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<h1></h1><h3></h3><h2>Can&#39;t believe it&#39;s been 6 weeks since our Interns started with JobAlert.ie through the Invest ICT Programme, run in conjunction with Ballymun Job Centre and sponsored by J.P. Morgan. What a great team - we&#39;ve all learned so much! Job advertising that works.</h2><h3></h3><h2>At JobAlert.ie we harness the latest technologies to find your next hire through JobAlert and social media. No contracts, no hidden fees.</h2><h3>We reach jobseekers where they are - traditional recruitment methods don&#39;t make sense anymore. Big advertising fees do not guarantee applications.</h3>JobAlert is changing the face of recruitment by going directly to jobseekers through social media, allowing you to reach both active and passive job seekersJobs go viral - Employers receive applications like never before as jobs are viewed, liked &amp; shared across the nation. Embracing the power of social media gets jobs in front of as many candidates as possible.Community driven - looking for a job can be tough. Social media allows people to reach out to their friends and family to help them in their job hunt by tagging them directly in our job posts.We have helped lots of employers find great employees - check out our employers page here; https://www.jobalert.ie/employersWe&#39;ve also helped lots of jobseekers - check out https://www.jobalert.ie/ if you&#39;re looking for your next opportunity.Thank You #learning #startups #entrepreneurship #dcu #newbusiness #techstartup #coworkingspaces #innovation #education #entrepreneur #courses #talentgarden

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Director & Ideation Manager

Pamela Doyle

<ul><li>A British family is seeking a nanny who&#39;s willing to dress up as a Disney Princess every day.</li><li>The successful candidate will be tasked with inspiring 5-year-old twins by playing the parts of Princesses Anna, Merida, Belle, Cinderella, and more.</li><li>The nanny will have to pick the twins up from school four days a week, organize Disney-related activities, bake, sing, cook dinner, and sometimes put the girls to bed.</li><li>The role is part-time and comes with a salary of €46,249 while the cost of the costumes will also be covered.</li></ul>If you&#39;ve never grown out of wanting to be a Disney Princess, your dream job may have just become available.There&#39;s just the tiny matter of looking after two small children, too.A British couple are looking to hire a nanny for their 5-year-old twin girls, but with a specific and unusual addition to the role.The nanny will be required to be permanently in character as a Disney Princess.This means the successful candidate will get to spend their days dressed up as some of Disney&#39;s most iconic characters, including Belle, Cinderella, Anna, Moana, Rapunzel, and Merida.What&#39;s more, the Disney Princess nanny will be paid a salary of €46,249.06 for working part-time.The parents are hoping the nanny will teach their children about strong female role models and instil important values such as determination, fearlessness, and compassion.In the job advert posted on Childcare.co.uk, the UK&#39;s largest online platform for childcarers, parents, tutors, and schools, the mother of the twins said the family are looking for a part-time nanny to work during the week, based in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire.

&quot;Like most 5-year-olds, our girls are obsessed with Disney and we feel this would be the best way to communicate some important values,&quot; she wrote.
&quot;We know this isn&#39;t a normal request for nannies, however we think it would be a great way to teach our girls about things like determination, compassion, fearlessness, and ambition from strong yet relatable female role models like Princess Tiana, Princess Anna, Belle, and Cinderella.

&quot;We are looking for someone who can commit to a character and create a really fun atmosphere in our home, but also won&#39;t be afraid to be a disciplinarian if the twins are naughty or act out — they can be little terrors at times!&quot;

The ad goes on to say that &quot;the right person will have a real creative flare as well as a passion for all things Disney and will be able to share that love of those characters with our girls.&quot;


The role will involve picking the twins up from school four days a week, organizing Disney-related activities such as arts and crafts, baking, singing, cooking dinner, and sometimes putting them to bed.

On top of the salary, the parents will cover the costs of all costumes.

&quot;We think it&#39;s a great opportunity for someone to get really creative and add a little magic to our girls&#39; lives!&quot; the mother wrote. &quot;So, if there are any Disney-mad nannies out there who&#39;d be able to help us out, please get in touch.&quot;
See the full job description and <a href="https://www.childcare.co.uk/profile/2780924">apply here.</a>

