Department: Governing Authority Office

Vacancy ID: 042803

Closing Date: 09-Aug-2026

The Role

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 to appoint a Head of Legal Affairs. Reporting to the Director of Governance, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the provision of expert legal advice to the University on a range of governance, regulatory and compliance matters.

Salary

Senior Administration III (2026): €93,117 – €131,505 p.a. (8 points)

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

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 9 August 2026.

Please note all applications must be made via our Online Recruitment Portal at the following link:

https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies

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

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