Director of Services - Fingal County Council

Director of Services - Fingal County Council

The closing date for this vacancy is 19/11/2026, 15:00

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Job summary

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.

In addition, the Director provides policy support and advice for members of the Strategic Policy Committees, the Local Community Development Committee and any other relevant Committees. In the current economic climate, senior managers are charged with service delivery and change management in an environment of limited resource availability, both human and financial. Delivery of efficient services and value for money is crucial as is the management and motivation of staff.

A full Job Summary/Description is available in the Information Booklet.

Main Duties of the Job

Understand the workings of local government and its role as the second tier of government within the county.

Contribute, as a member of the senior management team to the development and delivery of long term vision for the county that promotes the physical, social, cultural and economic environment in an integrated way.

Lead, manage and motivate a team to deliver on the particular functional areas and programmes within their remit, ensuring a strong focus on delivery of results.

Initiate, develop and drive appropriate change programmes that can enhance the range and quality of services.

A full list of main duties is available in the Information Booklet.

Information about the organisation

Fingal is a highly attractive place to live, work, visit and do business. It comprises a geographical area of 450 sq.km 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.

Salary Scale effective from 1st June 2026:

Hours of attendance will be fixed from time to time but will amount to not less than 35 hours gross per week.

The annual leave allowance for the position of Director of Services is 30 days.

Selection Process Details

A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.

Local authorities are committed equal opportunities employers.