Business Support Specialist

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Role Profile

Job title

Business Support Specialist - Future Ireland Funds

Business Unit

Future Ireland Funds

Reports to

Director, Future Ireland Funds

Contract Type

Permanent

• Application Deadline - Friday 2nd October**
  
  
  

Summary Of The Business

The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) provides asset and liability management services to the Irish Government. It has evolved from a single function agency managing the National Debt to a manager of a complex portfolio of public assets and liabilities. Businesses managed by the NTMA include the National Debt, State Claims Agency, New Economy and Recovery Authority (NewERA), Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, National Development Finance Agency and the Future Ireland Funds. The NTMA also assigns staff to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) and Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI). See for more details.

Future Ireland Funds

In October 2023, the Minister for Finance announced the proposal to establish two new funds – the Future Ireland Fund (FIF) and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF). The NTMA oversees and manages both the FIF, which aims to ensure steady and long-term support for state expenditure from 2041, and the ICNF, which is designed to bolster state spending after 2026 in response to economic downturns or to fund environmental initiatives between 2026 and 2030. The landmark Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Act 2024 was signed into law in June 2024.

Working at the NTMA offers excellent benefits including:

• Flexible work options including remote working and variable work hours
• An extensive wellbeing programme
• Excellent learning and development opportunities that allow for full career development within the organisation including education support and paid study leave
• Reimbursement of annual professional membership fees
• Competitive salary and 26 days annual leave
• Career Average Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
• A diverse range of initiatives: LGBT+, Gender Matters, Disability Awareness, Sports & Social, Volunteering and lots more
  
  
  

Role Summary

The NTMA is seeking a Business Support Specialist, which provides a unique opportunity for a talented and motivated individual to join the Future Ireland Funds team tasked with the delivery of the Future Ireland Funds' mandates and to gain exposure to the highest standards of the investment management industry.

The purpose of this role is primarily to provide strong administrative and business support to the Director of the Future Ireland Funds. The ideal candidate will be capable of handling a wide range of administrative and executive support-related tasks. The ability to interact with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, sometimes under pressure, is essential. A high level of professionalism and confidentiality/discretion is crucial for this role. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail are equally important.

All members of the Future Ireland Funds team are required to remain flexible to respond to the dynamic nature of the mandate. This may require team members to apply their skills outside of their core areas of responsibility from time to time.

Principal Accountabilities

The principal responsibilities will include the following:

• Provide proactive executive support to the FIF Director, including diary and inbox management, meeting and stakeholder coordination and prioritisation of requests.
• Assist in the development of collateral for the FIF, working with the team to ensure consistency in the look and feel of the Unit's output.
• Support the team in the preparation of documents and reports, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and letters, as required.
• End-to-end ownership of key functional monthly meetings, including scheduling, creating agendas, minute taking and follow-up of open actions.
• Establishment and management of workflow processes for the Unit for various committee and board meetings.
• Coordinate travel arrangements and related expense processes for the FIF team in line with organisational policies.
• Manage the day-to-day administration of the Unit's invoice and expenses processes.
• Coordinate responses to Parliamentary Questions, Freedom of Information requests and other information requests, ensuring delivery within agreed deadlines.
• Contribute to a strong operating environment through cross-team support, process improvement initiatives and flexible delivery across evolving priorities.
• Such other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time.
  
  
  

Desired Knowledge And Skills

The ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience providing executive support to senior leaders
• High degree of integrity and discretion
• High standard of written and spoken English
• Highly competent in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI and SharePoint
• Flexible and able to work unsupervised
• Able to manage competing priorities
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent coordination skills
  
  
  

Preferable:

• Third-level qualification
• Experience of supporting projects / programme delivery
  
  
  

The NTMA is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that a diverse and inclusive workplace informs better decision making, creative thinking, innovation and drives business performance. We are strongly committed to ensuring that our workforce is representative of our society.