Business Support Administrator

About Women’s Aid

Women’s Aid is a national, feminist organisation working to prevent and address the impact of domestic violence and abuse, including coercive control.
We do this by advocating, influencing, training, and campaigning for effective responses to reduce the scale and impacts of domestic abuse on women and children and providing high quality, specialised, integrated, support services.

Benefits of Working with Women’s Aid

• Annual Leave: Annual leave entitlement is 25 days per annum pro rata.
• Privilege Days: Good Friday and Christmas Eve.
• Pension: Women’s Aid operates a contributory pension scheme which all employees may join after 6 months in the organisation.
• Maternity Leave: Women's Aid will pay full salary (less Social Welfare benefits) for the period of the 26 weeks paid leave (subject to 1+ year service).
• Parents’ Leave: 9 weeks’ leave topped up to full salary during the first 2 years of a child’s life, or in the case of adoption, within 2 years of the placement of the child with the family for eligible employees.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Women’s Aid provides an extensive employee assistance programme.
• Death in Service Benefit: Available for all employees to the value of 2 years’ salary.
• Trade Union Membership: The employees of Women’s Aid have an option of joining the recognised representative Trade Union Forsa.
• Training Allowance: Annual allowance for employees to undertake training to enhance skills and expertise (subject to budget availability).
• Travel Supports: Bike-to-work schemes and tax saver commuter tickets.
• We also offer a range of other supports, including paid leave for employees experiencing menopause, problematic periods or subject to domestic abuse.
• Equality and Diversity: Women’s Aid is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and cultural diversity.
• Lived experience: While lived experience as a survivor of domestic abuse is not a requirement for any role in Women’s Aid, we welcome applications from suitably qualified individuals with lived experience.

About the Role

Title: Business Support Administrator

Reference: BSA2025 (please cite in all communications with Women’s Aid).

Reports to: Business Support Manager

Contract: Permanent, Part-time, 21 hours per week.

Hours: Women’s Aid’s full-time working week is 35 hours (excluding lunch). This part time role will generally cover mornings 9am- 1pm Mon-Thursday, and 9am-2pm Fridays. However, some flexibility may be negotiated with the successful candidate.

Location: Primarily based at Women’s Aid head office in Dublin 2. Women’s Aid operates a Hybrid Working Policy and a % of hybrid working will be considered upon application, subject to completion of onboarding/probation.

Salary: The starting rate for this post is between €29,206 - €36,386. This role sits on the Women’s Aid Administrative Officer Pay Band €29,206 - €43,566 (rate commensurate to relevant experience, in line with company remuneration policy).

Purpose of the Role

We are hiring a dynamic and motivated individual who has excellent administration experience to work for a collaborative and growing organisation.
This varied role will support the smooth and efficient running of Women’s Aid.

Please see Recruitment Pack attached below.

How to Apply

Application Form: Application forms (CVs will not be considered), clearly referenced BSA2025 in the subject line, should be sent by email only to Anna Sheridan at finance@womensaid.ie.
Please note that only application forms will be accepted.
Closing date: 5pm, Friday 15th August 2025.

Interview schedule: It is anticipated that first round interviews will be held on the week commencing 25th August 2025 at Wilton Place, Dublin 2.

Additional information

Right to work in Ireland: All applicants must have the right to work in paid employment in Ireland. Verification of this right will be required by Women’s Aid.

Personal Identification: It is employer policy to seek personal identification of all employees in the form of a recognised form of photo identification (e.g. passport, drivers’ licence or public services card).