Description
Location:
Home-based with occasional travel across Northern Ireland and occasionally the UK.
Reports to:
Chief Executive
Primary role function:
Acting as the CDI’s Associate for Northern Ireland, supporting members and stakeholders and providing feedback on the career development environment in Northern Ireland to the CDI leadership, team and publications.
Terms and remuneration:
Two days per month at £425 per day. 12-month contract.
About the CDI:
The Career Development Institute (CDI) is the UK’s professional body for the career development sector with around 5,000 members. Our purpose is to set standards, advocate for and promote high quality career development for all.
Our members help people define their career goals, identify their strengths and development needs, and choose the right pathway to gain the skills they need to progress. The cumulative effect of these millions of careers interventions each year helps address social mobility and economic issues such as workforce skills shortages, productivity challenges and moving to a net zero economy.
Membership of the CDI brings a variety of benefits, including gaining qualifications, a wide range of continuous professional development (CPD), recognition on the UK Register of Career Development Professionals (the Register), key resources to support practice and policy, the latest sector news and access to communities of professionals.
As a UK-wide organisation the CDI is committed to supporting members and the profession across the UK. As well as the general benefits available to all members, the CDI offers additional support for members in Northern Ireland through our Project Associate for Northern Ireland.
We are committed to enabling everyone working at the CDI, in the profession and among clients to thrive. We therefore encourage diversity within the sector and would particularly welcome applications from individuals from under-represented communities – see ‘Working for the CDI’ at the end of this advert.
The full role profile can be found here: https://www.thecdi.net/CDI/media/Write/Jobs/Jan%2026/CDI-Northern-Ireland-Project-Associate-January-2026-v1.docx
Requirements
Role summary
The Project Associate Northern Ireland plays an important role in supporting CDI members in Northern Ireland as well as providing feedback on the career development environment in Northern Ireland back into the CDI leadership and team.
The role actively engages with key stakeholders across Northern Ireland, including the Careers Service and Department for the Economy, Department of Education and NISCA, as well as other organisations involved in career development or working in related areas such as education, skills and employment. This includes building relationships with stakeholders across Northern Ireland, running a forum for stakeholders to discuss key topics, holding regular meetings with key individuals and attending events related to career development.
The role includes contributing to a number of CDI publications, such as the Northern Ireland update for the quarterly Career Matters magazine and providing news items for the Careers News section of the CDI website.
The role also provides support to the Careers Service and careers teachers, including regular meetings with key representatives, agreeing and organising/delivering CPD specifically to meet their needs and helping resolve any issues or supporting any opportunities to enhance their membership.
The Project Associate is a standing member of the CDI Members Advisory Council, attending twice-yearly online meetings with the Project Associates for Wales and Scotland, Regional Representatives from across England and members of the CDI Board and leadership. This is an opportunity to share perspectives from members and the wider careers, education, skills and employment environment in Northern Ireland, as well as contribute to discussion around strategic topics.
The role also supports occasional projects and activities related to members in Northern Ireland.
The full role profile can be found here: https://www.thecdi.net/CDI/media/Write/Jobs/Jan%2026/CDI-Northern-Ireland-Project-Associate-January-2026-v1.docx
