Executive Assistant

Department: Applied Social Studies

Vacancy ID: 041304

Closing Date: 17-May-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.

We are seeking an experienced candidate for a specified purpose post of Executive Assistant to join our team in the Department.

The person appointed will have a proven record of administrative work to support a range of activities relating to the work of the Department. The role will involve a broad range of administrative duties in support of the Department’s activities. We are seeking a person with excellent organisational, administrative and IT skills, and extensive experience of working in a busy office environment. The candidate must be able to demonstrate an ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines on their own initiative. The person must be discreet, trustworthy and capable of dealing with confidential material. The successful applicant will work as part of an administration team with the Administrative Manager. While the candidate will be assigned to the social policy programmes in the first instance, they will be expected to collaborate with the Admin Team to provide cover across the Department.

Salary:

Executive Assistant (2025): €32,530 – €48,930 (13 points)

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

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, the 17th of May 2026

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University