Carlow County Council provides services to a population of over 62,000 citizens in areas of housing, roads, transportation, planning, environment, libraries, economic and community development, tourism, fire and emergency response, parks, amenities, heritage, arts, and water services.
Carlow County Council consists of 18 members elected every five years. The county is divided into the three Municipal Districts of Carlow, Muinebheag & Tullow.
At a strategic level, the Council operates through its Corporate Policy Group comprising the Cathaoirleach of the Council and the Chairs of the local authority’s four Strategic Policy Committees as well as a Municipal District representative. The Chief Executive and the Council’s Management Team play a key role in supporting and advising this policy group.
An opportunity now exists in Carlow County Council for the position of Director of Service.
The Director of Service is a member of the senior management team of Carlow County Council. Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Director of Service will be responsible for one, or more, functional areas as well as the managing and developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The Director is expected to fulfil a key leadership role in Carlow County Council with responsibility for the delivery of programmes and functions/services of the council. The role involves considerable engagement and consensus building with Elected Members and staff as well as other external stakeholders.
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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