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Programme Coordination and Delivery Officer (Higher Executive Officer Grade)
Marine Institute
Posted on Apr 11, 2026
Organisation Description:
The Marine Institute is Ireland’s scientific agency responsible for supporting the sustainable development of the state’s maritime area and resources. We do this through conducting applied research and providing scientific knowledge, advice and services to government, industry and other stakeholders and users. This policy advice capacity, our broad mandate, and the research programmes we fund and undertake, give us a unique insight into the science-policy interface, and make us an exemplar in the provision of integrated ocean knowledge.
Summary of the Role:
The Marine Institute (MI) provides marine scientific and technical services to a range of government Departments and Agencies. As part of this role the Marine Institute operates the National Oceanographic Data Centre, to make marine data and information available to a range of national programmes. The Information Services and Development team provide related IT and data services through a range of external projects and programmes. We provide data and digital services to support areas such as marine spatial planning, environmental and fisheries management, aquaculture and food safety, renewable ocean energy and maritime development, amongst others.
The successful candidate will help to support external research, development and operational projects and programmes. They will have a background in project coordination and administrative support with good general digital, communication and administrative skills. The candidate will require an aptitude and interest in programme administration, project organisation and digital communications. They will support several programmes and research projects, including developing work organisation and communications material, budget tracking and reporting, and the coordination a range of cross-team and organisational activities.
The Programme Coordination and Delivery Higher Executive Officer (HEO) will report to the Information Services and Development (IS&D) Section Manager and Director of OCIS, and work within the IS&D team. The current programmes run until December 2029.
The full job description can be found here.
How to Apply:
A C.V. and letter of application, summarising experience and skill set applicable to the position, should be emailed to recruitment@marine.ie or posted to Human Resources at the Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Galway. All correspondence for this post should quote reference OCIS/HEO/April26.
All applications for this post should be received by the Marine Institute in advance of 12 noon, Wednesday, 29th April 2026. Please note that late applications cannot be accepted.
Eligible Candidates must be:
1. A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the Member States of the
European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway; or
2. A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK); or
3. A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or
4. A non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or UK or Swiss citizen and has a stamp 4 or a Stamp 5 visa.
Use of Data - all personal data and the information submitted for this application will be used solely for the purpose of this campaign, after which it will be deleted in line with our General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Policy and data retention schedule. All information will be treated with the strictest confidence and accessed only by those involved directly in the campaign. The Marine Institute is an organisation that champions Diversity, Inclusion & Equality for all. We encourage and welcome applications from anyone interested in this role.
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