Employability and Skill Dev. Coordinator

Maynooth University; Maynooth; On-site; EUR 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Maynooth University in Maynooth, Ireland, seeks an Employability and Skill Development Coordinator within the Careers and Employability Service to design, deliver and enhance the UpSkill programme, supporting students across MU's experiential learning initiatives such as MUSE, SPUR, MU Micro-Internships and Alumni Career Mentoring.

Reporting to the Experiential Learning Officer, you will work with students, academic colleagues, employers and partners to develop career readiness and informed

Qualifications

• Experience designing, delivering and enhancing experiential learning programmes.
• Ability to engage with students, academic colleagues, employers and external partners.
• Proven stakeholder management and project coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design, delivery and enhancement of the UpSkill programme.
• Support MU experiential learning programmes such as MUSE, SPUR and MU Micro-Internships.
• Collaborate to promote high-quality employability opportunities for students.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Collaboration

Job description

Department: Student Skills & Success

Vacancy ID: 044363

Closing Date: 18-Oct-2026

Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued.

The Careers and Employability Service (CES), within Student Skills and Success in the Office of Students and Learning, is seeking a motivated, collaborative and proactive Employability and Skill Development Coordinator. Reporting to the Experiential Learning Officer, the successful candidate will contribute to the design, delivery and continuous enhancement of delivery of the extensive experiential learning and employability UpSkill programme within the Careers and Employability Service. It encompasses a diverse range of responsibilities and actively supports core University wide experiential learning programmes including; Maynooth University Student Experience (MUSE), Summer Programme of Undergraduate Research (SPUR), MU Micro-Internships and Alumni Career Mentoring Programme and the Skills for Success Module. The role involves working collaboratively with students, academic colleagues, employers and external partners to develop and promote high-quality experiential learning opportunities. The postholder will support students at all stages of their university journey by enabling skills development, career readiness, informed career decision-making and progression.

The position contributes directly to the implementation of Maynooth University's Strategic Plan 2023-2028 and its mission to “imagine and create better futures for all”, supporting the development of highly employable graduates who are equipped to become the next generation of creators, innovators and decision-makers.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with strong communication, stakeholder engagement and project management skills who is passionate about student development and enhancing graduate employability.

Salary

Administrative Officer AOII (2026): €47,387 – €67,129 p.a. (9 points)

Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.

Closing Date: Sunday, 18 October 2026 23:30hrs (local Irish time)

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University