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Ireland

Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland

County Limerick, Ireland

Responsibility for a wide range of professional and pastoral student support services including: Student Medical Centre, Student Counselling Services, Arts Office, Community Liason Office (incl. student volunteering programme), Disability Support Services, Mature Student Office, Access Office, Educational Assistive Technology Centre, Chaplaincy, Access Campus (community outreach), First Year Support Office.

County Limerick, Ireland

Lead Strategic planning and strategic programme and project management functions of the Offices of the President, working closely with senior executive management throughout the university. Principal activities: - Strategic Planning - drafting and managing strategic plan production/implementation, monitoring, measurement, evaluation and on-going reporting/review on behalf of UL Executive for University of Limerick Strategic Plan 2015-19; Teaching, Learning & Assessment Strategy 2014-18;… Show more Lead Strategic planning and strategic programme and project management functions of the Offices of the President, working closely with senior executive management throughout the university. Principal activities: - Strategic Planning - drafting and managing strategic plan production/implementation, monitoring, measurement, evaluation and on-going reporting/review on behalf of UL Executive for University of Limerick Strategic Plan 2015-19; Teaching, Learning & Assessment Strategy 2014-18; and Research & Innovation Strategy 2016-20- Executive bid-team lead and/or membership for numerous large scale funding applications, infrastructure and research projects - Strategic Project/programme management (tendering, implementation and reporting) including the management of staff and budgets on all major externally funded programmes funded by DES, HEA, etc. - Commissioning and undertaking background research, drafting briefing papers and developing formal responses, planning documents, and other strategic communications functions etc. in relation to the internal and/or external policy environment (e.g. drafting of all Higher Education Authority (HEA) policy consultation responses on behalf of the university including HEA “Performance Compacts” - Representing the university on a wide range of national/regional/international bodies, regional HE clusters and HE policy/planning committees/fora.- Shannon Consortium – Consortium management, funding bid production, and co-ordination of funding applications and joint initiatives. - Directing/advising individual managers on: individual project specifications; project/programme sustainability; mainstreaming /operational plans to fit with broader institutional strategy.- Institutional KPIs and performance management Show less

University Of Limerick

Principal activities: - Strategic Planning - drafting, publication, implementation, monitoring and evaluation (examples attached below) - UL policy and planning (e.g. HEA Compacts, Regional Clusters and other national HE policy compliance initiatives) - KPIs and performance management - Tendering and project management. Examples include: SIF (Strategic Innovation Fund) Cycles 1 & 2; Shannon Consortium Programme Manager - HEA funded programme awarded €18 million (2008-12);… Show more Principal activities: - Strategic Planning - drafting, publication, implementation, monitoring and evaluation (examples attached below) - UL policy and planning (e.g. HEA Compacts, Regional Clusters and other national HE policy compliance initiatives) - KPIs and performance management - Tendering and project management. Examples include: SIF (Strategic Innovation Fund) Cycles 1 & 2; Shannon Consortium Programme Manager - HEA funded programme awarded €18 million (2008-12); Contract Manager DES Postgraduate Diploma Maths Teachers (2012-present); Contract Manager LMA/Springboard programmes (2008-2013); Co-ordinator UL/NUIG Strategic Alliance; Co-ordinator Shannon Consortium and all joint funding submissions to HEA (multiple successful grants awarded) - Representing UL on a wide range of national/regional/international bodies/committees and HE policy/planning fora Show less

Limerick, Ireland

Project management and support to faculty for research tender applications. (HEA, IRCHSS, Irish Aid, EPA, IRCSET, EU Framework, etc.) Project Co-ordinator for University’s PRTLI (Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions) Cycle 4 application to HEA as part of a national €190 million research support programme for all Irish universities. Successful award of €18 million. Principal writer of University of Limerick Research Strategy 2007-2011

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

(Undertaken during Career Break from University of Limerick) As the lead member (and Acting Associate Director) of a newly established Transformation Program Management Office (TPMO) at the Higher Colleges Of Technology in the UAE, I was responsible for overseeing the management, implementation and reporting on an annual portfolio of strategic initiatives/transformation projects within a newly established PMO function of the institution - 26 initiatives in total for 2018 with combined… Show more (Undertaken during Career Break from University of Limerick) As the lead member (and Acting Associate Director) of a newly established Transformation Program Management Office (TPMO) at the Higher Colleges Of Technology in the UAE, I was responsible for overseeing the management, implementation and reporting on an annual portfolio of strategic initiatives/transformation projects within a newly established PMO function of the institution - 26 initiatives in total for 2018 with combined budget in excess of AED 130 million - covering all areas of higher education and supporting the HCT's 'transformation' agenda, including: academic core business (teaching and applied research) initiatives; new operating and governance modelling (institutional and unit-level); establishing new policy management and quality assurance management systems and structures; 'back-office' transformation projects (e.g. HR and Finance), new facilities projects (Innovation Centers) and a range of other academic and student support service enhancement initiatives. Other responsibilities include: overseeing the (T)PMO office function and staff; liaising with top-tier management consulting firms in the region to support project execution; establishing robust procurement and contracting processes to support portfolio delivery; assisting in department level planning and performance reporting vis portfolio deliverables; executing and finalizing projects within agreed deadlines and budgets as required; and defining department policies, procedures and key business processes for the newly established (TPMO) unit. Show less

