Appointments to the Board of the Irish Aviation Authority

Appointments to the Board of the Irish Aviation Authority

The closing date for this vacancy is 03/11/2026, 15:00

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Role Overview

The Minister for Transport invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill two positions as directors on the Board of the IAA.

All candidates must demonstrate in their application evidence of a career history serving in positions of leadership at an appropriately senior level (i.e. executive level and/or equivalent advisory level and/or non-executive board membership) in an organisation of scale.
In addition, candidates must demonstrate evidence of relevant proven experience as set out in at least one of the discipline profiles outlined below.

Profile 1 - Aviation Safety and Security Regulation

For Profile 1, candidates must demonstrate in their application evidence at an appropriately senior level in at least one of the following:

• Experience of aviation safety regulatory regimes, working in the commercial and regulatory spheres at national, European or international level, with strong understanding of aviation safety and security, regulation, organisational risk and governance and/or;
• Experience in international aviation safety and security governance, including at least one or more of the following areas:
  • systemic aviation safety risk management; and/or
  • development, implementation or oversight of international aviation safety frameworks; and/or
  • accident investigations and/or serious incident investigation.

The successful candidate will be expected to sit on the Safety and Security Oversight Committee.

Profile 2 - Finance

For Profile 2, candidates must demonstrate in their application evidence, at an appropriately senior level in all of the following:

• A recognised professional accountancy qualification, with current membership of the relevant professional body; and
• Financial experience, such as accounting, audit, financial risk management, corporate finance and/or other relevant financial disciplines; and
• Experience of serving on, advising, or engaging with an audit and risk committee, including contributing to effective oversight, assurance and financial governance.

The successful candidate will be expected to sit on the Audit, Risk and Finance Committee.

Desirable (All Profiles)

It is also desirable that candidates demonstrate evidence of one or more of the following:

• Non-Executive director experience, including service on boards or board committees;
• Experience within the aviation sector or other highly regulated sectors;
• Experience operating within public sector or regulatory accountability frameworks;
• Experience engaging with stakeholders in a cross-regulatory or multi-regulatory environments;
• Experience within a commercial or regulatory semi-state environment

Closing Date: 15:00 on Tuesday 3rd November 2026

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