Project Manager with The Irish Environmental Network (IEN) – PEACEPLUS Project
Please note, you must be living in Ireland to be considered.
About The Organisation:
The Irish Environmental Network (IEN), founded in 2001, is a leading umbrella organization representing environmental NGO's across the Republic of Ireland. Over the past number of years, the IEN and its sister network Northern Ireland Environment Link (NIEL) have been working together to address cross-border environmental challenges, focusing on research, dialogue, and relationship building within the environmental NGO sector.
About The Project and Job:
The IEN and NIEL have received support from the PEACEPLUS programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), to deliver a project building directly on this work, by providing targeted support environmental NGOs on both sides of the border aimed at enhancing structured, effective all-island cooperation in the sector.
The CORE Project (Cross-border Opportunities for a Resilient Environment) will deliver targeted training, mentoring, and capacity building to NGOs seeking to enhance their cross-border engagement. Through its implementation, the CORE Project will contribute to a more resilient, cooperative, and sustainable future for environmental management across the island of Ireland.
About Your Role And Job:
We are seeking an experienced and self-motivated Project Manager to lead a 2.5-year EU-funded and PLEASEPLUS funded initiative, focused on training, effective delivery, governance, mentoring and evaluation for charities and NGOs across the island. This project aims to enhance cross-border cooperation, improve organisational capability, and support on shared environmental challenges.
This is a Part Time role, 20 hours per week.
Key Responsibilities:
The role will broken down into 6 components which include but are not limited to:
- Project Management and Coordination
- Financial Management
- Monitoring
- Evaluation and Reporting
- Leadership and Team Management
- Stakeholder Engagement and Representation
- Governance and Risk Management.
Further scope on each individual job duty will be outlined in the next step of the process, if you are successful.
Requirements:
Essential
- At least three years of experience of successful project management, including line-management.
- At least three years’ experience of leading on grant and/or project administration and management.
- Proven experience managing EU-funded or similarly complex, compliance-driven projects.
- Strong financial management skills, including budgeting, reporting, and audit preparation.
- Demonstrated expertise in monitoring, evaluation, and impact reporting.
- Experience leading small teams and coordinating multi-stakeholder initiatives.
- Excellent communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to build consensus and foster collaboration across diverse organisations.
- Understanding of various stakeholders such as civil society groups, funders etc.
Desirable
- Knowledge of environmental issues.
- Experience in the NGO/community sector, either environmental or other relevant sectors such as the community sector.
- Knowledge or experience of cross-border/ transnational cooperation.
Qualifications And Skills:
The successful candidate can provide evidence of the following:
- Minimum of a masters or postgraduate diploma e.g. law, politics, sociology, public administration, environmental studies, finance, administration, project management etc.
Benefits Of The Job:
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
- Opportunities for professional growth and leadership.
- Contribute to impactful work in environmental sustainability and advocacy.
Location:
- The IEN office is in Dublin 7 but the successful candidate will be expected to work mainly remotely and will be expected to travel frequently in Ireland and Northern Ireland for to locations in the border area for project delivery and team meetings.
- Travel outside of the office/remote working location is reimbursed according to the project expenses policy.
- This post is open to anyone based or willing to be based in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Contract Period and Hours:
- The duration of the contract will be 2.5 years.
- This is a part-time role with a weekly number of hours set at 20 hours per week.
Diversity and Inclusion Statement:
The IEN is an equal opportunities employer. IEN is committed to a healthy work-life balance, celebrates diversity and is committed to building an inclusive and supportive environment for all employees.
This project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
Please note that the closing date for applications is 12th January 2026 at 17.00. Applicants may not be contacted until after this date
