Senior Executive Officer

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council performs a significant role in shaping the strategic vision of the County. It provides a diverse, comprehensive and evolving range of services to citizens, businesses and visitors to the County which include the provision of housing, planning, development, environmental, transportation, leisure and community services. The corporate headquarters are located at County Hall in Dún Laoghaire town. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has 40 elected members and approximately 1300 staff.

With its highly educated and skilled labour force, the County enjoys a thriving and growing economy with over 95,000 people currently in employment. This is primarily driven by larger towns such as Blackrock, Dún Laoghaire, Dundrum, Stillorgan and Sandyford Business District. Major employers include international IT and pharmaceutical companies, as well as financial and service industries. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown has excellent access to educational facilities and is home to UCD, Ireland’s largest university, which together with IADT, provides third level education to over 32,000 students per year.

An opportunity now exists in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for the position of Senior Executive Officer.

Reporting to a Director of Service, the Senior Executive Officer is charged with the efficient management, direction and development of the directorates/department and function to which they are assigned.

These are experienced managerial positions responsible for leading on policy implementation, service delivery and change management in a dynamic and goal driven environment. These roles offer the opportunity to demonstrate leadership, innovation, agility and a commitment to customer service.

The Senior Executive Officer will be required to work closely with the Senior Leadership team and Elected Members to deliver the full range of services, implement local policy decisions and deliver on strategic corporate objectives and in accordance with general policy direction of the elected Council at both full Council and Local level.

A full list of essential requirements is available in the Information Booklet.

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Closing Date: 3pm Thursday 15th May 2025.