Chief Executive at Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board

Garda; Dublin; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board is seeking a Chief Executive to lead the ETB, drive strategic aims, and ensure efficient delivery of its services. The appointee will be accountable to the Board, the Public Accounts Committee and other Oireachtas Committees, with responsibility for performance and governance.

Key duties include developing strategy statements, coordinating executive functions, and engaging with sector providers to advance regional education and training

Responsibilities

• Lead the ETB in accordance with governing acts and policies.
• Provide information and reporting to the Board and Government bodies.
• Develop and submit strategic plans and annual service plans.
• Build and maintain relationships with sector providers and stakeholders.
• Coordinate and manage the ETB management team and resources.

Job description

Chief Executive at Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board

The closing date for this vacancy is 24/09/2026, 15:00

Vacancy ID

8537

Department/Authority

Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education & Training Board

The Chief Executive will be responsible for the leadership, direction and management of the ETB and will be accountable for the overall performance of the organisation. Working closely with the Board of the ETB, the Chief Executive will be responsible for ensuring the ETB achieves its strategic aims and objectives including the provision, in an efficient and effective manner, of the many and diverse services and activities of the ETB in accordance with best practice. The Chief Executive is accountable to the Board of the ETB, to the Public Accounts Committee and to other Oireachtas Committees.

Main Duties of the Job

• To perform the executive functions of the ETB in accordance with the Education and Training Boards Act 2013, the Code of Practice for the Governance of Education and Training Boards, the policies of the Education and Training Board and Government policy;
• To assist the members of the Board of the ETB in the performance of the Board’s functions under the Act;
• To ensure the Board of the ETB receives advice, recommendations and information in an effective, thorough and timely manner including information regarding the performance of his or her functions as the Board of the ETB may from time to time require;
• To provide such information to the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the performance of his or her functions as the Minister may from time to time require;
• To prepare and submit strategy statements and the annual service plan to the Board of the ETB;
• To develop communication and relationship building processes with the sector providers and stakeholders to facilitat… apter andregional planning across the further education and training sector;
• To co‑ordinate and manage the ETB management team and manage the resources effectively and efficiently.

A full list of duties and eligibility criteria can be found in the Candidate information Booklet

Information about the organisation

Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are statutory bodies which were established on 1st July 2013 under the Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (hereinafter called “the Act”) to replace the Vocational Education Committees (VECs) and to take on an enhanced role in the delivery of training.

The Act created a new structure that is better positioned to support the evolution of service delivery in schools under the direct governance of an ETB and in the further education and training sector. In delivering further education and training, ETBs have a strong relationship with SOLAS, the further education and training authority.

See Information Booklet

Selection Process Details

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday 24th of September 2026.

We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act, 1998-2015.

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