Depaul is a cross border charity working to support people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Depaul is a values led organisation deriving our values from a Vincentian ethos. Depaul’s services can be split into 4 main areas homelessness and addiction, homelessness and vulnerable families, homelessness and prevention and homelessness and criminal justice. Depaul is not a faith based organisation so our staff and volunteers can be of any faith or none at all. Depaul employs over 400 staff in diverse roles in both Northern Ireland and Dublin and the HR department operates as a cross border department. Depaul is part of an international group and acknowledges diversity and equality of opportunity for all.

Depaul is an equal opportunities employer; we offer a standard 35 hour working week, generous leave entitlements and a pension scheme.

We support all staff with regular supervision & core training

Depaul are seeking to recruit the following position for a maternity cover contract

Project Group Manager –  Salary €50,174, this is a 6 month maternity cover

We are seeking to recruit a temporary Project Group Manager for a 6 month maternity leave cover, with a possibility of extension due to extension of maternity leave.

The successful candidate will be responsible to manage and oversee a group of Depaul Projects. (Backlane and Peter’s Place)

This post will require the successful candidate to have operational management and responsibility for a team and be familiar with managing low threshold accommodation.

The successful candidate will be required to have experience with a range of service users including those with chronic substance misuse and homeless histories.

Essential criteria would include at least 3 years’ experience managing a department or service within an Organisation. This experience must include responsibility for the management of staff, budgets and strong external agency communication and relationship building

Application Procedure

Please apply through our online application process, found on the employment page of our website www.depaulireland.org

If you require further information please contact HR on 01 4537111 or at elaine.mcnulty@depaulireland.org

Closing date for all applications: 22nd June 2015 at 12 noon

Panels may be formed from which future vacancies will be filled