Job Overview
There are two Deputy Commissioner positions in the Garda Síochána, one of which is currently vacant. The Garda Síochána, Ireland’s national police and security service, is growing, reforming and changing.
Deputy Commissioner Garda Siochana
Being a Deputy Commissioner is a rewarding and challenging senior leadership role, in a unique environment with the opportunity to be at the forefront of a transformation of policing in Ireland. This is an opportunity to support the Garda Commissioner in leading and shaping the police service, to meet the internal and external challenges of the fast moving environment in which policing and security services operate in the 21st century.
In order to fulfil the role, the successful candidate will be a senior and experienced police officer, with a proven track record of working at a strategic level, including the leadership of policing and law enforcement officers and staff at senior organisational level. The candidate will also have a keen understanding of, (or the capacity to acquire), the particular considerations of policing on the island of Ireland.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
• Wide ranging operational policing and law enforcement experience with up to date operational and technical policing knowledge;
• A proven track record in the development of ambitious vision, strategy and policy, and being part of a cohesive senior management team which drives a high performance culture in the management team and across the organisation;
• Knowledge of current and emerging legal, political, economic, social, technological, and environmental factors and an understanding of the implications for strategic planning;
• A proven track record of leading, developing and inspiring people, engaging the organisation with strategic priorities, values and behaviours and driving change;
• Experience of implementing successful organisational development, change and innovation with the ability to drive strategic organisational change, identify emerging trends and issues to inform strategic planning and deliver appropriate responses including the identification and implementation of new or improved technologies or services that have a transformational impact;
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday 29th August 2024.
If you feel you would benefit from a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Louise McEntee at louise.mcentee@publicjobs.ie
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.
Notes :
Closing Date for Application
29/08/2024
Location
Dublin