Manager, Food Industry Training Unit

University College Cork wishes to appoint to the role of Manager, Food Industry Training Unit, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences within the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science.  As the Head of the Food Industry Training Unit, the Manager will take strategic responsibility for the Unit, including ensuring its financial viability, relevance and leadership position in continuing education and training in the agri-food and seafood sector. 

The Manager will continue to foster national and international relationships with training and commercial stakeholders and funding agencies, and will work closely with the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences and with food sector experts across the University to ensure continued provision of excellence in training, effective operations and best management practice. 

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/.   The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

For an informal discussion on the post please contact: Leah Neville, School Manager, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences on 021 490 2650 or l.neville@ucc.ie further information on the office is available on: https://www.ucc.ie/en/fitu/

University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN award  in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks. We value the enrichment that comes from a diverse community and seek to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of each individual in line with equality legislation. We encourage applicants to consult our Dignity and Respect Policy and learn more about our EDI related initiatives .

Appointment may be made on the Admin I Salary Scale: €83,341 - €110,109 (Scale B) / €80,711 - €104,602 (Scale A). 

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note that interviews will take place online via MS Teams in the first instance. Candidates may be required to attend UCC for an in person interview. Candidates will be advised as appropriate.