Development Executive, National Graduate Programme 2025-27

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Join our dynamic 2-year Graduate Programme, empowering your career as you enable Irish enterprises to scale and grow. As a Development Executive, you will play an integral role in Enterprise Ireland, guiding our client success.

Get hands-on experience, create a lasting impact and help Ireland become a powerhouse of economic growth and job creation.

Job Summary

Working as a Development Executive within a dynamic team based in Ireland, you’ll acquire a clear insight into how Enterprise Ireland operates and helps client companies of all sizes.

Over the programme’s two years, you will be assigned to a department, you’ll work on a wide range of challenging projects and gain invaluable experience of competing in global markets.

You could work in Enterprise Ireland’s internal departments in key areas such as policy, internal communications or marketing communications. Alternatively, your focus could be on client-facing departments specialising in areas such as digital technologies, high-potential start-ups or the ICT sector.

Job Objectives

Among many responsibilities, you will:

• Deal directly with client companies from start-ups to established small and medium enterprises.
• Research and analyse market conditions and opportunities on their behalf.
• Assist in developing these opportunities.

These challenges will help you gain valuable contacts, develop interpersonal skills and increase your understanding of global opportunities. “The level of exposure I have gotten throughout my short time in Enterprise Ireland has been amazing and has been made even more enjoyable by the support I have received by every staff member I have encountered.”

Skills Requirement

1. Are you motivated, flexible, energetic, enthusiastic and confident?

2. Do you have a professional attitude and an ability to communicate effectively?

3. Can you see yourself focusing completely on a client company’s success?

To qualify for the graduate programme, you must have:

• We look for strong academic performance, a minimum of a (level NFQI Level 8) 2.2 degree .
• We accept many different degree disciplines. Business or entrepreneurship knowledge, skills or experience is a distinct advantage.
• You must have completed your degree between January 2023 and August 2025 .
• You must be available to start the role in late August/early September 2025 from Dublin HQ .
• Eligibility to work under an Irish contract of employment for the two-year duration of the programme is essential.
• Native or fluent English is required.
• At least advanced level proficiency in a relevant language is an advantage.
• Relevant work experience is desirable.
• Knowledge and experience of Irish indigenous industry/companies is a distinct advantage.
• The legal right to live and work in Ireland for the full duration of the programme, is essential.