Family offers €46,000 for nanny to dress as Disney princess everyday

Director & Chief Biscuit Dunker

Sean Breen

Want to be on TV for the CraicVarious TV Shows are looking for contestants right now, some old ones and some new, for example; Mastermind (now based, filmed and edited in Northern Ireland). They&#39;re looking for people who have excellent general knowledge and an unbelievable talent to answer questions on a specialist subject. Click here to find out more about how you can get on that famous black swivel chair; <a href="https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/mastermind-how-to-apply-contestant-15981448">https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/mastermind-how-to-apply-contestant-15981448 </a>Nifty with a drill? RTÉ is looking for DIY enthusiasts to compete for €10,000.  Do you have the DIY flair to take part in a brand new competition show. The callout is open to everyone whether you consider yourself an expert with a staple gun or feel you&#39;ve an artistic eye for any project. The show will see contestants complete DIY challenges over the course of 10 days, from simple tasks to ones that&#39;ll test your skills as you battle it out to walk home with a sweet €10,000 cash prize. If you want to apply to take part, all you have to do is fill out the application form before the closing date of Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - on this link; <a href="https://visionindependent.submit.com/#/guest/item/9">https://visionindependent.submit.com/#/guest/item/9</a>MasterChef is back on the hunt for brilliance in the kitchen. Do you have what it takes to impress judges, John Torode and Gregg Wallace and be crowned the next MasterChef Champion 2020? Online applications are now open! <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/takepart/masterchef">http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/takepart/masterchef</a>If it’s Love you’re looking for, you might want to check out these two shows;  First Dates (Ireland) - where single people of any age across Ireland come to the First Dates Restaurant in Dublin and have a real blind date. If you&#39;d like to meet the love of your life and be on camera apply here now; <a href="https://cocotelevision.ie/firstdates">https://cocotelevision.ie/firstdates</a>If it&#39;s Crazy Love you&#39;re looking for there&#39;s another Dating show with a difference looking for contestants. Filmed in the UK this show has a twist- Naked Attraction. Potential contestants have to be aged 18 or over and must be prepared to go completely naked in front of the cameras. The dating show matches up potential couples by allowing them to pick their partner by looking at nothing but the other person&#39;s privates - very strange! It&#39;s hosted by presenter Anna Richardson, who gets to remain fully clothed throughout the series tho! If you&#39;re crazy enough apply here; <a href="https://lambert.etribez.com/ag/lambert/nakedattraction4/welcome.html">https://lambert.etribez.com/ag/lambert/nakedattraction4/welcome.html</a> Places to watch for these types of opportunities and others are; <a href="https://cocotelevision.ie/">https://cocotelevision.ie/</a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/takepart/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/takepart/</a><a href="https://www.itv.com/beontv">https://www.itv.com/beontv</a><a href="https://visionindependent.submit.com/#/guest/items">https://visionindependent.submit.com/#/guest/items</a>Best of Luck and Have Fun!

Game Show Opportunities

With the 2019 Voice UK set to be crowned in just a few weeks’ time, the producers are on the hunt already for next years’ contestants. If you are an incredible solo artist, duo or trio who thinks their voice is strong enough to become The Voice 2020 you can apply now.You have to be at least 16-years-old by 1 October 2019 in order to participate.If you want to impress the producers, you&#39;ll need to prepare one or two songs with either a backing track on an electronic device or a musical instrument.<h2>If you get an audition for The Voice 2020, what happens next?</h2>You won&#39;t meet coaches Olly, Tom, Jennifer and Will straight away unfortunately.If you impress the scouts, you will then go to an initial audition.You then go through three rounds before you even get to go before the coaches.Once you are through to the blind auditions with the coaches, you must be picked by one of the judges.If this happens you then fight your way through the battles, knockouts and live shows and you’ve won it… simple eh?Who ever said that the entertainment business was easy? If you have the talent and the will power to keep going apply now - best of luck!! APPLY HERE; <a href="https://itvuk.etribez.com/ag/itvthevoiceuk/thevoiceuk2020/preWelcome.html">https://itvuk.etribez.com/ag/itvthevoiceuk/thevoiceuk2020/preWelcome.html</a>

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD BE THE VOICE 2020?

Even if you absolutely love what you do, it&#39;s tough not to daydream about what it&#39;d be like to retire early and spend the rest of your days doing anything and everything you want. Or better yet, finding a gig that actually pays you to do just that.Well, it turns out that such a fantasy could one day be your reality, because there&#39;s a new opportunity in Sweden, promising a cool €2,032 a month for doing absolutely nothing.This wildly unique new dream job comes courtesy of a conceptual art project in Gothenburg, Sweden, which is looking for one employee to essentially do nothing beyond clocking in and out at a newly refurbished train station. The unconventional opportunity is full time and your only responsibilities are to show up to the Korsvägen train station to clock in and out. By clocking in, you turn on a set of lights over the station platform, and by clocking out, you turn them off. Otherwise, you don&#39;t even have to stick around the station and can pretty much spend your day doing whatever you want. The only stipulation is that you don&#39;t get another job. &quot;The position holds no duties or responsibilities, other than that it should be carried out at Korsvägen,&quot; reads the official job description. &quot;Whatever the employee chooses to do constitutes the work.&quot; Also, the job is open to anyone -- not just Swedes -- and is guaranteed for life.In addition to doing whatever you want during the day, the gig also comes with other perks like vacation time, annual wage increases, and a pension for retirement. The only downside here is that they won&#39;t be accepting applications for the job until 2025, just before the Korsvägen train station is set to reopen. If you&#39;re curious how and why this became a job in the first place, it&#39;s a bit complicated. Back in 2017, officials put out a call to artists to pitch design ideas for the new train station, with the winning idea getting a $750,000 prize. That&#39;s when a pair of artists proposed this conceptual art piece, entitled &quot;Eternal Employment,&quot; which is meant to be a critique of growing wealth disparities and monotonous work, according SF Gate.&quot;In the face of mass automation and artificial intelligence, the impending threat/promise is that we will all become productively superfluous,&quot; reads the proposal. &quot;We will all be &#39;employed at Korsvägen&#39;, as it were.&quot; They also insist that the piece &quot;not only offers a different understanding of work and the worker, but questions the very notions of growth, productivity and progress which are at the core of modernity.&quot;The artists won over the judging panel and got the $750,000 prize, which they will use to pay whoever gets the job. The artists said they&#39;ll be investing it in equity funds to ensure they can afford to keep paying for the position for 120 years. Fortunately, you have some time to beef up your resume and consider whether you want to throw your hat in the ring. Sweden sure seems like a lovely place to live, though.<a href="https://statenskonstrad.se/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/3-Eternal_Employment-WrittenDescriptionA4.pdf">Read the full job description here.</a>

