Executive Director Co-Centre for Climate+ Biodiversity + Water

Job Title : Executive Director Co-Centre for Climate+ Biodiversity + Water Pay Scale : Senior Administrative 2 Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 81st in the world (QS World University Rankings 2024). Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research, and innovation, which has been inspiring generations of thinkers for over 400 years.Trinity College Dublin- an introduction . Exciting new Job Opportunity in the new €41.3 million research centre which will be the home of research, innovation, and policydevelopment across the interlinked challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and water degradation on the islands of Ireland and Britain. The new Co-Centre for Climate+ Biodiversity + Water hosted by the School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin is an international collaborative Co-Centre working across 14 academic partner institutions in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain. The Co-Centre for Climate+ Biodiversity + Water, hosted by the School of Natural Sciences, is seeking to appoint an Executive Director who will drive the mission, vision, culture and strategic objectives of the Co-Centre, together with its implementation. The Executive Director will foster an environment of research excellence and impact where innovation can flourish and enhance the brand and identity of the Co-Centre. The Executive Director will have responsibilities for leading and managing the effectiveness of all industry and policy research collaboration, innovation, commercialization, industry related finance and operations and business development activities appropriate for the Co-Centre’s scale (>€40M) and complexity. The post holder will liaise with partners across the three jurisdictions and will play a key role in providing visionary leadership to the Centre’s professional support team, acting as an interface with key stakeholders in business, civic groups, eNGOs, and Governmental Departments and Agencies. The post holder will deal with the complex interrelationships between climate adaptation and mitigation, biodiversity loss, and water quality declines and the co-benefits that arise by addressing these together. Post status: Specific Purpose Hours of Post: 35 hours per week Salary: This appointment will be made on the Senior Administrative 2 Salary Scale (€102,381 - €136,871 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy. monthly/weekly payscales. (tcd.ie) How to apply: Interested applicants should (i) submit a full curriculum vitae and (ii) an application letter (max. 2 pages), addressed to the Selection Committee, indicating how you fit the role profile as set out above. Applicants who do not submit all of the above will not be considered at the shortlisting stage. Closing Date: 12 noon (Irish Standard Time) 22nd April 2024 Application will only be accepted by applying online through the Trinity Jobs Portal http://jobs.tcd.ie Applications must be made by the date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system Late Applications will not be accepted. Please see the Job Description below for this position. Informal enquiries: about thisrole can be addressed in confidence to Professor Yvonne Buckley BUCKLEYY@tcd.ie At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war. Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier University. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr