Commercial Director/Member - Business Development, sales and marketing

The role will require that the person is willing and eligible to serve as a Company Director or a member in Ireland. As a Director of MCEP, you will work closely with the other Directors to manage the operation in all aspects of activities. A keen interest in community development would be preferable and have a relevant skills that would be an advantage to the project. A minimum commitment of one year is required and an attendance at monthly Board of Directors meetings.

The preferred skills of the person to be appointed are :

- Business Development, sales and marketing including digital marketing 

Maynooth Community Employment Project (MCEP) has been providing a community hub office in Maynooth since 1984. It has registered as a company limited by guarantee without shares since 2001. MCEP has three sites in Maynooth and in addition to a public office based in Tesco, Carton Park, the project maintains the environs of the Royal Canal with a base at Duke's Harbour  in Maynooth. The project also maintains the club grounds of Maynooth Town Football Club. MCEP operates a Community Employment Project, funded by the Department of Social Protection. MCEP is a registered Charity in Ireland and is fully compliant with the requirements of the Charities Regulator and the Companies Registration requirements. 

As well as providing a community hub, MCEP publishes the monthly 32 page Maynooth Newsletter which has been in existence since the mid 1970s. We support a range of local community groups in their work such as the Maynooth St. Patrick's Day Parade. The main activity of MCEP is to provide an opportunity for long-term unemployed people to upgrade their skills and be job ready to re-enter the workforce. Over the lifetime of the project hundreds of participants have benefitted from the presence of the project in Maynooth as well as the wider community.