Job Title:
Senior Executive Officer
Employer:
Fingal County Council
County:
Dublin
Closing Date:
3pm, Thursday, 27th November 2025
Starting Salary:
€80,967
About the Employer:
Fingal is a highly attractive place to live, work, visit and do business. It comprises a geographical area of 450 stretching from Balbriggan in the north, to Blanchardstown in the west and to Howth in the east. The area is defined by the diversity of its landscape and settlement patterns with rural, urban and suburban locations all rolled into one county. There is 88kms of coastline, three large, protected estuaries and salt marsh habitats and 13 major beaches. Fingal County Council is one of the county's major local employers and currently employs approximately 1,600 staff. The Council is mandated to deliver a diverse range of functions and services which can be broadly described under the headings of the provision of physical and social infrastructure, housing, economic and tourism development, community development, recreation and amenity services and the management of the planning and environmental regulatory framework. The role of the County Council as provided for in law is to represent, lead and serve the communities of Fingal.
About the Role:
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. Managers at this level work within defined parameters relevant to the position, in accordance with the Fingal County Council's vision and objectives as set out in its Corporate Plan.
Delivery of efficient services and value for money are crucial. 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 Management 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 Municipal District level.
About You:
The ideal candidate shall have the following Skills and Experience:
• Significant experience at a management level;
• Experience of implementing agreed strategies to meet objectives and the ability to expand and improve the range, quantity or quality of existing services;
• Experience of recommending changes in strategies in light of change in circumstances;
• Experience in the management and supervision of employees, building effective teams, developing motivation and commitment and maintaining sound employee relations;
• Experience of putting in place efficient and effective working structures, performance management arrangements and target based objectives;
• A high level of personal commitment, with an ability to create a culture of trust and openness where all members of the team will benefit;
• Ability to promote an open knowledge sharing environment that builds knowledge, skills and service for the benefit of the local authority as a whole;
• Ability to develop and monitor key performance indicators with the Director of Service;
• A high level of customer focus;
• Ability to develop and maintain productive relationships with all customers and stakeholders;
• Meet regularly with stakeholders, providing updates, presentations and reports, taking customer feedback and ensuring any learning from same is used to enhance the operations of the local authority;
• Ability to navigate the complex environment in which local government operates and be accountable;
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, with highly developed influencing and engagement skills including issue/conflict resolution;
• Excellent organisation skills and discipline, and possess the drive to deliver the required results;
• Strong judgement and capacity to work autonomously;
• Ability to work under pressure in a cross functional environment and to tight timelines;
• A high level of attention to detail and accuracy;
• Experience of managing internal controls to assure process and legal compliance and fraud prevention;
• Experience of managing a portfolio of projects and agreeing priorities, planning delivery timeframes, tracking project progress;
• Ability to drive productivity through continuous process improvement;
• Experience of managing finance and budgets and ensuring value for money;
• Experience of providing information on the pattern of demand and activity and the skills to schedule/programme the carrying out of work;
• Demonstrate appropriate and positive self-confidence;
• Operates effectively in an environment with significant complexity and pace;
• Is enthusiastic and motivated about the role;
• An understanding of local authority services and structures in Ireland or have the ability to quickly acquire same.
The Closing Date for this competition is Thursday, 27th of November at 3pm.
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.