Project Manager 

Overall Purpose of the Job:

This is a specific purpose post, offered on a fixed term contract for nine months. The contract may be extended if deemed necessary by the voluntary board of management. The Project Manager will work with the Voluntary Board of Management to develop Moville and District FRC as a community led organisation, which provides supports and services to meet the needs of the community. The Project Manager will manage a core team of staff and oversee the facilitation and development of all programmes and services operating within the Centre. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operations of the FRC, the Project Manager will work closely with the Voluntary Board of Management to:

• review all policies to ensure best practice in respect of governance and compliance – guided by the Charities Regulatory Authority’s code of governance.
• review the organisational structure to ensure it is fir for purpose to deliver the organisation’s strategy.
• ensure a work plan is developed for 2027 and develop an appropriate succession plan to facilitate long term stability for the FRC.

Key Areas of Work:

• Promote the centrality of community development in informing the approach that underpins the work of the Centre.
• Comply with the National Service Delivery Framework (NSDF) of Tusla—Child and Family Agency
• Contribute to Tusla’s area-based approach to prevention, partnership and family support.
• Participate as required in national practice models, including Meitheal, to ensure that the needs and strengths of children and their families are effectively identified, understood and responded to in a timely way.
• Liaise with the appropriate statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure a co-ordinated, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency framework for the delivery of supports and services locally.
• Facilitate the provision of an information and advice service to local families and individuals.
• Support the development of community led initiatives that support family and individual well-being.

Project Management:

• Raise the profile of the Centre and promote local involvement in it.
• Co-ordinate the effective running of the Centre in consultation with the Voluntary Board of Directors, working groups, staff members and others as deemed necessary.
• Support the Voluntary Board of Directors to manage the Centre effectively and work with them to implement appropriate policies and procedures to ensure best practice and accountability.
• Ensure that the work of the Centre is regularly planned, reviewed and evaluated.
• Identify funding sources, make applications and liaise with the relevant funding agencies.
• Present monthly reports on the work carried out to the Voluntary Board of Directors and others as deemed necessary.
• Oversee the financial management of the Centre with the Voluntary Board of Directors
• Manage the day-to-day operation of the Centre.
• Support and supervise core funded and non-core funded staff as well as workers on work placement programmes and promote a team ethos within the Centre. Ensure that timesheets and other relevant personnel records are kept updated.
• Work with the Voluntary Board of Directors, staff and volunteers to access appropriate training and development opportunities in response to the identified needs of all members of the Centre.
• Ensure that a child protection policy, with associated procedures, is implemented and act as the Designated Liaison Person for the Centre
• Carry out any additional tasks that may be deemed necessary by the Voluntary Board of Directors for the effective management of the Centre.

Hours of Work

• The post will be full time – 35 hours per week.
• The hours of work will be 9.00 to 13.00 hrs and 14.00 to 17.00 hrs, Monday to Friday the Manager will be expected to be flexible about evening and weekend work for which overtime will not be paid but time-off-in-lieu will be granted.
• A six-month probation period will apply.

Additional information:

• The Project Manager will report and be responsible to the Voluntary Board of Directors.
• Following successful completion of probation period, the company will make a provision for pension, at the rate of double your contribution and subject to a maximum of 10%of the gross salary.
• The Co-ordinator will be expected to observe confidentiality at all times in relation to the business of the Family Resource Centre
• Twenty-five days per annum plus public holidays.
• The salary is €55,000 to €60,000 with a 2% WRC increase on 1st October 2026.
• The position is subject to the completion of a satisfactory Garda Vetting process.

Applications will only be accepted on the official Job Application Form and should be received on Tuesday 16th June 2026  by 5pm. Late applications will not be considered.

To apply please see Application Pack attached below: