Senior Procurement Specialist (Governance & Systems), Procurement & Contracts Office

UCC wishes to appoint an administrator to the role of Senior Procurement Specialist (Governance and Systems). Reporting to the Procurement Officer, the successful candidate will work collaboratively with the wider Procurement team including the Deputy Procurement Officer (Operations) to collectively deliver the goals and objectives of the office.  This includes maintaining ISO 9001:2015 certification. The successful candidate will also be assigned some areas of spend and will be responsible for the tenders associated with those categories. This may include areas such as Travel, People & Culture and large IT projects.  At times, this will require working closely with the government central purchasing body - the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) and its shared service partners including the Education Procurement Services (EPS), HSE, and HEAnet.

In addition, UCC Procurement and Contracts recognises the key role it plays in delivering on the University’s ambitious climate action goals and the government’s overall national targets. UCC is currently place fourth as one of most impactful universities in the world according to the UI GreenMetric Word University Rankings.  This means UCC must play its part with implementing green procurement practices which will support achieving its 51% emissions reductions target by 2030. The Senior Procurement Specialist (Governance and Systems) must be committed to the principles of green procurement and will be expected to continue to embed sustainable ambitions and report on targets within all procurement practices to ensure UCC continues to play a leadership role in the area of sustainability.

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.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Fiona Thompson, email: fiona.thomson@ucc.ie

For further information on the Department https://www.ucc.ie/en/procurement/

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 II (Grade 6a) Salary Scale: €72,044 - €91,259 (Scale B) / €68,551 - €86,698 (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 interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate.