Hospitality Manager, Permanent, Maynooth University Estates

We are seeking a Senior Administrative IV grade Full Time Hospitality Manager, to work in the Estates team, with responsibility for the operation of the commercial estate comprising the student accommodation (currently 1262 beds), conference business and summer business. The role is to oversee the student accommodation and to utilise the wider university assets when they are not in use for academic purposes and to generate a return for the university through hosting appropriate events and conferences.

This would traditionally be a combination of student accommodation during term time, international students’ accommodation throughout the full year, events throughout the year, larger conferences at weekends and during the summer months, summer business such as language schools and summer schools that would utilise accommodation, catering and class halls. These activities generate commercial income of ~€10m.

As the Hospitality Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality of both student and visitor experience. Key to this role is to oversee and manage the 365-day property operations including facilities, maintenance and the summer to term-time transition from commercial short-stays to student term-time residencies. The successful role holder will be able to blend high-level strategic foresight, financial acumen and operational and people focused leadership.

Reporting to the Director of Estates or their nominee, the successful candidate will work as part of a team in a busy, challenging environment.  The Estates Team provides support to both Maynooth University and our campus partners, St. Patricks College Maynooth (SPCM) across a variety of services including the management of SPCM’s Village Apartments (240 beds).

It is expected that the successful candidate will develop MU Events (a new unit established in October 2025) and the synergies between the Accommodation Office and MU Events. They should therefore have a working understanding of the differing challenges of each of these environments. There are routine reports to university management and the Higher Education Authority.

The post holder will be a member of the Estates management team and will have both the Residence Office and MU Events teams reporting to them.

The successful candidate will work closely with other senior managers to provide leadership and management of Student Accommodation and MU Events with a focus on value for money and good customer service.

Salary:

Senior Administrative IV (2026):                   €70,734 - €112,314 (7 points)

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