New Dream Job Will Pay You €2,032 a Month to Do Absolutely Nothing

Vehicle technology company Valeo is to create 50 new jobs at its facility in Tuam, Co Galway, as part of an expansion of its Research and Development centre there. The company already employs in excess of 1,000 people in the town. Valeo has announced a €44m investment, which will lead to the new positions being filled over the next three years. The firm said much of the focus of its R&amp;D will be on Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) technology. The expansion will bring to more than 500 the number employed in R&amp;D roles at the Tuam plant. Much of the work being carried out there is leading to advances in driverless technology. As well as serving as a centre for future product development, the north Galway facility produces a number of components for other Valeo plants in Europe, America and Asia. The project is supported by IDA Ireland.IDA Ireland&#39;s CEO Martin Shanahan said the new investment was an exciting project, focused on new emerging and disruptive advances in Autonomous Vehicles. &quot;As a technology leader in autonomous technologies, with a global remit, Valeo is helping in the development of a cluster in Ireland around AV. This project will add significant value to the company&#39;s operations in Tuam and will benefit Tuam, Galway and the West region substantially,&quot; he added.The Minister of State for Rural Affairs &amp; Natural Resources Sean Canney said the investment shows that global companies like Valeo can find, in regional locations, the skilled workers they require, the necessary infrastructure and services and pro-business environment, to establish and grow their operations.The company had 186 plants, 21 research centres, 38 development centres and 15 distribution platforms around the world with a workforce of 113,600 people in 33 countries.

Valeo to create 50 jobs in Tuam in €44m investment

Falcon Real Estate Development Ireland has reiterated its commitment to the Waterford North Quays and Michael Street developments, with works planned to start before the end of the year. The independent real estate developer and operator aims to develop a significant quality range of assets, meeting the company’s vision for Waterford to be the “go-to” destination for living, working, shopping and entertainment. It is currently focused on the pre-development and planning phases. Waterford North Quays, an eight hectare real estate mixed use scheme, was conferred SDZ (Strategic Development Zone) designation by the Government in 2016. It will comprise a sustainable mix of 46,900 square metres convenience and comparison retail facilities, leisure and dining destinations, and a Waterford Visitor Experience. Complementary to the scheme and core to its values of diversity are a 200-room four star hotel and conference centre, 15,000 square metres prime office space, and 300 riverside apartments will be delivered in a contemporaneous and phased approach.Waterford North Quays is set to become one of Ireland’s most modern transport hubs, connecting the site locally and nationally with rail, bus, Greenway, pedestrian and electric bus with a link-bridge to Waterford city centre across the River Suir. It will blend carefully planned infrastructure investments with tourism, retail, business and living needs.Visitors will be able to enjoy easy parking, quality restaurants and cafes with over 35,000 square metres of green open space and a riverside promenade - an integral part of the Waterford-Dungarvan Greenway. Falcon Real Estate Development’s vision is to create a new focus for Waterford city and a destination that is firmly integrated with the local community, offering opportunities for living, working and socialising.The North Quay development will mark a major economic boost for Waterford and the South East. The total investment is estimated to be €350 million in the development, phased over three to five years. 2,300 full-time roles will be created during the development of the new district, with an additional 4,500 indirect jobs.The planned completed integration of the scheme with the existing urban centre of the city will confirm Waterford as the gateway city of the South East, increasing regional and national visitation, tourism, and will serve to reverse regional economic leakage.Combined with the forecasted 2040 population growth of 181,000 people for the South East, the retail market size in the South East is expected to grow from €3.49 billion in 2015 to €6.30 billion in 2025. Source: <a href="https://www.waterfordlive.ie/news/home/369222/2-300-full-time-jobs-for-waterford-as-north-quay-works-to-start-this-year.html">Waterford Live,</a>

