Foróige is an independent, non-profit national voluntary youth organisation engaged in out-of-school youth development and education. The organisation aims to enable young people to involve themselves consciously and actively in their own development and the development of society. Foróige employs over 370 staff and involves thousands of volunteers in the creation and delivery of high quality services to young people through the operation of over 600 volunteer led clubs, the Big Brother Big Sister mentoring programme and over 150 General Youth Services and Special Projects. Foróige is committed to a policy of Equality of Opportunity in its employment practices.

Training, Learning and Development focuses on a systematic approach to training staff and volunteers, building a culture of learning and development that meets organisational needs and matches training given with implementation on the ground, followed up with an ongoing process of quality assurance.

Foróige now invite applications for the following position:

TRAINING OFFICER (2 vacancies)

The successful applicant will have the following essential requirements;
Education to National Degree standard in relevant area
A minimum of 2 years relevant work experience
Access to car and full driving licence
Significant experience and understanding of the design and provision of staff training
Ability to facilitate the learning process
Excellent team working skills
Experience and understanding of training, programme and curriculum design

The Training officer(s) will work a minimum of 35 hours per week and will be based in Foróige Head Office, Park West, Dublin 12.

Please view the individual job specs below for full details on all requirements.

Applications for this vacancy should be made by way of Foróige Application form only.

The full job spec and Foróige application form can be downloaded from this page (see below) and are also available to download from the ‘careers’ section of our website www.foroige.ie or can be requested by emailing hr@foroige.ie

Please note that all applications can only be accepted by way of Foróige Application Form

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00pm WEDNESDAY 4th JANUARY 2017

PLEASE NOTE: A panel may be formed from which future positions funded from a variety of sources may be filled.