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Salary

The salary scale for Executive Officer, including the required pension contribution, is set out below:

P1 €38,803P2 €40,764P3 €41,871P4 €44,030P5 €45,965P6 €47,838P7 €49,703P8 €51,534P9 €53,419P10 €55,296P11 €57,289P12 €58,624*LSI1 €60,527**LSI2 €63,227

*After three years’ service at Point 12.

**After three years’ service at Long Service Increment 1.

(Pay scale as at 1st June 2026)

Candidates should note that entry will be at Point 1 of the scale and the rate of remuneration may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy.

Different pay and conditions may apply, if, immediately prior to appointment the appointee is an existing public or civil servant.

Public service pension terms and retirement age conditions will apply in accordance with pension arrangements in the Arts Council depending on the prior status of the successful appointee.

Subject to satisfactory performance, increments may be payable in line with current Government Policy.

Annual Leave

The annual leave entitlement for this role (based on a full-time role) is 23 days per year, rising to 24 days after 5 years’ service and 25 days after 10 years’ service.

Probation Period

In accordance with the Arts Council Probation Policy a 6 month probationary period applies.

Office Location

You will be based at the Council offices at 70 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, but you may occasionally be required to work at other locations.

The Council reserves the right, at its discretion, to change this location to any other place within Ireland.

You will be required to travel from time to time in performance of your duties.

Eligibility

Citizenship Requirements

Eligible Candidates must:

a) A citizen of the European Economic Area. The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway;

or

b) A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons;

or

c) A non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or Swiss citizen and has a stamp 4 visa;

or

d) A person awarded international protection under the International Protection Act 2015 or any family member entitled to remain in the State as a result of family reunification and has a stamp 4 visa

or

e) A non-EEA citizen who is a parent of a dependent child who is a citizen of, and resident in, an EEA member state or Switzerland and has a stamp 4 visa.

To qualify candidates must meet one of the citizenship criteria above by the date of any job offer.

Candidates that are not citizens of the aforementioned countries must have the necessary permissions to work in Ireland. It shall be the responsibility of the candidate to ensure these permissions are in place.

It is the individual’s responsibility of former public or civil servant candidates to ensure their eligibility to apply. In particular, potential candidates who participated in a voluntary severance/redundancy or early retirement programs, received a redundancy payment or are in receipt of a public sector pension, should familiarise themselves with their individual conditions pertaining to public sector re-employment and declare same if applying.