardless of their
background.
* Natural networker who is comfortable with business development and
experienced in building and sustaining strong relationships.
* Some experience of working with TY students or employers would be
an advantage.
* An entrepreneurial mindset, able to see and act on opportunities
where they may not be obvious.
* Great written and verbal communicator with the ability to produce
high quality impact oriented reports suitable for a senior audience.
* Strong MS Office suite, MS Teams, Zoom and social media skills.
* **Apply on the website** years? relevant experience with a third
level qualification.

CONTRACT: 6 months July **Apply on the website**-January **Apply on
the website**
SALARY: Specialist / Senior Administrator (?**Apply on the
website**,**Apply on the website** - ?**Apply on the
website**,**Apply on the website**)
ANNUAL LEAVE:?**Apply on the website** days?

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To apply please e-mail your cover letter and CV both in PDF format
ONLY, quoting reference number: NCI **Apply on the website**?to:
**Apply on the website** by 5:**Apply on the website** pm, **Apply on
the website**rd May **Apply on the website**.

Note: The functions and responsibilities assigned to the NEIC Project
Officer member are based on the current stated role and objectives of
the College. These functions and responsibilities may alter in line
with any change in the role and objectives of the College.

The successful applicant will be subject to Garda Vetting and must not
have any convictions under the Sex Offenders Act **Apply on the
website**.
NEIC PROJECT OFFICER ? TRANSITION YEAR PLACEMENTS AND MENTORING
PROGRAMMES

6 MONTH CONTRACT

REPORTING TO: Career Development & Employability Manager

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:?

* Career Development & Employability Manager
* Director of Student Services?
* Department of An Taoiseach
* NEIC Project Office
* Principals in 6 local Schools
* Employers

The NCI Career Development & Employability team are recruiting for a
Project Officer who will build and develop on the success of the North
East Inner City Placement and mentoring initiatives over the last 2
years and will deliver on providing high quality placement and online
mentoring opportunities for over **Apply on the website** students
across 6 NEIC schools.

This role is funded by the NEIC Programme Implementation Board and
managed by the NCI Careers Team as part of a strategic government
initiative for Dublin's North East Inner City to oversee the long-term
social and economic regeneration of the area.

This role has reporting lines to National College of Ireland, NEIC
Programme Board and the Department of An Taoiseach and has
responsibility for running and developing a large scale, high impact
work placement and mentoring scheme for Transition Year and LCA
students across 6 local schools.

* In **Apply on the website**/**Apply on the website** students were
placed in **Apply on the website** companies?from 2 schools
* In **Apply on the website**/**Apply on the website** NCI began
managing the project and **Apply on the website** placements?were
secured for **Apply on the website** students across?**Apply on the
website** organisations from all 6 DEIS schools in Dublin 1.
* In **Apply on the website**/**Apply on the website** when in place
work placements were not possible a flash mentoring initiative was
developed and implemented. **Apply on the website** mentors were
sourced and garda vetted across 5 schools. **Apply on the website**
one-to-one mentoring sessions between professionals and students were
organised together with **Apply on the website** group panel style Q&A
information sessions with **Apply on the website** professionals. 7
large scale virtual work experience events were made available to TY,
LCA and LCVP students across 5 schools.
* For **Apply on the website**/**Apply on the website** Academic
year the plan is to offer both quality work placements and mentoring
opportunities to each of the **Apply on the website** students across
6 local schools.
* Reintroduce in person work placements for students from Spring
**Apply on the website**.
* Continue with and build the Flash Mentoring Programme providing
students with one to one interactions with a range of professionals
across a range of career paths.
* Widen the pool of mentors to provide students with a greater range
of occupations (in line with students? areas of interest).

KEY DUTIES:?

As part of the Career Development and Employability team, this full
time role has responsibility for delivering on agreed work placement
and mentoring targets across 6 schools (Work placements and mentors
for over **Apply on the website** students) which will involve:

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT:

* Building?relationships with the Principals, TY Co-ordinators and
Career Guidance teachers within the 6 schools in the NEIC area.
* Building?and developing?relationships with a large range of
employers from different sectors to ensure there are an appropriate
number of employers and mentors involved in the different programmes.
* Building?relationships with the TY students?to?guide the type
of insights and experience sought whilst also assisting in promoting
the students?effectively to employers.
* Building?and developing?relationships with the relevant NEIC
project committees.

ADMINISTRATION:

* Completing all administration surrounding a large scale placement
and mentoring programme and logging all activity for reporting.
* Developing and implementing placement and mentoring programme
guidelines for organisations, students and schools.
* Garda vetting all mentoring volunteers (circa **Apply on the
website**)
* Writing and publishing handbooks with guidance for both students
and organisations.
* Working with schools to schedule work placement weeks within their
assigned dates.
* Advertising placements within the school, creating interest and
working with the school to confirm students for each placement.
Dealing with all administration around individual placements, offer
letters, confirmations, placement check ins and post placement
surveys.
* Organising large numbers of individual and group mentoring events
online.
* Monitoring the progress of the work placements and mentoring
programmes closely to ensure success and resolve issues timely.
* Creating whatever resources or publications needed to facilitate
the success of the programme.

REPORTING

* Developing, undertaking and reporting on surveys to measure impact.
* Producing detailed bi-weekly reports on progress to NEIC and
meeting regularly to update on progress and resolve any issues.
* Producing a comprehensive end of project report with results,
feedback and impact.

MARKETING

* Visioning and implementing an impactful social media campaign to
promote the NEIC Placement and Mentoring initiative to employers via
LinkedIn, twitter and email.
* Writing and then working with designers to develop promotional
material.

Whatever other duties are deemed necessary to fulfil the role
requirements.

KEY ATTRIBUTES / COMPETENCIES:?

* Positive, enthusiastic, solution focused approach to work with the
ability to self-manage and contribute positively to a team
environment.
* Excellent attention to detail with great follow through.
* Plenty of initiative and comfortable multi-tasking and working to
demanding deadlines and targets with the ability to take ownership and
responsibility for placement and mentoring objectives.
* Commitment to improving social mobility, democratising access to
opportunity?and a belief that?all students should have the
opportunity to realise their potential, regardless of their
background.
* Natural networker who is comfortable with business development and
experienced in building and sustaining strong relationships.
* Some experience of working with TY students or employers would be
an advantage.
* An entrepreneurial mindset, able to see and act on opportunities
where they may not be obvious.
* Great written and verbal communicator with the ability to produce
high quality impact oriented reports suitable for a senior audience.
* Strong MS Office suite, MS Teams, Zoom and social media skills.
* **Apply on the website** years? relevant experience with a third
level qualification.

CONTRACT: 6 months July **Apply on the website**-January **Apply on
the website**
SALARY: Specialist / Senior Administrator (?**Apply on the
website**,**Apply on the website** - ?**Apply on the
website**,**Apply on the website**)
ANNUAL LEAVE:?**Apply on the website** days?

APPLICATION PROCESS:

To apply please e-mail your cover letter and CV both in PDF format
ONLY, quoting reference number: NCI **Apply on the website**?to:
**Apply on the website** by 5:**Apply on the website** pm, **Apply on
the website**rd May **Apply on the website**.

Note: The functions and responsibilities assigned to the NEIC Project
Officer member are based on the current stated role and objectives of
the College. These functions and responsibilities may alter in line
with any change in the role and objectives of the College.

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


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