New Opportunity Available
The 2026 competition for Higher Executive Officers is now open for applications! The opening of this competition represents an exciting opportunity to join the civil service at an important managerial level.
The Civil Service is fully committed to fulfilling its obligations under the Official Languages Act. A competition specifically for those interested in applying through Irish, is being run concurrently and is open to applications until Thursday 17th September 2026. The Higher Executive Officer with Fluency in Irish competition is intended to fill vacancies arising which require staff to provide a full range of services through the Irish language.
Higher Executive Officer
As a Higher Executive Officer, you will be a key member of the mid-management team and report to and support an Assistant Principal in pursuit of goals of the organisation. You will advise and interact with senior management in respect of their areas of responsibility and play a central role in driving organisational change. To be successful at this grade, you must have experience in managing and leading teams, coordinating projects, managing budgets and developing or implementing policy.
Depending on the role, as a Higher Executive Officer you could expect to advance your personal skills in a wide range of different ways, and you could have the opportunity to up-skill and develop yourself professionally through high-quality training programmes, mentoring and support systems, internal training initiatives, and many more – all in order to make sure you have the skills and knowledge required to succeed in a fast-paced and results-oriented role in the Public Service.
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Higher Executive Officer
with Fluency in Irish
As a Higher Executive Officer, you will be a key member of the mid-management team and report to and support an Assistant Principal in pursuit of goals of the organisation. You will advise and interact with senior management in respect of their areas of responsibility and play a central role in driving organisational change. To be successful at this grade, you must have experience in managing and leading teams, coordinating projects, managing budgets and developing or implementing policy.
Candidates for this role must be fluent in Irish and capable of carrying out all assigned duties through the medium of Irish; however, depending on the business of the employing department, successful candidates may not necessarily be required to work through Irish on a full-time basis.
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