Employment Training and Placements Officer

JOB DETAILS

Title: Employment Training and Placements Officer (x 2)

Duration: Specified purpose full time contract 1 year (possibility of renewal subject to funding)

Salary: €41,936 - €46,936

Job Family: Coordinator

Reporting to: Project Co-ordinator - Employment

Closing Date: 6pm 26th July 2026

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Irish Red Cross Society (IRC) is part of the world’s largest independent humanitarian network, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The IRC is committed to and bound by, its Fundamental Principles of Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality. The vision of the Irish Red Cross is to be a leading humanitarian organisation, providing impartial services and support to vulnerable communities both at home and abroad. Our mission is to identify and deliver humanitarian assistance to those who are most in need.

Migration is a priority focus for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement internationally as well as for the IRC in Ireland.  Building on successful programming in integration, housing and resettlement, IRC is growing its service offerings to support employability and labour market insertion of refugees, asylum-seekers and other migrants.

SUMMARY OF ROLE

This role will be responsible for delivering employability skills training, facilitating peer supports and coaching and creating job placements for refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants within IRC’s employment services programme. Reporting to the Project Co-ordinator – Employment, the Employment Training and Placements Officer will support delivery of employment services under IRC’s Ukraine Accommodation Programme funded by the Irish Government, the “EMERge” Programme, funded under the EU’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and under other funding as may arise.

This role will be based at IRC Head Office in Dublin and will require frequent travel to project locations in Dublin and nationwide.  The role provides an opportunity to support and positively impact the integration journeys of vulnerable and marginalised migrants in Ireland.

ROLE RESPONSIBLILTIES

• Manage a case load of jobseekers from a refugee or vulnerable migrant background towards employment and related outcomes

• Work in collaboration with each participant to identify their needs, skills, experiences and work aspirations and develop an individual action plan

• Develop and deliver group employability training as required

• Support and engage a pool of Volunteer Mentors and facilitate individual and group volunteer support for programme participants

• Organise employer networking and job connections events, and peer support groups

• In collaboration with the Employment Partnerships Officer, support the development of relationships with businesses to source opportunities for employment

• Support both company and employee during the matching process and in the early stages of employment

• Provide on-the job support and follow-up to ensure successful job placements

• Build relationships with training/ education providers in the local area, Intreo centres, Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) and other organisations to enable appropriate referrals

• Deliver information webinars and on-site training and advice sessions on employment for residents of state accommodation centres such as UCTATs and IPAS centres

• Contribute to project planning and reviews

• Maintain detailed records and provide regular reports against targets for funders

• Undertake training, research and consultation with stakeholders to develop best practice

• Other tasks as required

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Essential Criteria

• 2+ Years’ Experience working in the Migrant Integration, Employment sector or similar with experience supporting people into employment through mentoring and coaching

• Understanding of the issues facing people from a refugee or migrant background in finding and maintaining employment

• Thorough understanding of how to succeed in job seeking, including skills identification, personal development plans, CV preparation, interviews and networking

• Excellent training and facilitation skills

• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills

• Strong empathy and relationship management

• Excellent team working combined with the ability to work on your own initiative

• Ability to maintain strict compliance protecting confidential, sensitive information and materials

• Competent user of MS Excel, Teams, Sharepoint and CRM systems

• Fluent English, written (to reporting writing standard) and conversational

• Willingness to travel within Ireland

Desirable Criteria

• A third-level qualification in Coaching, Adult Guidance, Migrant Integration, Youth Work, Project Management or similar

• Knowledge of the work of the Irish Red Cross

• Experience of working with volunteers and businesses/employers

• Ability to speak additional languages e.g. Arabic, Ukrainian, French, Dari or Pashto, would be an advantage

• Full clean driving licence and access to vehicle an advantage

FURTHER INFORMATION

The Irish Red Cross offers the following benefits in addition to salary:

• Up to 5% employers' contribution to a company contributory pension scheme

• 20 days Annual Leave plus closure of the office on Good Friday, plus two additional ‘privilege days’ to be used at Easter and Christmas respectively.

• Death in Service benefit of four times salary

• Flexible working hours, including opportunities for hybrid working with minimum three days per week in the office

• Flexi-time policy with opportunity to accumulate up to one flexi-day per month

• Further education, training and learning supports

• Professional subscriptions (as applicable)

• Travel (bike-to-work schemes/tax saver commuter tickets)

The Irish Red Cross is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications for people from all sections of the community, irrespective of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the Traveller community.

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in Ireland.

The role is a full-time position based on a 35-hour working week, based on flexitime arrangements.

This role is partially funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union