3 April 2025
The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council is the State’s independent budgetary watchdog. It is responsible for assessing the Government’s overall budgetary stance, its forecasts and fiscal rules.
Position
The Council is now seeking to fill the position of Chief Economist / Head of Secretariat for a minimum period of one year.
The successful candidate will manage the Council’s full-time staff; its Secretariat, which is made up of four economists and an administrator. The Chief Economist / Head of Secretariat will work closely with Council members drawn from academia, think-tanks, and international organisations. They will be responsible to the members of the Council and will report directly to the Chair.
This is a senior role. It presents an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to develop their career and have a positive impact on Irish policy. The Council embraces remote working and operates a highly flexible coordinated hybrid working policy.
Key responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the role will include:
- delivering the Council’s work and research
- preparing its Fiscal Assessment Reports
- helping produce macroeconomic forecasts for endorsements
- ensuring the Council’s work plan is delivered to high standards
- overseeing governance, HR, finance, budgeting, and reporting
- overseeing and managing the Secretariat
- liaising directly with the Chair and other Council members
- contributing to Council meetings
- liaising directly with the Council’s stakeholders
- representing the Council at events and in the media
Key requirements
The successful candidate should ideally have:
- a Master’s degree or higher in Economics and an excellent knowledge of macroeconomics and the public finances
- at least ten years’ experience as a professional economist, including experience of managing a team
- excellent skills as an economist and knowledge of econometrics
- in-depth knowledge of the Irish economy
- knowledge of relevant European institutions
- a thorough understanding of the Council’s role
- excellent report writing skills
- the ability to develop research ideas
- a track record of excellent project management
- proven leadership skills
- flexibility to work on administrative and economic matters
Terms & Conditions
The successful candidate will be appointed on a temporary basis for at least one year, with a possibility to extend. The position may be filled on a secondment basis. Terms and conditions will be in line with the Irish civil service and a probation period of 6 months will apply. The Council’s offices are shared with the ESRI at Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Salary
The Economist salary is linked to the civil service scale for a Principal Officer (Standard Scale PPC), which starts at €104,971.
Entry will normally be at the start of the scale and remuneration may be adjusted in line with Government pay policy. Different pay/conditions may apply if the appointee is already a serving Civil or Public Servant.
Application Procedure
Applicants should
1) complete the online application form below, and
2) submit a CV to jobs@FiscalCouncil.ie by no later than Friday 25th April 2025.
Late/incomplete applications will not be considered. Interviews would be planned for the following weeks. The Council is open to considering secondment arrangements for eligible candidates. The start date is negotiable.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
At the Council, we believe that equality, diversity, and inclusion are essential to our core values and ultimately help drive our success. We recognise that a diverse workforce brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences, fostering innovation and enriching our work.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, nationality, marital or family status, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic background.
We are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability and require any adjustments for assessment, interview, or to ensure your application is fairly considered, please let us know.
Irish language version
Deis Fostaíochta: Príomh-Eacnamaí / Ceann na Rúnaíochta
Is í Comhairle Fioscach na hÉireann faireoir buiséadach neamhspleách an Stáit. Tá sé freagrach as seasamh buiséadach foriomlán an Rialtais, a réamhaisnéisí agus a rialacha fioscacha a mheas.
An Post
Tá an Chomhairle anois ag iarraidh an post mar Phríomh-Eacnamaí / Cheann na Rúnaíochta a líonadh ar feadh tréimhse bliana ar a laghad.
Bainisteoidh an té a cheapfar foireann lánaimseartha na Comhairle; a Rúnaíocht, atá comhdhéanta de cheathrar eacnamaithe agus riarthóir amháin. Oibreoidh an Príomh-Eacnamaí / Ceann na Rúnaíochta go dlúth le comhaltaí na Comhairle a thagann ón saol acadúil, meithleacha smaointe agus comhlachtaí idirnáisiúnta. Beidh siad freagrach do chomhaltaí na Comhairle agus tuairisceoidh siad go díreach don Chathaoirleach.
Is ról sinsearach é seo. Tugann sé deis iontach do dhuine uaillmhianach a ghairm a fhorbairt agus tionchar dearfach a imirt ar bheartas na hÉireann. Glacann an Chomhairle leis an gcianobair agus oibríonn sí polasaí oibre hibrideach comhordaithe an-solúbtha.
