Suas Ireland: Programme Manager [1]

Background

Suas is an international NGO focused on children’s literacy. Our mission is to transform the lives of children and young people through education. We currently run programmes in Ireland, India, Zambia and Kenya. In Ireland Suas works in designated disadvantaged (DEIS) schools, providing literacy support for 8 to 14 year olds who are struggling with reading and writing. This year we are rolling out numeracy and digital literacy interventions in the same schools.

We target our interventions in the most disadvantaged (urban band 1 DEIS) schools in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford. To-date we have worked with over 3,300 children in nearly 50 partner DEIS schools.

The Role

We are now recruiting a Programme Manager for Suas Ireland who will lead and be accountable for the delivery and development of Suas’ work in disadvantaged schools in Ireland. The role holder will also support the development of Suas' educational work, working closely with other staff of Suas to develop our design and monitoring and evaluation approaches.

The role-holder will report to the Head of Programmes, and will manage 1-2 staff involved in the delivery of our education work in Ireland.

A full job description is attached below.

If you feel you have the personal and professional capabilities required of this ambitious role, please submit your CV and Cover Letter to hr@suas.ie [2].

Closing Date: extended to 5th November
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Salary: Competitive depending on experience