Chief Information Officer (Assistant Secretary)

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Dublin; Vor Ort; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine seeks a Chief Information Officer to lead the strategic development and management of ICT and digital systems. Reporting to the Secretary General, the CIO will be a member of the Management Board and will drive digital transformation across the department.

The role requires a proven track record of senior leadership in technology, strong governance, and the ability to manage large, cross-functional teams and budgets within a complex,

Qualifikationen

• A successful track record at senior level of leading and delivering significant technology transformation and of significant achievement and best practice in the management of large ICT projects;

Aufgaben

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of approx. 300 employees located in Dublin, Backweston, Portlaoise and Wexford.
• Champion digital transformation to improve digital services for customers and stakeholders.
• Provide strong strategic leadership to large diverse teams, building capability and organisational culture with robust governance.
• Ensure governance and oversight controls to maintain high performance and integrity.
• Engage with EU and international fora on ICT developments and stakeholder interests.
• Manage large-scale ICT budgets in complex environments with diverse stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Senior leadership

Technology transformation

Stakeholder management

Negotiation and communication

Team leadership

Governance & oversight

Jobbeschreibung

The closing date for this vacancy is 22/10/2026, 15:00

Vacancy ID

9329

Department/Authority

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

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Job summary

The role of Chief Information Officer is a Senior Management position in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM). Reporting to the Secretary General, the person appointed will be a member of DAFM's Management Board and will have overall responsibility for the strategic development and management of the Department’s ICT and digital systems and strategy that support new and better ways of improving ICT service provision to all its stakeholders. Please see the Department’s ICT strategy document on the publicjobs advertisement page for reference.

Main Duties of the Job

The appointee will play a major role in continuing the current high quality of service and determining future business strategies and will lead a multi-disciplinary team of approximately 300 employees located in Dublin, Backweston (Celbridge), Portlaoise and Wexford. The CIO will be responsible for championing digital transformation in the Department to improve the digital services provided to all its customers and stakeholders.

As well as the key competencies for Assistant Secretaries, the person appointed will have:

• A successful track record at senior level of leading and delivering significant technology transformation and of significant achievement and best practice in the management of large ICT projects;
• A good understanding, supported by relevant qualifications and/or experience of current ICT developments, of the forces encouraging business change and of the pivotal role that ICT can play in meeting business objectives in a way that maximises value for money;
• Agility, flexibility and the ability to effectively lead teams operating under significant time pressure with the a bility to build and maintain effective working relationships both internally and externally and have demonstrable skills in persuading and influencing with multiple complex stakeholders;
• Excellent leadership, negotiation, communication, management and teamwork skills, with an ability to express him/herself orally and in writing, clearly, concisely and persuasively;
• A demonstrated proven track record of providing strong strategic leadership to large diverse teams, supporting and giving direction to the building of capability, capacity and organisational culture so that the IMT group delivers to a consistently high standard of performance, accountability and integrity, assured by robust governance and oversight controls;
• Familiarity with, or the capacity to acquire quickly an understanding of, the range of farming and wider national stakeholder interests involved in this environment, including an ability to operate effectively in EU and international fora;
• A demonstrated ability to lead and govern significant technology programmes, managing large-scale ICT budgets in complex environments and involving a range of diverse stakeholder, nationally and at EU level.

Information about the organisation

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s vision is of a sustainable, innovative and competitive agri-food, forestry and seafood sector.

The Department’s mission is to lead, enable and regulate the sector in a way that optimises its contribution to social, economic and environmental sustainability. The Department is a multi-functional and multi-disciplinary organization, which provides a wide range of services and applies regulatory controls both directly and through specialist state agencies which operate under its aegis.

It has a wide and diverse customer base which includes farmers, taxpayers, consumers, food processors and other agri-sector commercial operators, those involved in sea fishing, forestry, bioenergy and research.

With just over 4,000 staff, the Department operates from six large regional locations across the country, with a presence also in a further sixteen regional operational offices, six fishery harbour centres, and a large number of other locations countrywide.

In 2026, the Department is responsible for a gross budget of some €3.54 billion of national and EU funds.

Please see the Department's ICT strategy document here for further information

Selection Process Details

This is a Top-Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) position.

Further information on this significant opportunity including details on how to apply, is available on www.publicjobs.ie

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday 22nd October 2026.

If you feel you would benefit from a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Tatiana Romanova at [e-mail]

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