Príomhfhreagrachtaí
- Áireofar ar phríomhfhreagrachtaí an róil:
- obair agus taighde na Comhairle a sheachadadh
- a Tuarascálacha Measúnaithe Fioscacha a ullmhú
- cabhrú le réamhaisnéisí maicreacnamaíocha a tháirgeadh le haghaidh formhuinithe
- a chinntiú go ndéantar plean oibre na Comhairle a sheachadadh de réir ardchaighdeán
- maoirseacht a dhéanamh ar rialachas, AD, airgeadas, buiséadú, agus tuairisciú
- maoirseacht agus bainistiú a dhéanamh ar an Rúnaíocht
- idirchaidreamh díreach a dhéanamh leis an gCathaoirleach agus le comhaltaí eile na Comhairle
- cur le cruinnithe na Comhairle
- idirchaidreamh díreach a dhéanamh le geallsealbhóirí na Comhairle
- ionadaíocht a dhéanamh ar an gComhairle ag imeachtaí agus sna meáin
Príomhriachtanais
Go hidéalach, ba chóir go mbeadh an méid seo a leanas ag an iarrthóir rathúil:
- Máistreacht nó céim níos airde san Eacnamaíocht agus eolas den scoth ar an maicreacnamaíocht agus ar an airgeadas poiblí
- deich mbliana ar a laghad de thaithí mar eacnamaí gairmiúil, lena n-áirítear taithí ar fhoireann a bhainistiú
- scileanna den scoth mar eacnamaí agus eolas ar an eacnaiméadracht
- eolas domhain ar gheilleagar na hÉireann
- eolas ar institiúidí ábhartha Eorpacha
- tuiscint chuimsitheach ar ról na Comhairle
- scileanna den scoth i scríobh tuarascálacha
- an cumas smaointe taighde a fhorbairt
- cuntas teiste de bhainistíocht tionscadail den scoth
- scileanna ceannaireachta cruthaithe
- solúbthacht chun oibriú ar chúrsaí riaracháin agus eacnamaíocha
Téarmaí & Coinníollacha
Ceapfar an té a cheapfar ar bhonn sealadach ar feadh bliana ar a laghad, le féidearthacht síneadh ama. Féadfar an post a líonadh ar bhonn iasachta. Beidh na téarmaí agus coinníollacha ag teacht le státseirbhís na hÉireann agus beidh tréimhse promhaidh 6 mhí i gceist. Roinntear oifigí na Comhairle leis an ESRI ag Cé Sir John Rogerson, Baile Átha Cliath 2.
Tuarastal
Tá tuarastal an Eacnamaí nasctha le scála na státseirbhíse d’Oifigeach Riaracháin (PPC Caighdeánach), a thosaíonn ag €104,971. De ghnáth, tosnófar ag tús an scála agus féadfar an luach saothair a choigeartú de réir pholasaí pá an Rialtais. D’fhéadfadh pá/coinníollacha difriúla a bheith i bhfeidhm má tá an ceapaitheach cheana féin ina státseirbhíseach nó ina sheirbhíseach poiblí.
Nós Imeachta Iarratais
Ba chóir d’iarratasóirí 1) an fhoirm iarratais ar líne a chomhlánú, agus 2) CV a chur isteach chuig jobs@FiscalCouncil.ie tráth nach déanaí ná Dé hAoine 25 Aibreán 2025. Ní mheasfar iarratais dhéanacha/neamhiomlána. Tá sé beartaithe agallaimh a reáchtáil sna seachtainí ina dhiaidh sin. Tá an Chomhairle oscailte do shocruithe iasachta a mheas d’iarrthóirí incháilithe. Tá an dáta tosaithe soshannta.
Ár dTiomantas don Chomhionannas, don Éagsúlacht, agus don Chuimsiú
Ag an gComhairle, creidimid go bhfuil comhionannas, éagsúlacht, agus cuimsiú riachtanach dár mbunluachanna agus go gcuidíonn siad lenár rathúlacht ar deireadh thiar. Aithnímid go dtugann lucht oibre éagsúil saibhreas peirspictíochtaí agus taithí, ag cothú nuálaíochta agus ag saibhriú ár gcuid oibre. Táimid tiomanta do thimpeallacht chuimsitheach a chruthú agus molaimid go gníomhach iarratais ó dhaoine aonair ó gach cúlra, beag beann ar aois, míchumas, eitneachas, féiniúlacht inscne, náisiúntacht, stádas pósta nó teaghlaigh, reiligiún, gnéaschlaonadh, nó cúlra socheacnamaíoch. Táimid tiomanta do chóiríocht réasúnta a sholáthar le linn an phróisis earcaíochta. Má tá míchumas ort agus má theastaíonn aon choigeartuithe uait don mheasúnú, don agallamh, nó chun a chinntiú go ndéantar d’iarratas a mheas go cóir, cuir in iúl dúinn le do thoil.
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