Applications are invited for a Temporary post of a Office Manager within SIRC, Office of the Chief Risk Officer.

The Office of the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) is a Unit within University College Dublin responsible for the following functions -

• Enterprise Risk Management


• Compliance


• Health and Safety


• Insurance


• Subsidiary Company Governance

Under the direction of the Chief Risk Officer or their nominee the Office Manager will be a key member of the Unit, managing the day to day administration of the office and contributing to the overall efficient operations of same.

The post holder will provide high level support to the wider teams across the Office of the Chief Risk Officer and ensure that the office functions efficiently and that stakeholders' needs are addressed.

The post holder will be required to regularly collaborate with academic, research and support units across the University.

As well as being required to work as part of a team, the post holder must have the ability to work independently. They will be expected to achieve operational excellence, foster collaborative working relationships and meet exacting standards. The post holder will provide a customer focused, high quality service as part of their role.

The successful candidate will engage in a range of duties and responsibilities as part of their office management role that are reflective of the wide portfolio managed by the Unit. These include but are not limited to dealing with day to day queries and redirecting within the wider team as necessary, providing advice to the wider university community where appropriate, managing the university travel insurance programme, maintaining databases and records management systems (including handling confidential information), overseeing the software systems used within the office, liaising with insurers, representing the office on UCD committees, maintaining the office websites, managing all aspects of Data Compliance within the Office of the Chief Risk Officer, identifying opportunities for operational efficiencies, and any other duties that may be assigned by the Chief Risk Officer or their nominee

Note that inhouse training will be provided in the various areas managed by the Office of the Chief Risk Officer as necessary and the appointee will also be expected to undertake further professional development where appropriate to support office operations and to utilise any learnings obtained from said training.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

UCD is committed to creating an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated, and everyone is afforded equality of opportunity. To that end the university adheres to a range of equality, diversity and inclusion policies. We encourage applicants to consult those policies here https://www.ucd.ie/equality/. We welcome applications from everyone, including those who identify with any of the protected characteristics that are set out in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy.

95 Admin Officer Ii\2010 (0173\X) Salary Scale: €47,109 - €60,335 Per Annum.

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines

Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 4th of October 2023.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/