2,300 full-time jobs for Waterford as North Quays works to start this year

<h1></h1>Irish workers are urged to &#39;check their payslips&#39; after Revenue admits overcharging PAYE tax payers by over €3.5 billion since 2010.The startling discovery was made by Fianna Fail’s Finance Spokesman Michael McGrath following a series of Dail questions.But the TD said the figure may be even higher as not all appeals have been ­processed and many PAYE employees do not even query their tax.On average, the Revenue Commissioners handed back more than €700 to each­ ­taxpayer who successfully made a claim.McGrath has urged punters to check if they might be entitled to a refund of some of the income tax they have paid in the past four years.He told the Irish Sun: “What these figures show is that each year over half a million ­taxpayers have received tax refunds after ­submitting a claim or following a request for an end of year review known as a P21 balancing statement.“However, I suspect there are many more taxpayers out there who are entitled to refunds but who have not claimed them.“Tax-payers should check their payslip. For many people who may be struggling to pay their bills, this could represent a significant refund.&quot;Overpayments can occur for a variety of reasons such as couples not being jointly assessed, a break in work, unpaid leave being taken, or medical reliefs not being claimed. You can only claim back tax for the past four years.By John Drennan - 9th March 2019 - The Irish SunInformation from Citizens Information Site re getting refunds;<h2>PAYE overpayments and underpayments of tax</h2>An overpayment of tax happens when you have paid more tax than you were liable to pay. If you have overpaid tax you will get a tax refund. You must claim a tax refund within 4 years of the end of the year in which the overpayment arose or you will not get a refund.An underpayment of tax is when you have paid less tax than you were liable to pay. If you have paid too little tax you will owe Revenue the difference between what you actually paid and what you should have paid. You may not know that you have paid too little tax, but you are still responsible for paying Revenue if an underpayment of tax has occurred. If you are a PAYE taxpayer and you are registered with Revenue&#39;s PAYE Services you can view your tax credit certificate online. You can do this using Revenue&#39;s myAccount Service online or on mobile and tablet devices using Revenue&#39;s RevApp. Your tax credit certificate will show the tax credits that your employer is deducting from your tax bill. If you find out during the year that your tax credits are not correct you should contact Revenue and any refund you may be due will be paid to you by your employer. It is also important to check you are not claiming tax credits you are not entitled to, as this will result in an underpayment of tax.To find out whether you owe tax or are due a tax refund you can request an end of year statement (P21) at the end of the year.<h3>End of year statement (P21)</h3>When the year has ended you can request a P21. This is an end of year review of your tax liability. You can get a P21 for the last 4 years. (You can only claim a refund of overpaid tax for the last 4 years.) A P21 statement gives details of your total income, tax credits, tax reliefs and PAYE tax paid for a particular tax year.There are several ways to get a P21, you can:<ul><li>Complete and return a Form 12 (pdf) to your district tax office</li><li>Complete the online eForm 12 return in Revenue’s myAccount Service.</li><li>You can view a P21 online using the myAccount Service or on mobile and tablet devices using Revenue’s RevApp.</li></ul>A P21 is often used as proof of earnings to get a maintenance grant, a mortgage for a house or a loan.<h2>Overpayments</h2>You may have overpaid tax if you become unemployed or are out of work sick. Find out more about claiming a tax refund if you are unemployed or out of work sick. You may have overpaid tax if your tax credits are incorrect or you haven’t claimed tax relief for certain expenses. Find out more about the tax credits and reliefs you may be entitled to claim.If you have overpaid tax, a cheque for the amount overpaid will be attached to your P21. If you submitted a Form 12 as part of your end of year review you can also provide your bank account details and Revenue will refund the overpayment to your bank account.<h2>Underpayments</h2>An underpayment will remain on your tax record with Revenue until it is paid. Your P21 or end of year review will show if you have underpaid tax. It will also inform you how the underpayment will be collected. Usually, you will not pay money directly to Revenue. The easiest way for Revenue to collect the underpayment is to reduce your tax credits in the following year.For example, if you get a personal tax credit of €1,650 and a PAYE tax credit of €1,650 your total tax credit for 2018 is €3,300. If you underpaid €90 tax in 2017, your total tax credit in 2018 will be reduced by €90 (€3,300 - €90 = €3,210). In this case, your total tax credit for 2018 will be changed to €3,210.An underpayment can also be deducted from any tax relief you are due. For example, if you have underpaid your income tax by €100 but are also due to get tax relief of €400 on medical expenses, the underpayment of €100 will be deducted from the overpayment of €400 and you will get a refund of €300.If you have a large underpayment which cannot be easily repaid by reducing your tax credits the following year, you can arrange to pay Revenue directly by cheque, banker’s draft or postal order. You can pay the total amount in one payment or in instalments. You will need to contact your district tax office about repaying the underpayment.Outstanding tax due to Revenue can incur interest and penalties. If you refuse to repay tax that is due Revenue can take you to court.<h2>Where to apply</h2>If you think your tax is currently being calculated incorrectly or you want to request a P21, contact your district tax office.<a href="https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/money_and_tax/tax/income_tax/paye_overpayments_and_underpayments_of_tax.html">https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/money_and_tax/tax/income_tax/paye_overpayments_and_underpayments_of_tax.html</a>

