Vacancy ID

6119

Department/Authority

South Dublin County Council 

Department/Authority Website

https://www.sdcc.ie/en/

Working pattern

Full-Time 

Advertising Date

17/07/2026
 

County

Dublin 

Location

South Dublin County Council

Closing Date for Application

06/08/2026, 15:00
 

Grade

Head of Enterprise 

Contract

Permanent 

Type of role

Local Authority

Accessibility Information: We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act. Please see our Statement on Accessibility

Job summary

The Head of Enterprise is a senior role within the Economic Development Directorate of South Dublin County Council. The successful candidate will lead a team charged with delivering a high standard quality system of co-ordinated and cohesive state support to the micro and small business sector.

This is a key position within the Local Enterprise Office structure of the Council. The successful candidate will play an important role in the development and implementation of the Local Enterprise Development Plan to support enterprise, entrepreneurship and job creation at a local level and ensuring that the Local Enterprise Office serves as a “First Stop Shop” to provide services to start, grow and develop micro and small business throughout the County.

A full Job Summary/Description is available in the Information Booklet.

Main Duties of the Job

Support enterprise at local level with reference to national Government policy objectives and commitments on enterprise, entrepreneurship and job creation.

Deliver on core enterprise related targets.

Manage the day to day operations of the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) with particular reference to meeting the commitments set out in the Service Level Agreement between Enterprise Ireland and South Dublin County Council and the agreed protocols with Government departments and State Agencies; including implementing new systems and processes designed to improve workflows and efficiency.

Oversee the preparation and implementation of the South Dublin Local Enterprise Development Plan.

Support the delivery of national and regional LEO initiatives and programmes as part of the national LEO Network.

A full list of main duties is available in the Information Booklet.

Information about the organisation

South Dublin County Council is one of four local authorities in the Dublin region. The Council’s administrative area is 223 square kilometres, bounded by Dublin city to thenortheast, the Dublin Mountains and County Wicklow to the south, the River Liffey to the north separating it from Fingal and County Kildare to the west. Within that area is a population of 301,075 people living in the county, over 6,500 businesses and significant economic, social and cultural infrastructure to serve a growing capital city region.

The Corporate Plan provides the vision and strategic direction for the Council over a five year period and sets out the ambition to make the county a vibrant and inclusive place for all the people who live, visit, work and do business here. As the council for South Dublin County, we strive to be a people-first, proactive organisation that serves all of our communities today and for the future.

An opportunity now exists in South Dublin County Council for the position of Head of Enterprise.

Benefits

Salary Scale effective from 1st June 2026:

€82,595 - €83,331 - €86,572 - €89,833 - €93,101 - €96,333 - €99,586 - €103,275( LSI 1) - €109,155 (LSI 2)

Hours of attendance will be fixed from time to time but will amount to not less than 35 hours gross per week.

The annual leave allowance for the position of Head of Enterprise is 30 days.

Selection Process Details

A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you think about your experience in light of those requirements.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being called forward to the next stage of the selection process.

Local authorities are committed equal opportunities employers.