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Department: International Office
Vacancy ID: 038403
Closing Date: 18-Nov-2025
We are seeking a talented and motivated individual to join our team as an Executive Assistant for the Arqus Alliance which Maynooth University joined in 2023, in collaboration with European partner universities: University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Granada, University of Graz, Leipzig University, University of Minho, University of Padua, Vilnius University, and the University of Wrocław.
The successful candidate will support the MU Arqus Alliance team and provide administrative, communication and event management support with the objective of supporting participation among the MU campus community in the various activities and opportunities offered through the university’s membership of the Alliance.
The Arqus Alliance Executive Assistant will be part of a relatively new and busy team and will report to the Arqus Alliance Manager. The successful candidate will have the ability to work well in a team environment and demonstrate the use of their own initiative. The candidate will demonstrate a strong awareness of international education and interculturalism matters. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to partake in international travel among the 8 other Arqus Alliance members across Europe.
Responsibilities
* Support the MU Arqus Alliance team and provide administrative, communication and event management support.
* Support participation among the MU campus community in the various activities and opportunities offered through the university’s membership of the Alliance.
* Report to the Arqus Alliance Manager.
* Work well in a team environment and use own initiative.
* Partake in international travel among the 8 other Arqus Alliance members across Europe.
Qualifications
* Strong awareness of international education and interculturalism matters.
* Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment.
* Demonstrated use of own initiative.
Salary Scale
Executive Assistant (2025): €32,030 – €48,430 p.a. (13 points)
Appointments will be made in accordance with public sector pay provisions.
The position is subject to the Statutes of the University.
Location
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
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.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Administrative
* Higher Education
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