HEO - Education Projects Manager

Education Projects Manager (Higher Executive Officer) 
About Your New Employer
Cuan is Ireland’s new Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (DSGBV) Agency, established in 2024 to coordinate all government responses under the Third National Strategy (Zero Tolerance).
Make a difference: Deliver impactful, evidence-led services, champion prevention, and raise awareness across Ireland.
Work for an inclusive, innovative public sector employer with a strong commitment to equality and career development.

About Your New Job
As the Education Projects Manager (HEO), you will:
Lead Cuan’s youth education and prevention work—including management of the national Consent Education Programme and development of age-appropriate resources.
Oversee national teacher/youth worker training initiatives and digital learning tools, ensuring best practice in DSGBV prevention and trauma-informed approaches.
Build and maintain partnerships with schools, NGOs, community groups, and statutory bodies.
Ensure educational interventions address the needs of diverse and marginalised groups, with a focus on inclusion, evaluation and continuous improvement.
Manage project teams, budgets, and reporting; represent Cuan at external events and forums.

What Skills You Need
Proven experience managing complex, sensitive education/youth programmes—ideally at a national or regional level.
Demonstrated expertise in curriculum design, programme delivery, and project management (multi-stakeholder/Public Sector/NGO preferred).
Knowledge of DSGBV, safeguarding, and trauma-informed practice.
Excellent communication, organisational and stakeholder relationship-building skills.
Experience engaging with diverse and marginalised communities.
Relevant third-level qualification (e.g., Education, Social Sciences, Training, or similar).

Desirable: Leadership experience, budget management, board/senior level engagement, and understanding of informal/youth prevention education.

What's on Offer
Salary: Starting at €59,435, rising to €75,788 per annum (incremental).
29 days annual leave plus full public sector pension.
Flexible, blended working arrangements (2 days onsite), strong focus on work-life balance.
Comprehensive induction, CPD, training, career progression and educational fee refund schemes.

What's Next
Apply now by submitting the official application form via Cuan’s website before 8 June 2026 (3pm). For further information or queries, email: publicsector@sigmar.ie.