Asiera – ICT Procurement Specialist (Hybrid)
Formerly known as HEAnet and EduCampus, we have been supporting Ireland’s academic and research community since 1983. We are now proud to come together as one unified organisation. Our new name Asiera captures what drives us every day – Advancing Services for Irish Education, Research and Academia.
Every day, our national education and research network supports more than 1.3 million students and researchers and over 175,000 staff across Ireland’s schools, ETBs and higher education institutions – more than 1.5 million people in total. In addition, we provide mission-critical management information systems to over 140,000 students and 20,000 staff across Ireland’s universities, technological universities, institutes of technology and colleges.
In Asiera, we are building an end-to-end digital ecosystem for Irish education, one that connects, enables, and empowers learners and institutions to thrive in an increasingly digital world.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced ICT Procurement Specialist to join our Brokerage team on a permanent contract basis.
This role is based at our Dublin 1 office; however, we are pleased to offer a flexible working arrangement via our Work-Life Balance Framework. This allows you to work from home up to three (3) days a week. You will be expected to work at least two (2) days a week in the office, giving you the opportunity to enjoy a balanced and dynamic work environment.
What the Brokerage Team does
The Brokerage Services team design, establish and promote procurement agreements that deliver value in terms of cost, technical benefit, compliance, reduced client effort and time saving.
Asiera’s internal procurement function is part of the Brokerage Services Team and manages most internal procurement processes, the majority of which are ICT related.
What the ICT Procurement Specialist does
The ICT Procurement Specialist will report to the Brokerage Team Lead and will have duties spanning the full procurement lifecycle including but not limited to supporting the creation of frameworks, DPS’s, supporting the running of tenders, driving engagement, procurement planning, etc.
How we do it
Our company values underpin how we do things in Asiera. We believe in and live by our values and understand they are integral to making Asiera a great place to work.
COLLABORATION - EQUALITY & FAIRNESS - FUTURE FOCUSED - POSITIVE IMPACT – EXCELLENCE
For further information about who we are and our core values, see https://www.asiera.ie/strategy-values/
What you get from us
We promote a healthy work-life balance, and we take the care of our team members mental health seriously. Work outside of standard hours is rare and agreed in advance.
We value knowledge sharing and communication. We have frequent team meetings combined with regular 1:1 catch-ups to make sure no one is hitting any roadblocks.
We encourage critical thinking and the exploration of new ideas. We often form cross-team special interest groups for specific topic discussions, both ongoing and for fixed projects.
Company Benefits
- Flexible Work-Life Balance framework
- Flexible start/finish times
- Health insurance for employees
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- On-going wellbeing initiatives
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Tax Saver Ticket scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Professional education support
- Comprehensive group and individual training & development initiatives
What we need from you
- Minimum of three (3) years' experience in an end to end procurement lifecycle role
- A relevant 3rd level qualification and/or equivalent experience gained in a similar role
- Demonstrable knowledge of Irish and EU procurement rules and guidelines
- Strong attention to detail, interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience developing constructive and co-operative working relationships and maintaining them over time with clients, providers and colleagues
- Experience in devising plans for contract delivery and managing and monitoring supplier performance over the term of the contract
- Ability to coordinate and direct projects, make detailed plans to accomplish goals
- A flexible attitude to the evolving needs of the post and its environment
- Open and transparent with a high degree of personal integrity
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member
Bonus Points
We don’t need you to have experience in the following areas, but if you did it could be beneficial:
- Technical appreciation of ICT products, services and licensing relevant to the education and research sector
- Experience with the higher education sector
- Experience as an ICT practitioner e.g. IT operations/ development/ etc.
- Public Procurement knowledge and experience, either on the supply or demand side
- Project Management - proven delivery of complex ICT projects
- Presentation skills with experience up to Senior Management and/or Board level
- PowerBI, Excel (advanced), programming skills, IT operations
More important information
At Asiera we celebrate diversity and understand how important it is to our ongoing success. We would like to hear from candidates who are great at what they do and whose values align with ours.
If you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best, please let us know.
Asiera are delighted to be awarded with the Ibec Keep Well Mark and many other accreditations. We take pride in developing, maintaining and enhancing our culture of wellbeing and continue to focus on this in 2026 and beyond.
Skills Required
- Minimum of three years' experience in an end-to-end procurement lifecycle role
- Relevant third-level qualification or equivalent experience in a similar role
- Demonstrable knowledge of Irish and EU procurement rules and guidelines
- Strong attention to detail, interpersonal skills, and written and oral communication skills
- Experience developing constructive working relationships with clients, providers, and colleagues
- Experience planning contract delivery and managing and monitoring supplier performance
- Ability to coordinate and direct projects and create detailed plans
- Flexible attitude toward evolving role requirements
- High degree of personal integrity and an open, transparent approach
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Technical appreciation of ICT products, services, and licensing
- Experience in the higher education sector
- Experience as an ICT practitioner, such as IT operations or development
- Public procurement knowledge and experience
- Proven delivery of complex ICT projects
- Presentation experience with senior management or board-level audiences
- Power BI, advanced Excel, programming skills, or IT operations experience
What We Do
HEAnet is Ireland’s National Education and Research Network and provides cutting edge Internet, associated ICT and e-Infrastructure services to Educational and Research organisations throughout Ireland. HEAnet’s e-Infrastructure services underpin academic research and education activity in Ireland with approximately 210,000 students/staff (third-level) and approximately 800,000 students/staff (first and second-level) relying on the HEAnet network each day for their learning and research needs. Established in 1983 by the Irish Universities with the support of the Higher Education Authority, HEAnet provides essential e-Infrastructure services across all levels of the Irish education system. Our high quality resilient bandwidth network connects all Irish Universities, all Institutes of Technology and other higher education institutions (HEIs), along with research organisations, and all primary and post-primary schools across Ireland. It is HEAnet that connects these Irish learners and researchers to the Internet, online educational resources, and to fellow national educational and research networks in Europe, the USA and the rest of the world.
