Director Of Quality And Development

DIRECTOR OF QUALITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Grade VIII | Permanent Full-Time | 70 Hours Per Fortnight

LOCATION: Tullamore, Portlaoise or Mullingar, with travel across Muiríosa Foundation service locations

REPORTING TO: Chief Operating Officer

TENURE: Permanent, full-time

THE ROLE

The Director of Quality and Development will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team and will provide strategic leadership and oversight across Quality, Advocacy, Learning & Development, Digital Enhancement, Health, Safety & Risk.

The Director will align work across these areas with Muiríosa Foundation’s vision, mission, values and strategic priorities, using evidence, feedback, lived experience and organisational learning to strengthen practice and support continuous improvement.

THE DIRECTOR WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH

• People supprted by the Muiriosa Foundation and their Support Staff.

• The Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Leadership Team and Board governance structures.

• The Quality, Risk and Safety Manager and the Learning and Development Manager.

• Operational services, Human Resources, Finance, ICT, the Data Protection Officer and other organisational departments.

• The HSE, HIQA, the Health and Safety Authority, advocacy organisations, educational institutions, research partners and other relevant stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide strategic leadership across Quality, Advocacy, Learning and Development, and Health, Safety and Risk.

• Establish clear priorities aligned with Muiríosa Foundation’s Strategic Plan, vision, mission and values.

• Contribute to organisational strategy, governance, improvement priorities and overall organisational effectiveness.

• Ensure that the rights, voices, will and preferences of people supported remain central to work across the four areas.

• Provide strategic leadership for quality assurance and quality enhancement, informed by lived experience, evidence, feedback, personal outcomes and professional judgement.

• Ensure learning from complaints, safeguarding matters, incidents, audits, inspections, reviews and feedback informs improvement activity.

• Develop and lead a strategic framework for advocacy and support meaningful participation and co-production by people supported.

• Set the strategic direction for workforce learning and development and promote leadership development, reflective practice, coaching, mentoring and peer learning.

• Set the strategic direction for health, safety and risk management, including oversight of significant and emerging organisational risks.

• Promote proportionate approaches to risk that support safety while respecting autonomy, rights, choice and positive risk-taking.

• Oversee organisational policy governance and improvements to policies, processes and workflows.

• Provide strategic direction for accessible digital enhancement and engagement initiatives within the function.

• Provide clear, balanced and evidence-based assurance to senior leadership, the Board and relevant Board committees.

• Build effective partnerships with statutory, regulatory, advocacy, professional, educational & research bodies, & The Federation of Voluntary Service Providers.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE POSTHOLDER

• Demonstrate strategic and systems leadership through a strong commitment to The Muiríosa Foundation’s vision, mission and values.

• Promote rights-based, person-centred and neuroaffirmative practice.

• Exercise sound judgement and communicate complex information clearly and accessibly.

• Model integrity, accountability, collaboration, innovation and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

• Work flexibly and travel across Muiríosa Foundation service locations as required.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• A relevant qualification at Level 8 or higher on the National Framework of Qualifications in health or social care, quality, risk management, education, learning and development, organisational development, management, leadership or another relevant discipline.

• Significant senior management or leadership experience within disability services, health, social care, education, quality, advocacy, risk, learning and development or a related environment.

• Experience of leading through managers or senior professional leads.

• Experience of developing and implementing organisational strategy, governance frameworks or significant improvement initiatives.

• Demonstrated knowledge of quality, advocacy, health and safety, risk, organisational learning and workforce development.

• A strong understanding of rights-based and person-centred disability supports.

• An understanding of the legislative, regulatory and policy environment relevant to disability services in Ireland.

• Experience of using evidence, information, feedback and lived experience to inform organisational decision-making and improvement.

• Excellent strategic-thinking, leadership, communication, collaboration and influencing skills.

• The ability to prepare clear, balanced and evidence-based reports for senior leadership and governance structures.

• A full driving licence and access to transport, as travel across Muiríosa Foundation’s service areas will be required, subject to any reasonable accommodation.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

• Health and wellbeing supports, including an Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7.

• Extensive training and professional-development opportunities, including support for relevant further education.

• Meaningful and varied work with the opportunity to make a positive difference in people’s lives.

• Salary in line with Department of Health pay scales and public sector pay provisions.

• Public service pension arrangements and a range of leave benefits.

• Health insurance group schemes and the Cycle to Work Scheme, subject to applicable conditions.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Muiríosa Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and actively welcome applications from groups that are underrepresented in our workforce.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know in advance and we will be happy to assist.

APPLICATION DETAILS

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DATA PROTECTION

Muiríosa Foundation will process personal data provided in connection with an application for this role in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, the Data Protection Acts 2018 and the organisation’s applicable data protection arrangements.

Suitability as outlined in person specification and job description attached.

Informal Enquiries: Eoin Mooney ( Chief Operating Officer ) 086 3811089

Closing Date for receipt of completed applications: Tuesday 27th October @ 7.00pm

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