Project Summary
We are currently recruiting a Senior Participation Officer to the National Participation Office Team. Foróige has been awarded the contract (2021 -2023 with option of maximum two year extension) to provide Children and Young People’s Support Services to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability , Integration and Youth (DCEDIY). This has involved the establishment of the National Participation Office on behalf of the DCEDIY. This builds on Foróige’s previous record of the provision of these services since 2012.

The successful applicant will have the following essential requirements;
Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to liaise with a wide range of contacts and build and maintain effective working relationships
Communication and team working skills
Leadership skills and experience of leading a team
Excellent standards of accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to work with confidential information
Ability to be creative and work in a timely and efficient manner
Ability to be proactive, use own initiative and work effectively within a pressurised environment
Good written communications skills, including ability to draft summary information and correspondence
Good IT skills, including word processing, Excel, Internet and PowerPoint
Access to Car and Full Driving Licence
Please view the Job spec for a full list of requirements

Applications
for the above vacancy should be made by way of Foróige Application form.
The full job spec and Foróige application form are available to download from our website www.foroige.ie Email applications to: recruitment@foroige.ie
The deadline for returning completed application forms is Thursday 27th of October at 12pm