Administrative
Grade 7
€58,252 - €75,728 (EL03/2024)

Annual Salary
Galway

Job Summary

The role of the Administrative Officer is to be responsible for the efficient management, direction and deployment of resources of the department and function to which the office holder is assigned, within defined parameters relevant to the position in accordance with the Local Authority's vision and objectives.

The Administrative Officer is a management position in Galway City Council with responsibilities in the following areas:

• To determine the nature, level and pattern of demand for the service in the function and to recommend both service level and strategic policy priorities to senior management;

• To implement the agreed strategies to meet and to expand or improve the range, quantity or quality of existing services and to recommend changes in strategies as required;

• To develop and maintain relationships with external agencies in accordance with policy and to ensure the agreements to co-ordinate work programmes are implemented;

• To achieve and maintain the productive association between elected representatives and the executive delivery of the service;

• To achieve and maintain similar co-operation with local development agencies in accordance with evolving policy on the integration of local government and local & community development;

• To identify and agree work programmes, targets and deadlines and ensure their subsequent implementation;

• To manage performance and to supervise multi-disciplinary staff up to the position/grade of Senior Staff Officer and analogous grades and to ensure the training and development of such staff;

• To build effective teams, develop motivation and commitment and maintain sound employee relations and morale as relevant, in accordance with good employment practice and relevant legislation;

• To deputise for the Senior Executive Officer as required;

• To implement the systems necessary and co-ordinate the resources to support service delivery. This includes systems to manage finance and budgets and ensure value for money, to provide information on the pattern of demand and activity and to schedule work programmes;

• To undertake any other duties of a similar level and responsibilities as may be required from time to time.