The University of London Careers Group has collaborated with Graduate Prospects to roll out the UK’s first online vacancies and careers information resource for international students.

International Jobs Online is the most comprehensive portal for international graduate job vacancies in the UK, enabling students to search for graduate vacancies as well as find information on working in the UK and country-specific careers.

  UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, in partnership with Bord Bia, is offering an innovative new programme to 25 of Ireland’s sharpest minds; the Bord Bia Marketing Fellowship.

This intensive 12-month action learning programme gives successful candidates the combined opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with some of Ireland’s most respected food companies and to also gain a postgraduate qualification. Participants’ time will be split between working in foreign locations, supported by Bord Bia, and studying for a Graduate Diploma in International Marketing Practice at UCD Smurfit School.

This is a fully-funded programme, including all fees, and participants will receive a bursary to the value of €17,500 (plus a rental allowance).

Applications are welcome from all graduates with a minimum of 2 years work experience. Some placements will require fluency in a second language (French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, Russian or Chinese).

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 24th August at 09.00.

  Officers are the Managers, Decision makers, and Leaders of the Defence Forces. Cadets or Trainee Officers engage in 15 months training in the Military College covering many fields of study before taking up an operational appointment in the Permanent Defence Force.

Have you got:
- The ability to plan, prioritise and organise people and other resources.
- The ability to carefully analyse problems, in order to generate appropriate solutions.
- The aptitude for absorbing information and be able to identify relevant information.
- Clear, concise and effective communication skills.
- The ability and motivation to coordinate and to delegate to others.

Application forms will only be accepted online and will be available from 2009 August 09 to midnight on 21 August 2009. Candidates who completed the Leaving Certificate in 2009 are requested to await their Leaving Certificate results prior to applying to determine if they meet the minimum education requirements.

To apply for this competition click here.

  JPA Brenson Lawlor, based in Donnybrook, Dublin 4, is a top twenty firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors. Employing over fifty staff, they specialise in the provision of accounting, auditing, taxation and business advisory services to medium and large clients from a wide range of business sectors.

On an annual basis and in association with the Institute of Chartered Accountants, they recruit a number of Trainee Accountants each year. As a medium sized practice, they are able to offer all Trainees a broad based training with significant exposure to all facets of an accountants work leading to competence in all of these areas.

Trainees will be rewarded with a remuneration package to include a salary, all registration, course and examination fees and generous study leave allowance. Ideally, candidates will have an accounting commerce or business degree with exemptions from some or all of the CAP I or CAP II exams.

Candidates should apply with curriculum vitae via either post to Ian Lawlor, Partner, JPA Brenson Lawlor, Argyle Square, Morehampton Road, Dublin 4 or email ian@brensonlawlor.ie Interviews will be held throughout August and September.

JPA Brenson Lawlor Website

  The H.Dip in Television Production which has been developed by Waterford Institute of Technology and Nemeton Television in partnership with Údarás na Gaeltachta, aims to produce graduates with the requisite skills and abilities to work at the cutting edge in production and in the television industry. The course will offer students the opportunity to specialise in the areas of directing and editing for television, the two crucial areas where creative, technical, visual and aural talents are combined in the
production process. The course will be taught through the Irish language and therefore will also develop the linguistic abilities of students by giving them the opportunity to work and study in an Irish-speaking environment.

Applicants must hold an NQAI Level 7 qualification or higher. Students must
have a level of competency in spoken Irish. Applications will be made directly to WIT and selected applicants will be called for interview. Applicants without the above minimum requirements but with relevant industrial experience and language competency will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Otherwise suitably qualified applicants may be required to take a programme to improve competency in Irish.

For further information on this course and for an application form, please contact:

Maria Aylward, School of Humanities, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Tel: 051 302 846, Email: maylward@wit.ie

Triona Ní Dhomhnail, Nemeton, An Rinn, Co. Phortláirge, Tel: 058 464 99, Email: triona@nemeton.ie

  Sentenial Ireland is offering you an opportunity to hold a significant role in a highly successful Irish software business success story. Established in 2004, Sentenial is the leading provider of Direct Debit processing services and solutions for numerous domestic Direct Debit schemes, and is a forerunner for SEPA (Single European Payments Area). With clients ranging from SMEs to large global banks using their Direct Debit facilities, they've built a reputation for best in class solutions, accurate and efficient delivery, and excellent customer service.

