Systems Enhancement Project Officer, People & Culture Departmen

Fixed Term Whole Time Post (duration to 1st May 2028)

UCC wishes to appoint a Systems Enhancement Project Officer to play a key role in the transformation and modernisation of People & Culture, supporting major system, process and data improvements across the employee lifecycle.

Reporting to the Systems Enhancement Project Manager and based within the HRIS team, the post holder will provide essential system, operational, analytical and reporting support to advance digitisation, enhance system usability, streamline workflows and strengthen data integrity across the University’s CoreHR/PeopleXD platform. The successful candidate will contribute to system enhancements, user testing, data preparation, documentation development and the expansion of reporting and analytics capability to support evidence‑based decision making and operational excellence.

Working as part of the HRIS team, the post holder will collaborate closely with the wider P&C Department, IT Services and Payroll to support digitisation initiatives, platform enhancements, process reviews and stakeholder engagement, ensuring continuity and alignment across transformation activities. As the University continues to evolve, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate flexibility as responsibilities and reporting arrangements may adjust in line with organisational developments.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/.   The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Ms Suzanne Power, HRIS Manager, s.power@ucc.ie 

University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC Strategic Plan 2023-2028. UCC holds a Silver Athena SWAN award  in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks. We value the enrichment that comes from a diverse community and seek to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of each individual in line with equality legislation. We encourage applicants to consult our Dignity and Respect Policy and learn more about our EDI related initiatives .

Appointment may be made on the Admin III Salary Scale:  €60,862 - €72,665 (Scale B) / €57,949 - €69,147 (Scale A).

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note interviews will be conducted either online via Microsoft Teams or in person in the first instance. Candidates may also be required to attend interviews in person if an interview takes place online. Candidates will be notified as appropriate.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 19th May 2026

No late applications will be accepted.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector