Chief Corporate Officer, An Garda Síochána

An Garda Síochána is the national law enforcement agency in the Republic of Ireland, providing policing and state security services throughout the State.  The agency comprises over 17,000 staff, including approx. 14,100 sworn Garda members, 3,300 Garda staff and 370 Garda Reserves accommodated in over 600 offices nationwide, with an annual gross budget extending to approximately €2.25b.

Reporting to the Garda Commissioner, the Chief Corporate Officer will be the senior level civilian appointment with  responsibility for ensuring cohesive policy, strategy and delivery across the Human Resources and People Development, Finance, Data, Technology and Occupational Health functions and accordingly the Heads of Division will report to the Chief Corporate Officer on defined policy, strategy and finance matters. 

The Chief Corporate Officer will need to be a highly visible leader and build effective working relationships with a complex network of stakeholders. Key to the success of the role will be the reengineering of the Chief Corporate Officer functional area, as the process owner for major decisions relating to resourcing and the delivery of enabling services. 

This position provides a unique opportunity to take on the most senior Garda Staff role in An Garda Síochána, support the Garda Commissioner in delivering support services to the organisation and contribute to the Garda mission of ‘Keeping People Safe’.

The successful candidate will have:

• A proven track record of significant achievement at a senior managerial level in large and complex working environments, and the ability to operate in a diverse, multi-disciplinary organisation. 

• Specific experience of leading, developing and managing high-performing teams across the breadth of strategic corporate operations such as Finance, HR, Data and Technology in a large public or private organisation.

• Knowledge of best practice governance, management principles and outstanding management, communication and leadership qualities, with particular capability in corporate and strategic management, and the capacity to contribute effectively to the overall leadership and strategic direction of An Garda Síochána.

• A proven track record of successfully brokering and delivering change on a large scale and the delivery of efficiency and cost control of spending programmes.

• An honours degree (NFQ level 8) in at least one relevant discipline 

This is a Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) position.

Further information on this significant opportunity details on how to apply, is available on www.publicjobs.ie  

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday 21 September, 2023.