The role involves:
• Developing, customizing and configuring software for the Sentenial customer base. This will include the following:
• Identifying project requirements.
• Documenting and communicating such requirements.
• Software specification and software design.
• Software development, software customisation and software configuration.
• Software unit testing and software system testing of all deliverables.
• Software delivery and software installation.
• Working closely with the engineering team in all stages of the SDLC .
• Working closely with Customer Service Representatives and System Administrators to ensure high availability of production systems.
• Research and development on new technologies and product development.
• Working closely with internal teams to solve business challenges.
• Providing support to the development teams as and when required.

Candidate Requirements:
• Candidates should have a 2.1 or higher in a Computer Science or an IT related
discipline.
• Excellent verbal communication, written communication, interpersonal and
presentation skills.
• An ability to prioritise own workload and work to strict deadlines.
• Flexibility and adaptability in the approach to customer and business needs.
• Excellent customer facing skills.

Preferred Technical Experience & Skills:
• Java 1.5, XML; Struts, MVC, JSP; EJB, Hibernate, Spring, Web Services; UML; JUnit, ANT, Maven; Eclipse IDE; JBoss, Tomcat, Websphere; UNIX/LINUX; Oracle, Pl/SQL knowledge a distinct advantage.


Desirable:
• Sandwich Year experience.
• Experience/ knowledge of Financial /Payment Applications is an advantage, as is knowledge of the financial services industry.

To apply please quote Graduate Software Developer position and send a CV / cover letter to careers@sentenial.com

  Gradcracker is a website designed for Engineering Students and Graduates. They offer news, information on events including any upcoming careers fairs, an employer A-Z, the opportunity to meet friends of Gradcracker, get advice on assessment centres, work placements, CV writing and lots of useful links.

Log on to the Gradcracker Website now.

Latest Employer News from Gradcracker:

npower is a company that has over 60 locations around the UK and over 13,000 employees providing for 6.6 million customers – would you like to be part of that? You’ll have a starting salary of £25k and during the graduate programme you could work in up to 4 different offices across the UK so you’ll be getting plenty of variety! They will be looking for all engineering disciplines, so why not visit npower on Gradcracker to find out more and to book a reminder for when their programme reopens in September.

You’ve all heard of Dulux and Polyfilla but did you know that AkzoNobel is behind both brands and many other leading brands? It’s not just about making paint, so take a look at the new AkzoNobel microsite on Gradcracker to find out about what the company does and the opportunities they offer to graduates of all engineering disciplines. If you want to be the first to know when they are open for applications make sure you book a reminder and they will email you (Gradcracker expects them to reopen in September).

Triumph Motorcycles is looking for a Product Design Engineer to join the Accessory Design team! A starting salary of at least £25k and 25 days holiday sounds good doesn’t it! If you’ve got a 2.1 in Product/Mechanical Design Engineering or a similar degree take a look at the vacancy on Gradcracker before 31st August!

  IRCSET is pleased to pre-announce details of the Call for Postdoctoral Fellowships in 2010. This year, the call will open slightly earlier than usual.

The Call is provisionally scheduled to open in the first week of October 2009 and close for applicants six weeks later in mid-November 2009. The closing date for mentors, referees and institutional endorsement will be one week after the applicant closing date. The exact opening and closing dates will be announced in the coming weeks. The results will be announced in April 2010.

Preliminary details of the call are available on the IRCSET Website.

They are particularly interested in suitable applicants for the INSPIRE IRCSET-Marie Curie International Mobility Fellowships. This scheme is open to researchers currently based in the Republic of Ireland who can have up to 5 years experience post PhD or equivalent. Career breaks such as maternity, parental or caring leave of up to 5 years duration are not taken into account when calculating the number of years of experience, so researchers who received a PhD or equivalent up to 10 years ago may be eligible to apply. The financial package for INSPIRE is based on the Marie Curie regime, hence it is extremely attractive, particularly as it contains extra financial support for those with family commitments. Click here for further information.

  Outsider, Ireland’s adventure magazine are looking for an intern.

The successful candidate will (amongst other tasks):
• Take part in adventure activities
• Write articles/features for print
• Work on digital content
• Work on social media campaigns
• Be passionate about the outdoors and adventure activities

This is an unpaid internship. Expenses will be paid and the successful candidate will also avail of other benefits.

To apply, please send your CV, links to/samples of your work and why you’d love to join Outsider’s dynamic team to: editor@outsider.ie

Outsider Website