Irish workers urged to ‘check their payslips’ - Revenue admits overcharging

Legislation signed by President Higgins on Christmas Day 2018 banning zero-hour contracts comes into effect from today Monday March 4.Zero-hour contracts will be banned in almost all circumstances and workers in casual and precarious jobs will have greater certainty around the length of their working week.The Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2018 is one of the most important pieces of employment law in twenty years and is the result of a five-year campaign by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.Welcoming the new law, ICTU General Secretary Patricia King said: “Workers’ rights have been significantly improved thanks to the trade union movement successfully pushing for legal protection around the working hours of the lowest-paid and most vulnerable workers.”She said: “Zero-hour and low-hours contracts give employers complete discretion when it comes to working hours. Rogue bosses, taking full advantage of this, unashamedly use the threat of reduced hours to keep workers in-line and to punish workers for being unavailable. It is stressful, humiliating and makes it next to impossible for workers to plan ahead or to budget for their household expenses. The day-to-day reality of such working conditions for workers has no place in a modern, wealthy economy. This new law rightly puts an end this power-imbalance.”There are four new rights for workers:1. Workers are entitled to a written statement of their terms of employment within first five days. The act legally requires employers to provide workers with a written statement of their main conditions of employment within the first five days of being hired. The statement must include details of daily and weekly working hours, rate of pay and how pay is calculated.2. Zero–Hour contracts are banned in almost all circumstances. It had become practice for some employers to employ workers without guaranteeing them a set number of working hours. Under the act, employers will no longer be able to use such zero-hour contracts except in very limited circumstances, such as to provide cover in emergency situations or to cover short-term absences.3.Workers are entitled to a minimum payment if their employer fails to provide them with work. Workers have the right to compensation from their employer if they turn up for work but are sent home without work. The minimum payment they are entitled to is 3 hours pay at the minimum wage rate, or 3 hours at the JLC rate if they work in a sector where an Employment Regulation Order is in force, such as security or contract cleaning.4. Workers are entitled to be guaranteed hours of work that reflect their normal working week. Under the act, workers have the right to be placed on a weekly band of hours that accurately reflect their normal working hours. For example, if a worker’s contract guarantees 10 hours per week but for the last 12-month period the worker has worked an average 25 hours per week, they are entitled to be placed on a band of hours that guarantees them a minimum of 21 hours per week. Any worker denied their new rights under this legislation or victimised for asking for them, should contact a trade union who will assist them vindicate their rights. Union contact details can be found on <a href="https://www.ictu.ie/">www.ictu.ie</a>.<a href="https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/home/367591/goodbye-zero-hour-contracts-new-legislation-comes-into-effect-today.html">Original Source.</a>

Goodbye Zero-Hour Contracts - New legislation now in effect!

BBC are looking for a talented Story Researcher for a period of 6 months to cover maternity leave. The vacancy is based at BBC Elstree. While there is a fantastic package on offer, this role is not for the faint hearted. As a standard Studios Production contract it can potentially involve up to 55 hours work per week !<h3>Job Introduction</h3>With over 350 hours of in-house output a year, BBC Drama Production is making some of the most original, diverse and highly acclaimed television. These range from continuing drama such as Casualty, EastEnders, Holby City, and Doctors to series and serials such as Silent Witness, Luther and Our Girl, to name just a few!EastEnders is the multi award winning soap broadcast four times a week on BBC ONE. It currently ranks as one of the most watched TV dramas in the UK tackling many controversial and taboo issues previously unseen on television in the UK. Through great writing and attention to detail the show manages to successfully balance gritty realism with high drama and entertainment to keep its millions of dedicated viewers coming back for more, on-screen and on-line, every week.The Story Researcher reports to the Story Producer and works in close conjunction with the Storyliners, Writers, Script Researcher and Script Editors.<h3>Role Responsibility</h3>The postholder will be solely responsible for the following duties:<ul><li>To work closely with writers, developing and writing stories in a variety of formats.</li><li>In conjunction with the writers, story team and Executive and Series Producers, produce clear and concise monthly story documents with sufficient detail to ensure clarity for commissioned writers and all departments within production</li><li>Attend story meetings to give research notes and ideas to support stories</li><li>Research alternative approaches to stories providing accurate and detailed supporting material</li><li>Research issues arising from story and present comprehensive reports on every side of the argument.</li><li>Read storyline material and to identify and report on possible areas of research.</li><li>To stay up to date with current affairs and social and cultural movements particularly as they pertain to London. To look for opportunities to feed this information into story.</li><li>To identify, and where necessary, establish and maintain relationships with experts in specific field, including the initial negotiation of fees or payments where appropriate.</li><li>Undertake all necessary administrative tasks</li></ul><h3>Are you the right candidate?</h3>People working on EastEnders are a talented, experienced and creative bunch. To join them and make this programme the most talked about on the channel, it’s really important you have the necessary skills we’re looking for. You should have:<ul><li>Significant experience as a Researcher, preferably in Drama.</li><li>A passion for Drama and an in-depth knowledge of EastEnders is essential.</li><li>An ability to write clear, concise and unambiguous prose.</li><li>A broadly based knowledge and a familiarity with conventional and specialised sources of information and research techniques.</li><li>The ability to interpret Editorial intentions, and to contribute to the generation of ideas and the resolution of story problems.</li><li>Experience of establishing and maintaining office and administration systems.</li></ul><h3>Package Description</h3>Band: BContract type: 6 month maternity cover.Location: BBC Elstree.**Please note that this is a standard Studios Production contract and potentially can involve up to 55 hours per week **<ul><li>Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.</li><li>Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.</li><li>Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days holiday with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.</li></ul>Please note that the attachment is a generic job description for a Researcher. However, this advert is for a Story Researcher, EastEnders and requirements and duties specific to this role can be found below.<ul></ul><h3>About the BBC</h3>We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual&#39;s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.More Information;<a href="https://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/Story-Researcher-EastEnders/36700">https://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/Story-Researcher-EastEnders/36700</a>

Story Researcher Required for Eastenders!

