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Post ID: 038503 Post Summary This role is responsible for delivering a high-quality, customer-focused service for probations, academic progressions, and academic promotions including clinical.
The successful candidate will provide an advisory support service to people manager and employees on the effective management of career progression processes, ensuring an outstanding experience for employees and people managers across the university.
As a specialist role, it provides vital support to Heads of School, Discipline, Department, and People Managers and may be called upon to give advice as well as process and analyse complex information.
This support spans the various stages of employee career progression, including probation, junior academic progression, tenure track, and academic and/or clinical promotions.
The role holder will serve as the primary point of contact for all stakeholders involved in the above-named processes.
They will be responsible for ensuring a professional, efficient, and welcoming experience for employees and managers participating in career progression stages and academic promotion competitions.
Post status: Permanent Contract Hours of Post: 35 hours per week Salary: This appointment will be made on the Administrative 2 Salary Scale ( 58,415 - 68,639 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy.
monthly/weekly payscales.
( Proposed Interview date: Thursday 11th September 2025 in Trinity College Dublin.
How to apply: To assist the selection process, applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter (maximum one A4 page) that specifically addresses the following points: Clearly outline relevant experience and how this experience has contributed to their knowledge.
Demonstrate, through past examples, their ability to work on their own initiative and to resolve problems.
Applicants who do not address these requirements in their cover letter will not be considered at the shortlisting stage.
Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.
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Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Fidelma Haffey, Head of Talent, E: Application queries about this post, please email the Andrea Free at E: and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.
At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
We welcome applications from all individuals, including those with disabilities, those who have followed non-traditional career paths, and those who have taken time out for reasons such as family or caring responsibilities.
We also welcome international applicants, including those who have been displaced due to conflict or war.
Trinity College Dublin is Irelands premier university.
We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and hold an Athena Swan Silver Award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and across the higher education sector.
Trinity is committed to supporting worklife balance and creating a family-friendly working environment.