Chief Corporate Affairs Officer (CCAO)
Join Guardian Jobs to apply for the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer role at Guardian Jobs. The Chief Corporate Affairs Officer (CCAO) holds a key leadership position within TÉ responsible for setting and delivering the strategic direction of the Corporate Affairs function, which includes governance, compliance, Finance, HR, Innovation, Programme Management Office and corporate services.
Main Duties
The CCAO ensures alignment with organisational priorities, drives integration across functions, and acts as a strategic adviser to the CEO on all matters relating to Corporate Services. The role provides overall leadership to the Corporate Affairs team, enabling delivery of a broad range of strategic objectives. The CCAO leads a team of six Principal Officers, each committed to delivering high‑quality policy, operations, and governance under the CCAO's leadership.
Person Appointed
* Possess significant experience in a relevant discipline;
* Demonstrate a strong and proven record of achievement at senior level, evidencing the necessary vision, leadership and management capabilities;
* Demonstrate corporate leadership and governance capability of appropriate scope and scale;
* Possess the collaborative leadership and influence required to align internal and external vision, processes and resources to achieve key corporate priorities;
* Have a successful track record at senior level in leading corporate governance, performance and project‑management systems for significant and complex service‑delivery operations;
* Show the ability to translate policy into programme‑level change processes that deliver improved outputs and outcomes.
Desirable Criteria
* Hold a relevant academic qualification at a minimum of Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications in a discipline such as Public Administration, Business, Risk Management, Compliance, Corporate Governance or a related field.
Information About the Organisation
Tailte Éireann (TÉ) is an independent government agency under the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, providing a property registration system, property valuation service and national mapping and surveying infrastructure for the State. TÉ’s core business is to provide a system of registration of ownership to land in Ireland, to deliver accurate up‑to‑date valuations of commercial and industrial properties and to create and maintain the definitive mapping records and physical infrastructure of the State.
Selection Process Details
This is a Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) position. Further information on this significant opportunity, including details on how to apply, is available on our website. The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3 pm on Thursday 27th November 2025. If you would benefit from a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Eimear O’Connor at eimear.oconnor@publicjobs.ie.
Equal Opportunity
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.
Guardian Jobs is an equal opportunity employer. Applications will be considered regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or any other protected characteristic. All applicants will be considered based on the merits of the application only.
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