Tipperary County Council is the Authority responsible for Local Government in County Tipperary. The corporate headquarters are located at Civic Offices, Emmet Street, Clonmel and Limerick Road, Nenagh, and there are five Municipal Districts [Borough District of Clonmel, Municipal District of Tipperary, Cahir, Cashel, Municipal District Thurles, Municipal District of Nenagh and Municipal District of Carrick on Suir]. Tipperary County Council has 40 elected members and approximately 1200 staff.
Tipperary County Council is responsible for providing a wide range of services and supports to a diverse range of customers. Our customers include over 159,500 residents in 69,106 households, approx. 14,000 businesses with over 63,400 employees, along with those who visit our county whether for recreation or work. The Council provides a diverse range of services across a large geographic area. Key services areas include Planning, Local Enterprise Office, Community and Economic Development, Transportation, Motor Taxation, Environment, Emergency Services along with Housing, Libraries and the Arts. These operations are supported by internal services which include ICT, Corporate, Finance and Human Resource functions.
An opportunity now exists in Tipperary County Council for the position of Director of Service.
Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Director will be expected to fulfil a key leadership role in the Local Authority with responsibility for the delivery of programmes and functions/services of the Local Authority. The role involves considerable engagement and consensus building with Elected Members, staff as well as other external stakeholders.
Each directorate contributes to delivery of the Council’s corporate vision and strategic direction, supporting the Chief Executive in advancing the physical, economic, social and cultural life of the County and in managing the organisational structures and resources needed to deliver an extensive range of public services in a cost effective and efficient manner, while also planning for the future needs of the County.
A full list of essential requirements is available in the Information Booklet.
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Closing Date: 3pm Thursday 2nd January 2025
Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on the www.publicjobs.ie website.
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