Title: Director of Membership Excellence and Learning

(Hybrid, Permanent, Flexible working)

The Organisation

Early Childhood Ireland is the leading children’s advocacy and membership organisation. We work in partnership with our members to achieve quality experiences for every child in Early Years and School Age care settings. We advocate for an effective and inclusive Early Years and School Age care system which values, supports, and invests in childhood, children and services.

The Role

Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Membership, Excellence and Learning (MEL) is a pivotal member of Early Childhood Ireland’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT), responsible for shaping and driving the organisation’s strategic vision and impact within the Early Years and School Age Care (EY and SAC) sector. This role transcends operational oversight, providing strategic direction, cross-departmental leadership, and sectoral influence to ensure Early Childhood Ireland continues to champion quality, innovation, and positive outcomes for children, services, and the wider cause.

This position places a strong emphasis on outward-facing engagement, empowering Early Childhood Ireland to enhance its standing and impact through dynamic and effective leadership across the sector.

Salary and Key Benefits:

A salary in the range of €68,000 to €79,0000 is offered, commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.

As a team member at Early Childhood Ireland, you will enjoy a variety of benefits that include contributory health and pension schemes, as well as generous paid leave allowances. We value career development and offer paid educational assistance, professional fees and training opportunities as applicable. Team members also have access to an employee assistance programme.

At Early Childhood Ireland, we are committed to investing in our people and culture to ensure that as an organisation we deliver on our strategic plan while also continuing to be a great place to work. We are currently operating on a blended working basis, offering great flexibility to our employees and providing excellent opportunities to learn, grow and thrive.

Location: Hybrid. Our head office is in Tallaght, Dublin and we are currently on a blended basis with time to be spent working remotely and at our national office – the combination to be agreed with the successful candidate.

Contact/application and requirements information:

For the full job description and details on how to apply, https://www.earlychildhoodireland.ie/job/director-of-membership-excelle…

If you would like to have a confidential conversation about the role, please reach out to Gillian Moore – https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-moore-0b01b3a9/

Early Childhood Ireland strives to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. If you require any accommodations, please let us know by emailing recruitment@earlychildhoodireland.ie

Early Childhood Ireland believes the protection and welfare of all children is of paramount importance and is committed to implementing robust safeguarding procedures throughout the recruitment process. The organisation is aligned to Children First National Guidance 2017, Children First Act 2015 and the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act, 2012 in all aspects of work.

We do not require the support of recruitment agencies at this time.