Department: Access Office
Vacancy ID: 043803
Closing Date: 20-Sep-2026
We are seeking to appoint an Outreach Officer. Reporting to the Widening Participation Community Engagement Manager, the post holder will complement and build on the existing good practice developed at Maynooth University. The post holder will work within a team contributing to the design, implementation, and evaluation of a coherent targeted MAP Outreach Programme (to include outreach activities, pathways, and transitions to HE) with the objective of supporting the access, retention, and…
success of learners under-represented in higher education.
The Outreach Officer will promote opportunities and pathways to progress to HE and will provide targeted information and advice to prospective students and their families to support them to successfully navigate third level systems. The Outreach Officer will also support student success through the development and delivery of orientation and transition supports and the MAP Student Ambassador Programme and will also contribute to the development of a MAP outreach strategy to address access and widening participation objectives. As programmes and outreach activities may take place off campus, holding a full driving licence would be beneficial to the role.
Administrative Officer II (2026) Salary Scale: €47,387 – €67,129 p.a. (9 points)
Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions
Closing Date:
23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 20th September 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