Overview
Wexford County Council invites applicants for the post of Senior Staff Officer. Selection for this post will be by means of interview and candidates may be shortlisted based on applications submitted. Panels may be formed from which vacancies may be filled. Applications will only be accepted on the official Wexford County Council application form as advertised with the post. Qualifications, application forms and further particulars for this post are available from our website at www.wexfordcoco.ie. Please note all application forms for the above post must be typed and submitted by email only to recruitment@wexfordcoco.ie. Printed hard copies will NOT be accepted for the above post. Closing date for receipt of completed application forms for this post is 5.00 pm on Thursday, 16 October, 2025.
Requirements
Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed Application Forms:
* Applicants for Panel B (Open)
* (i)
* (a) have obtained at least Grade D (or a Pass), in Higher or Ordinary Level, in five subjects (or four if Irish is included) from the approved list of subjects in the department of education Established Leaving Certificate Examination or Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme including Irish and/or English and one of the following: Mathematics, Accounting, Business Organisation or Economics, and
* (b) have obtained at least Grade C (or Honours) in Higher Level (or Honours) Papers in three subjects in that examination (or two subjects if Irish and/or one of the following is included: Mathematics, Accounting, Business or Economics), or
* (ii) have obtained a comparable standard in an equivalent examination, or
* (iii) hold a third level qualification of at least degree standard, and
* (iv) have satisfactory experience in administrative procedures, including adequate practical experience in work of an executive nature, office organisation and control of staff
* Confined Competition (Panels A and C as appropriate)
* (v) a serving employee of a Local Authority or a regional assembly, and have not less than two years satisfactory experience in that post or in a post at a level not lower than that of Clerical Officer or analogous post, and
* have satisfactory experience in administrative procedures, including adequate practical experience in work of an executive nature, office organisation and control of staff.
Wexford County Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer
HR Department
County Hall
Carricklawn
Wexford
Y35 WY93
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