<h1>Story Researcher, EastEnders</h1><h1></h1><h1>Maternity Cover</h1><h1>BBC are looking for a talented Story Researcher for a period of 6 months to cover maternity leave. The vacancy is based at BBC Elstree. While there is a fantastic package on offer, this role is not for the faint hearted. As a standard Studios Production contract it can potentially involve up to 55 hours work per week !</h1><h3>Job Introduction</h3>With over 350 hours of in-house output a year, BBC Drama Production is making some of the most original, diverse and highly acclaimed television. These range from continuing drama such as Casualty, EastEnders, Holby City, and Doctors to series and serials such as Silent Witness, Luther and Our Girl, to name just a few!EastEnders is the multi award winning soap broadcast four times a week on BBC ONE. It currently ranks as one of the most watched TV dramas in the UK tackling many controversial and taboo issues previously unseen on television in the UK. Through great writing and attention to detail the show manages to successfully balance gritty realism with high drama and entertainment to keep its millions of dedicated viewers coming back for more, on-screen and on-line, every week.The Story Researcher reports to the Story Producer and works in close conjunction with the Storyliners, Writers, Script Researcher and Script Editors.<h3>Role Responsibility</h3>The postholder will be solely responsible for the following duties:<ul><li>To work closely with writers, developing and writing stories in a variety of formats.</li><li>In conjunction with the writers, story team and Executive and Series Producers, produce clear and concise monthly story documents with sufficient detail to ensure clarity for commissioned writers and all departments within production</li><li>Attend story meetings to give research notes and ideas to support stories</li><li>Research alternative approaches to stories providing accurate and detailed supporting material</li><li>Research issues arising from story and present comprehensive reports on every side of the argument.</li><li>Read storyline material and to identify and report on possible areas of research.</li><li>To stay up to date with current affairs and social and cultural movements particularly as they pertain to London. To look for opportunities to feed this information into story.</li><li>To identify, and where necessary, establish and maintain relationships with experts in specific field, including the initial negotiation of fees or payments where appropriate.</li><li>Undertake all necessary administrative tasks</li></ul><h3>Are you the right candidate?</h3>People working on EastEnders are a talented, experienced and creative bunch. To join them and make this programme the most talked about on the channel, it’s really important you have the necessary skills we’re looking for. You should have:<ul><li>Significant experience as a Researcher, preferably in Drama.</li><li>A passion for Drama and an in-depth knowledge of EastEnders is essential.</li><li>An ability to write clear, concise and unambiguous prose.</li><li>A broadly based knowledge and a familiarity with conventional and specialised sources of information and research techniques.</li><li>The ability to interpret Editorial intentions, and to contribute to the generation of ideas and the resolution of story problems.</li><li>Experience of establishing and maintaining office and administration systems.</li></ul><h3>Package Description</h3>Band: BContract type: 6 month maternity cover.Location: BBC Elstree.**Please note that this is a standard Studios Production contract and potentially can involve up to 55 hours per week **<ul><li>Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.</li><li>Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.</li><li>Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days holiday with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.</li></ul>Please note that the attachment is a generic job description for a Researcher. However, this advert is for a Story Researcher, EastEnders and requirements and duties specific to this role can be found below.<ul></ul><h3>About the BBC</h3>We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual&#39;s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.More Information;<a href="https://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/Story-Researcher-EastEnders/36700">https://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/Story-Researcher-EastEnders/36700</a>

Story Researcher Required for EastEnders

Facebook is set to almost double the size of its data centre in Co Meath, with the construction of two new buildings.The company confirmed it would go ahead with plans to increase the size of the Clonee data centre from 86,000sq m (925,700sq ft) to almost 150,000sq m (1.6 million sq ft) after planning permission was granted for two further halls at the site.Construction on the new buildings will begin later this year.Facebook said the expansion would result in hundreds of millions of euro in incremental investment in Clonee, along with additional jobs during construction and operations.<h4>Planning</h4>The €300 million data centre was granted permission in 2015. Work began on the centre in April 2016, with the first phase comprising two buildings housing data halls linked by an administration building.In 2017, Facebook said it was adding a 28,000sq m (301,400sq ft) building and administrative space to bring the facility to 86,000sq m (925,700sq ft). Two further buildings were in the planning system when the data centre officially opened last year.The data centre is supported by 100 per cent renewable energy, a commitment Facebook has reiterated with its latest announcement.In a post on its Facebook page, the company said Ireland and Clonee had been “great partners from the beginning”. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CloneeDataCenter/photos/a.1248255245315117/1315391531934821/?type=3">https://www.facebook.com/CloneeDataCenter/photos/a.1248255245315117/1315391531934821/?type=3</a>Source; Ciara O&#39;Brien<a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/facebook-set-to-double-size-of-data-centre-in-co-meath-1.3816269">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/facebook-set-to-double-size-of-data-centre-in-co-meath-1.3816269</a>

