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Assistant Secretary, Corporate Affairs, Department of Defence

Employer
The Department of Defence
Location
Ireland (IE)
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
6 Apr 2023

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Sector
Other
Responsibilities
Business Development
Position/Level
Professional / Specialist
Contract Type
Permanent

The Department of Defence comprises both civil and military elements. The civil element is headed by the Secretary General who is the principal policy adviser to the Minister and Accounting Officer. Defence Forces Headquarters is the military element of the Department and is headed by the Chief of Staff who is the Minister’s principal military adviser. The civil element of the Department has 389 Civil Service staff. The Department also employs 420 civilian employees to support Defence Forces’ capability in military establishments around the country. The overall budget for the Defence Organisation for 2023  is €1.2 bn.

Reporting to the Secretary General, the Assistant Secretary is a key member of the management team and covers a broad range of functions within the ambit of strategic policy, capability development and Corporate Services.  The post encompasses primary responsibility for Financial Management; Financial and payroll for the Defence Organisation; the Department’s Data Protection Office; Protected Disclosures; records and data management; FOI and the communications unit; corporate governance and compliance; together with the support function for the Office of the Secretary General.  

The successful candidate will have:

  • a record of achievement in their career to date demonstrating excellent senior management and leadership experience and a record of effective delivery;
  • the skills, capacity and track record at a senior level in programme management, oversight and stakeholder engagement to lead the Department’s Corporate Affairs functions;
  • a proven high level of public policy analysis, formulation and development skills and a demonstrated ability to lead the transition from policy to active delivery of change;
  • an understanding of the breadth of the Department’s diverse range of responsibilities and business activities and key interfaces between these and the wider economic and social context or the capacity to rapidly develop same;
  • proven experience of collaborative cross-functional working at a strategic level and the ability to network across Government including a capacity to operate within and relate effectively to the political process and environment or the capacity to rapidly develop same.

This is a Top Level Appointments Committee position. 

Further information including details on how to apply is available on www.publicjobs.ie

If you feel you would benefit from a confidential discussion, please contact Aoife Lyons on aoife.lyons@publicjobs.ie

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 15:00 on Thursday 6th April, 2023.

We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.

 

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