GRASP Development Officer

The College is seeking applications for a GRASP Development Officer for a 4-year position based in our Strand Road campus.

The GRASP Programme Development Officer will be responsible for managing participant recruitment across defined areas and will collaborate with partners as a member of a cross-border team to manage the delivery of programme activities including:

• Women into Construction & Labour Activation Green Skills Academies
• Household Carbon Literacy Programme
• Green Skills Schools Outreach Programme

There is a significant Green Skills deficit in the combined cross-border Construction Sector. This is contributing to considerable underachievement of environmental targets and increased levels of public expenditure. There is an urgent need to accelerate the decarbonisation of residential & public buildings, which in NI, contribute to 16% of local CO2 emissions, the highest in the UK. In Ireland, this figure is 10% & growing.

GRASP will address the Green Skills deficit required to enable achievement of Programme area net zero CO2 emission targets (2030 & 2050).

GRASP (Green Accelerator Skills Programme) will enable 8 further education & training (FET) institutions in the Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN) area, to collaborate with Construction Sector partners to develop a suite of Green Skills qualifications designed to meet increasing demand. Green Skills are those required to construct/retrofit buildings to near zero energy standards. GRASP will be led by South West College will partner with:
Southern Regional College, North West Regional College, Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education & Training Board, Cavan Monaghan Education & Training Board, Donegal Education & Training Board in NI, & MSLETB, CMETB, DETB, ATUL, & FC in Ireland.

GRASP - Green Accelerator Skills Programme is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).

• Salary - Band 4 - £25,992 - £30,559 per annum
• Duration: 4 years
• Annual leave: 23 days per annum
• NILGOSC Pension Scheme

The College welcomes applications from applicants with a disability. Applicants with a disability are encouraged to visit the College website  which provides accessibility information on College facilities.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Under the provision of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order 2007 this post is deemed to be a regulated position and a check will be carried out against the Barred List for Children.

The College is committed to equal opportunities and to selection on merit. It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society in particular applicants from the Protestant Community.

There is a possibility that a reserve list will be retained if more applicants are deemed suitable than posts exist. In the event the successful candidate fails to take up the post or if the post is vacated within 12 months of the appointment date, or if another vacancy arises within 12 months the post may be offered to the next person on the reserve list.