Micro Credentials Project Lead

Department: Admissions Office

Vacancy ID: 030341

Closing Date: 15-Sep-2024

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 Irish Universities Association (IUA) is the representative body of the university sector and has secured funding for the project to develop a Multi-Campus Micro-Credentials system in Irish Universities, providing a coherent national framework for quality assured and accredited micro-credentials. This full-time contract position is funded by this project.

The MicroCreds project is funded through the Higher Education Authority’s Human Capital Initiative, aimed at establishing a system of quality assured and accredited micro-credentials across the seven IUA universities. MicroCreds provides up/re-skilling opportunities to those in employment and those seeking to enhance their employability, and aims to drive lifelong learning in Ireland, in close collaboration with enterprise. The MicroCreds project develops a collective national framework for micro-credentials across the universities; builds engagement with enterprise for the development and roll-out of the micro-credentials programmes; and develops a co-ordinated ‘shop window’ portal to drive awareness of micro-credentials.

Maynooth University is seeking to recruit a Project Lead to manage the University’s participation in the MicroCreds project, ensuring the delivery of all programme activities in a timely and efficient manner. Reporting to the Assistant Registrar and Director of Admissions, the Project Lead will work closely with colleagues across the University, coordinating the development of professional and modular courses at the University, and leading the alignment and integration of micro-credential offerings and outcomes with University strategy with respect to the delivery of professional courses and postgraduate programmes. The successful candidate will also report to the IUA MicroCreds Programme Lead on a programme basis, and will work with project leads across the IUA institutions in the delivery of programme elements.

In addition to contributing to the sectoral MicroCreds project, the post-holder will contribute to developing and managing structures to facilitate the development of professional and skills-based courses at Maynooth University. The post-holder will work with academic staff to organise the delivery of courses, and provide information and support in the assessment of market opportunity and demand for these courses. This will include developing models for external stakeholder engagement to inform agile and flexible curriculum development, and building awareness of micro-credential provision at Maynooth University.

Salary

Administrative Officer I (2024): €56,915 – €81,205 p.a. pro-rata (9 points)

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