Chief Executive

Chief Executive

Cork City Council is responsible for the delivery of a wide range of public services in Cork City, with a focus on economic prosperity, social development, and environmental protection, with efficient and good value services and a Council representing the people and communities of Cork City in an effective and accountable manner. Cork City is undergoing a period of very major growth and transformation with a projected 50% increase in population. Cork is emerging as an international centre of scale requiring significantly accelerated and urban focused growth. Up to €2.5 billion is being invested in Cork over the next five years with significant investment in housing, sustainable transport, parks, public spaces and climate resilience. This forms part of a wider €10 billion investment pipeline over the next ten years.

The Chief Executive has the lead role in developing and overseeing the organisational structures and resources needed to deliver an extensive range of services to the public. Paramount among the Chief Executive’s duties is to maximise the social, economic, cultural, and physical development of Cork City to the benefit of communities and citizens throughout the city.

The Chief Executive has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the authority, including staffing matters, and the discharge of executive functions within the policy parameters as determined by the elected council. The Chief Executive also has a specific responsibility to advise the elected members in the determination of policy in accordance with national policy and in relation to the exercise of reserved functions while, in turn, implementing decisions. The role of Chief Executive involves working with, co-operating with, and providing information to relevant Departments – for example the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Department of Public Expenditure National Development Plan Delivery and Reform.

The ideal candidate should be able to: 

• 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 City.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday, 23rd May, 2024. 

To apply, please visit our website via the button below. 

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