Limerick City Ireland

Consultancy (part-time) on project identification, tendering and technical proposal writing in socio economic development projects (EU, World Bank, etc.) with an emphasis on projects related to free-zone development, investment promotion and SME development in Eastern European, African and Middle East & third world countries. (www.sidc.ie)

Galway, Ireland And Bucharest, Romania

EU-funded project: “Technical Assistance for programming, Monitoring and Evaluation” in the Ministry of Public Finance, Bucharest, Romania The overall objective of the project was to support Romania's efforts to finalise the EU accession process in 2007 through a further strengthening of the internal administrative capacity to manage EU financed pre-accession programmes adequately; and to provide assistance to the relevant Romanian structures with a view to strengthening their work related… Show more EU-funded project: “Technical Assistance for programming, Monitoring and Evaluation” in the Ministry of Public Finance, Bucharest, Romania The overall objective of the project was to support Romania's efforts to finalise the EU accession process in 2007 through a further strengthening of the internal administrative capacity to manage EU financed pre-accession programmes adequately; and to provide assistance to the relevant Romanian structures with a view to strengthening their work related to programming, monitoring and evaluation of the pre-accession assistance in compliance with EDIS requirements Show less

Galway, Ireland & Jakarta, Indonesia

ASEAN-funded project “Strengthening Social Protection Systems in ASEAN” The objectives of the project included: •Capacity building for ASEAN officials involved in establishing systems of social protection or social risk management•Development of an integrated policy framework and institutional mechanisms to deal with the overall issue of social protection, with a view to facilitating movement of skilled workers in the region

Galway, Ireland & Overseas Project Assignments

Consultancy services for GDSI’s various international projects (examples above). Duties involved: •Providing project co-ordination and backstopping support on all projects. •Tendering: Drafting of bid documents (Technical and Financial proposals), •Visits to various international project sites •Screening and selection of project experts (Human Resources management) •Negotiating the formation of consortia with other companies on new projects•Writing reports… Show more Consultancy services for GDSI’s various international projects (examples above). Duties involved: •Providing project co-ordination and backstopping support on all projects. •Tendering: Drafting of bid documents (Technical and Financial proposals), •Visits to various international project sites •Screening and selection of project experts (Human Resources management) •Negotiating the formation of consortia with other companies on new projects•Writing reports, evaluations, etc. of self-managed international projects Show less

Ireland & Croatia

EU-funded project “Support to National Development Planning, Croatia” The project purpose was to enhance Croatia's development planning and implementation capacity through the preparation of: the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) (National Development Plan); Operational Programmes (sectoral and regional) and capacity building in the Croatian public administration to plan, manage, monitor and evaluate EU structural funds & programmes

Dublin, Ireland

Writer of abstracts (synopses) for a wide range of social sciences academic journal articles, books, reports, etc. covering a broad range of academic disciplines including - sociology; economics; socio-economic development; political sciences; International relations; political, economic and social philosophy; current affairs, etc.

Brussels, Belgium

ICDA (International Coalition for Development Action) Secretariat, Brussels, Belgium A trade and development related NGO with consultative status to the United Nations Commission on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) Analysis and reports focused mainly on current developments, particularly at the EU Commission in relation to global trade and development in five key areas: •Trade & Institutions •Trade, Gender, and WTO Transparency •Trade, Environment & Sustainable Development… Show more ICDA (International Coalition for Development Action) Secretariat, Brussels, Belgium A trade and development related NGO with consultative status to the United Nations Commission on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) Analysis and reports focused mainly on current developments, particularly at the EU Commission in relation to global trade and development in five key areas: •Trade & Institutions •Trade, Gender, and WTO Transparency •Trade, Environment & Sustainable Development •Trade & Social Issues •Trade, Investment, Competition policies, & TNCs Show less

Limerick, Ireland

Tutor/lecturing assistant for various undergraduate modulesCo-founder and joint editor of “Perspectives”; the Department of Government and Society’s academic Journal of Political, Economic & Social Studies

Munich Area, Germany

Preparation of legal documents to secure European intellectual property rights for various products on behalf of international clients at the European Patent Office (EPO) in Munich, Germany. First point of contact for all international client queries. Liaising with all international clients on behalf of attorney. Preparation of documents for court proceedings. Drafting and writing reports on outcome of court proceedings for clients.

Graduate Diploma (Level 9) Practitioner Research (Higher Education)

Master Of Arts (M.A.)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)

Leaving Certificate