Facebook set to double size of data centre in Co Meath

Are you:Interested in a career in I.T and don’t know where to start?Try:IN-VESTA part-time IT taster programme!Sample career opportunities in I.T and experience creative learning that can open up a career path in tech and other sectors.IN-VEST is a part-time programme providing an introduction to:<ul><li>Online security</li><li>Social Media</li><li>Web Design</li><li>App Design</li><li>Coding</li><li>Project Development/Management</li><li>Effective Communication Skills</li></ul>ALSO6 Weeks work experience and career planning will also provided.**PLEASE NOTE: Participants may remain on their social welfare payments**The next course will be staring in Ballymun in March 2019.Info &amp; registration in the Ballymun Job Centre, Civic Centre, Dublin 9.For further information please contact Ballymun Job Centre at 01 866 7000Emily Nelson email: nelsone@bmunjob.ie orMandy Creevy email creevym@bmunjob.ie

LAST CALL: IT Taster Programme starting in March 2019

CALLING ALL ROD STEWART FANS The legend Rod Stewart will be LIVE in Studio 4, RTE for a special #LateLateperformance. The Late Late Show are looking for the biggest Rod Stewart fans in Ireland so if you want to win tickets to this special event go to their website and fill in the application form (LINK BELOW)Tickets will be allocated through a lottery system. Successful applicants will be contacted directly. *All audience members must be over 18.RTE is calling on all Rod Stewart fans to apply to be in the crowd for a special Late Late Show interview.The Scottish rocker will sit down with Ryan Tubridy for a pre-recorded chat next week.And the State broadcaster wants Rod&#39;s biggest Irish fans in the audience for the interview on Tuesday, March 12.An RTE spokesperson said: &quot;The Late Late Show is having a very special guest, the legend that is Rod Stewart.&quot;Rod will be recording his appearance on the afternoon of Tuesday the 12th of March and we want to pack the audience with the biggest Rod fans in Ireland.&quot;Fans can apply to be in the crowd by filling out an application on the RTE website. You can find out more by clicking here .Copy and Paste this link into your browser; <a href="https://www.rte.ie/tv/audience-participation/2019/0306/1034735-rod-stewart-at-the-late-late-show-audience-callout/">https://www.rte.ie/tv/audience-participation/2019/0306/1034735-rod-stewart-at-the-late-late-show-audience-callout/</a>orthis one; <a href="https://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/latelate/">https://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/latelate/</a>

JUST THE JOB FOR ROD STEWART FANS!

Calling all Chocolate Lovers – we just found the best job ever, Chocolate Tasters!! Only catch is that this role is in Berkshire…but don’t fret, there’s also a job going in Coolock, Dublin with the same company for a Customer Service Specialist if you want to get close to the chocolate!<h3>1. Chocolate Tasters</h3>Purpose of the Role Our Chocolate Tasters are key in helping Mondelez perfect and launch an entirely new product all over the world by tasting and providing feedback just like our consumers. You will work alongside approximately 11 Chocolate Tasters and a panel leader; sharing opinions and collaborating with others to reach an agreement on taste. No experience is required as full training will be provided to develop your taste buds and the specific vocabulary required to communicate your opinions. Please be aware that this is a part time position with positions available to work either 7.5 hours Tuesday-Thursday 12.15pm-2.45pm; 8 hours Monday-Thursday 3pm-5pm or 8 hours Monday-Thursday 10am-12pm on a weekly ongoing basis.Main Responsibilities<ul><li>Be able to taste chocolate products and give objective and honest feedback</li><li>Work within a team of panelists to share opinions and collaborate to reach an agreement on taste</li><li>Use a clearly defined vocabulary to describe products and aid in the discrimination between products</li><li>Be consistent in the results given</li><li>Know the ethical and legal compliance responsibilities of the position; raise questions and concerns when faced with an ethical or compliance issue; apply integrity in all aspects of professional conduct</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3>Candidate Requirements<ul><li>A passion for confectionary and taste buds for detection</li><li>Honesty when it comes to giving opinion</li><li>Eager to try new inventive products</li><li>A communicative personality to build great relationships with your panel</li><li>A firm grasp of the English Language </li></ul><a href="https://mondelez.avature.net/careers/PipelineDetail/Chocolate-Taster/8592">Apply here.</a>2. Customer Service Specialist<h3>Description</h3>What makes working at Mondelēz International so special? Many things. The iconic brands and global nature of our business. The continuous innovation and endless opportunities to grow. The chance, each and every day, to put a smile on people’s faces. We’re the world’s leading maker of Chocolate, Biscuits, Candy and Gum with billion-dollar brands like Cadbury, Milka, Prince and Oreo and we now have an exciting opportunity to join our team. The Role:With specific responsibility for an assigned group of Mondelez customers, the Customer Service Specialist will own the Order to Delivery process with focus on service excellence. Key daily focus is order management from capture to planning and delivery. Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Manage orders from stock fulfilment to delivery.</li><li>Ensure that all day to day customer related activities are dealt with in a courteous, accurate and timely manner. </li><li>Manage escalations for complaints / disputes for all customers, handle and resolve issues to ensure maximum customer satisfaction. </li><li>Work with local Commercial teams and 3rd parties to maximise customer experience.</li><li>Contribute to reporting process for Customer and Internal analysis</li><li>Attend customer review meetings.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3>Key Requirements:<ul><li>SAP order entry experience key.</li><li>Awareness of FMCG Industry</li><li>3rd Level Qualification – Diploma Level, preferred</li><li>Good knowledge of Microsoft Office</li><li>Previous Customer Service/Account Management/Order Entry or similar experience</li><li>Previous Customer Facing Role Languages:</li><li>Fluent English written and spoken</li></ul>We pride ourselves on having a high performing and collaborative culture where we offer support and development to enhance your career and develop your knowledge and skills. In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer an attractive benefits package within a highly successful International business that offers financial rewards and resources, including bonus scheme, contributory pension, life assurance, generous holiday allowance and a flexible benefits programme. <a href="https://mondelez.avature.net/careers/PipelineDetail/Customer-Service-Specialist/9010">Apply here.</a>

