Assistant Chief Executive (2 Posts) Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of Dublin as a dynamic and sustainable city and seeks to continually enhance the city’s attractiveness as a place in which to invest, to work, to live and to visit.

The Assistant Chief Executive reports directly to and assists the Chief Executive by leading and managing specific delegated functions and Departmental/cross Departmental responsibilities in order to implement the policies and achieve the objectives of the City Council. The Assistant Chief Executive is also expected to contribute to the overall management and leadership of the City Council.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a proven track record as a strategic leader and senior manager in a complex environment.
• Have proven experience in the management of teams and resources of significant scale.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills and the capacity to work effectively with a broad range of stakeholders in a constructive manner.
• Demonstrate an understanding of, or the capacity to quickly acquire an understanding of, the local government and public administration systems in Ireland.
• Demonstrate strong motivation to develop and optimise the performance and contribution of Local Government to achieve the greatest benefit for the citizens of the County/City.

Further information on this significant opportunity including details on how to apply is available on www.publicjobs.ie

If you feel you would benefit from a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Hilary Dolan on hilary.dolan@publicjobs.ie

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3;00pm on Thursday 15^th February, 2024.

We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act. 

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