Information Officer
Temporary Part-Time (Specified Purpose) 17.5 hours per week,
North Connacht & Ulster CIS - Monaghan
North Connacht & Ulster Citizens Information Service is currently seeking to recruit a Temporary Part-Time Information Officer (Specified Purpose Contract) with an expected end date of week ending 15th May 2026 for its Monaghan Service.
Key tasks for the post include the direct delivery of information, advice, advocacy and referral services, and liaison with other service providers, both statutory and voluntary.
Excellent communication skills, a good level of research and IT skills, and a Leaving Certificate and/or equivalent of education are required. Ideally, applicants will also hold a higher-level qualification in a relevant field of study, (e.g. social policy, human rights, social work/social care practice, legal qualification etc.), and / or substantial previous work experience in a busy information/advice/advocacy environment.
- Temporary Post: This is a temporary position. (Specified Purpose Contract)
- Full Time Salary Scale: Scale range of €32,270, €34,623, €37,001, €38,770, €40,483, €42,791, €44,471, €46,162 (max), €47,700 (LSI1), €49,234 (LSI2). Salaries pro-rata for part-time work.
- Annual leave entitlement: 23 – 25 days (after 5 years’ service). pro-rata for part-time work.
- Pension: There is a pension scheme is in place where 5% is contributed by the employee and 7% by the employer. Membership of the pension scheme is mandatory.
- Incremental Credit: It is expected that all new entrants to Monaghan Citizens Information Service will be appointed at point one of the salary scale. However, Monaghan CIS operates an incremental credit process for appointments higher than point one. This process is applicable to new entrants into Monaghan CIS. Incremental credit criteria, based on the competencies for the role, are assessed against employment history as laid out in the application form only. A request for incremental credit from a successful candidate must be made within the first 3 months of employment. The decision on whether to award an incremental credit or not is a decision made by the Board and is subject to the availability of funding.
Full terms and conditions are contained in a Staff Handbook, which is issued with and forms part of the Employee Contract at CIS.
Applications must be made on the relevant application form and sent to:
Closing
date: 4.00pm on Wednesday 24th September 2025
(Late applications will not be accepted)
A detailed job description and application form together with further information on CIS can be accessed below:
Download the Application Form
(docx) 
Download the Candidate
Pack(pdf) 
For details on
how your personal data will be used as part of this process our Data Protection
Notice for Job Applicants is available at:
Citizen
Information Board Data Protection
North Connacht & Ulster Citizens Information Service is an equal opportunities employer