Chocolate Tasters and Customer Service Specialist Wanted

Greek designer Nancy Leivaditou&#39;s of an office desk with a twist is getting head-nods from nap appreciators everywhere.If you ask any working professional if they&#39;re getting enough sleep you&#39;ll probably get a variety of response with most of them not being positive.Whether it&#39;s hysterical laughter, a telling sigh, or a gloomy head shake, the fact is most of us aren&#39;t getting our recommended 8 hours a night.So we turn to caffeine in its various forms or maybe if you&#39;re living inside The Wolf of Wall Street you&#39;ll get yourself some Bolivian Marching Powder to solider on throughout the day.Now both of these &quot;solutions&quot; aren&#39;t really solving the problem at all - they&#39;re just barely compensating for the fact that your body direly needs some sleep.So when you&#39;re going about your day, doing a whole bunch of stuff and hustling hard, if you feel yourself getting a little sleepy or tired, you should probably give yourself an hour or so to actually catch up on some rest.But what do you do when you&#39;re at work? How do you manage to stay so productive and on the ball? It&#39;s not like you can quickly catch up on some Z&#39;s in the middle of your office.Or can you?A study conducted in 2015 found that there was a link between naps and boosting immunity. Not only could sleep deprivation adversely affect the way your brain functions, your hormones, and your metabolism, but it could also result in you getting sicker more frequently.Which lead sleep researcher Brice Faraut to test a hypothesis: can power naps help combat these harmful symptoms?After testing two different groups that were sleep-deprived, Faraut&#39;s findings revealed that the men who snuck in two 30 minute naps during the day were much healthier as a result and be a &quot;powerful countermeasure to sleep debt&quot; as Faraut put it.The findings are surprising to many sleep researchers, like Michael Gradner, who says that the newer studies contradicted existing literature on the topic.In an email with Reuters health, Gradner said:&quot;But these are complicated processes, and studies like these, that examine what happens during partial recovery, (help) us understand all of the ways that sleep is important for health and functioning.&quot;Gardner said that there are different kinds of naps that people can take and depending on the circumstances, they may not help you with your overall health:&quot;First are naps that you take because you are so exhausted that you cannot stay awake. A nap in this case may help a little, but being that exhausted is a sign of insufficient sleep or a sleep disorder and it’s unlikely that the nap can completely fix the problem.&quot;Grandner went on to say that if you&#39;re having difficulty staying well rested, then that could be a deeper problem that no amount of power naps could help alleviate:&quot;You might have a sleep disorder like sleep apnea (which is a very common cause of sleepiness) or you may be sleep deprived. which has been shown to be an important risk factor for weight gain and obesity, heart disease, poor performance, and many other outcomes.&quot;So when are you taking a &quot;good nap&quot; versus one that won&#39;t really affect your state of mind?When it&#39;s one by choice, according to Grandner:&quot;Rather than a nap by necessity, this is a nap by choice. These naps, since they are not in the context of exhaustion, have the opportunity of boosting your performance (rather than simply making up for lost sleep).&quot;I&#39;m not saying he&#39;s wrong, but I will say that there have been plenty of times in the past where I used naps as a means of escaping and even shirking my own responsibilities.Also I can&#39;t stand it whenever I intend to just take an hour nap and then I wake up and it&#39;s 4am and I&#39;m still fully clothed wondering just what the heck happened with drool all dried up on my face. Guess I really needed that sleep then.The nap desk is still just a prototype at the moment, but we&#39;re hoping the dream becomes a reality soon. Find more information on the progress of the nap desk <a href="http://studionl.com/index.php/portfolio/working-hard/">here.</a><a href="https://www.distractify.com/p/nap-desk-better-employee">Original Source Here.</a>

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