Director of Digital Strategy, UCD IT Services, Temporary

University College Dublin; Dublin; On-site; EUR 147,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

University College Dublin is seeking a Director of Digital Strategy to lead the design, execution and embedding of a multi-year digital roadmap, aligning university-wide priorities with the CIO and Strategy Office. The role drives digital adoption and coordinates cross‑departmental efforts to realise UCD’s Breaking Boundaries Strategy.

The appointment follows DoF guidelines and offers a senior leadership position within the Registrar’s portfolio, with a salary scale of €147,198 - €186,094 per

Job description

Following a strategic review of executive capacity in digital development, University College Dublin (UCD) has established a leadership role positioned within the portfolio of the Registrar. Operating at the intersection of digital innovation, technology architecture, and institutional vision, the Director of Digital Strategy provides dedicated leadership capacity and expertise to design, drive, and embed a comprehensive, multi-year digital roadmap across the University to meet the ambitions set out in the UCD Breaking Boundaries Strategy.

This role works in close strategic partnership with the Chief Information Officer, the UCD Strategy Office and executive leadership. The Director of Digital Strategy will be a visionary and influential leader, who shapes university-wide digital direction, aligns cross‑departmental priorities, and prepares academic and administrative units for digital transformation. This strategic mandate works in direct support of the CIO's remit by securing institutional consensus through collaboration, clarifying business demand, driving and fostering digital adoption and adaptation, whilst creating the environment needed to support our digital roadmap.

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.

Salary Scale

95 Snr Administrative I\2013 (2010) (7952) : €147,198 - €186,094 per annum

Closing date

12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 22 October 2026.

Tar éis athbhreithniú straitéiseach a dhéanamh ar an gcumas feidhmiúcháin san fhorbairt dhigiteach, tá ról ceannaireachta bunaithe ag UCD laistigh de réimse an Chláraitheora. Agus é ag feidhmiú ag pointe trasnaithe na nuálaíochta digití, na hailtireachta teicneolaíochta, agus na físe institiúidí, cuireann Stiúrthóir na Straitéise Digití cumas ceannaireachta agus saineolas tiomnaithe ar fáil chun treochlár digiteach ilbhliantúil cuimsitheach a dhearadh, a thiomáint agus a leabú ar fud na hOllscoile chun na huaillmhianta a leagtar amach i Straitéis UCD Teorainneacha a Shárú a chomhlíonadh.

Oibríonn an ról seo i ndlúth-chomhpháirtíocht straitéiseach leis an bPríomhoifigeach Faisnéise, le hOifig Straitéise UCD agus le ceannaireacht feidhmiúcháin. Beidh Stiúrthóir na Straitéise Digití ina cheannaire fadbhreathnaitheach a bhfuil an-tionchar aige, a mhúnlaíonn treo digiteach ar fud na hollscoile, a ailíníonn tosaíochtaí tras‑rannacha, agus a ullmhaíonn aonaid acadúla agus riaracháin don chlaochlú digiteach. Oibríonn an sainordú straitéiseach seo chun tacú go díreach le sainchúram CIO trí chomhthoil institiúideach a bhainne amach trí chomhoibriú, éileamh gnó a shoiléiriú, glacadh digiteach agus oiriúnú digiteach a spreagadh agus a chothú, agus an timpeallacht is gá a chruthú chun tacú lenár dtreochlár digiteach.

Déanfar an ceapachán ar scála agus de réir threoirlínte na Roinne Airgeadais

95 Snr Administrative I\2013 (2010) (7952) Scála Tuarastail: €147,198 - €186,094 in aghaidh na bliana

Dáta dúnta: 12:00 uair (am áitiúil na hÉireann) ar 22.10.26