Senior Centre Leader, Education Partnerships

Cambridge Education Group; Maynooth; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Perkbox (discounts)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Private Medical

Staff Discount on CEG Digital courses

Enhanced annual leave entitlement

Job summary

Cambridge Education Group seeks a Centre Director for OnCampus Ireland, Maynooth. The role is full-time and permanent, reporting to the CEO OnCampus Ireland, with responsibility for performance, operations, and student experience across the centre.

You will lead staff, manage budgets, and work to maximise student progression and partner relations, ensuring compliance with QQI and other bodies while delivering an exceptional student journey.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree / NFQ Level 8 or 9 essential
• Postgraduate qualification (e.g. PGCE, MBA) essential
• Extensive experience in a senior leadership role in an academic environment essential
• 3+ years of secondary, further or higher education teaching experience essential
• Curriculum design and programme management experience essential
• Understanding of EU and Irish higher education and international student needs essential
• Creative approaches to developing opportunities in higher education essential

Responsibilities

• Deliver high performance across all Centre functions: academic success, progression to partner, student satisfaction, staff engagement and financial performance.
• Be accountable to the CEO for centre performance and ensure KPIs are met and exceeded; embed OnCampus policies and external requirements.
• Develop, motivate, manage and appraise management staff to reach objectives and potential.
• Lead annual budget development and Centre-level reforecasting activities.
• Contribute to sales and marketing activities to strengthen relationships with partners, agents and students

Skills

Cross-cultural awareness

IT packages (Word, Excel, Teams)

Leadership

Management

Education

Bachelor's degree (NFQ 8/9)

Postgraduate qualification (PGCE, MBA)

Tools

None

Job description

Cambridge Education Group seeks a Centre Director for OnCampus Ireland, Maynooth. The role is full-time and permanent, reporting to the CEO OnCampus Ireland, with responsibility for performance, operations, and student experience across the centre.

You will lead staff, manage budgets, and work to maximise student progression and partner relations, ensuring compliance with QQI and other bodies while delivering an exceptional student journey.