Information about the Organisation:
Dublin City Council takes the lead role in shaping the strategic vision of Dublin as a dynamic and sustainable city and seeks to continually enhance the city’s attractiveness as a place in which to invest, to work, to live and to visit.
With an annual expenditure of almost €1.8 billion (revenue and capital) and a workforce of 6,200 (FTEs), the City Council provides a diverse, multi-layered and evolving range of services and infrastructure to both citizens and visitors to Dublin that sustain the life of the city. These services include the provision of housing, planning, development, economic, environmental, roads and traffic, fire and emergency, leisure, cultural and community services. Many of these services, including traffic, drainage and fire and emergency services are provided on a regional basis for the Greater Dublin Area.
An opportunity now exists in Dublin City Council for the position of Head of Communications.
Job Summary/Description:
The Head of Communications will report to the Executive Manager, Corporate Services and Transformation, and is the Council’s principal communications advisor to the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team. The role will lead the development and delivery of our Communications Strategy (2025-2029) spanning media, digital, social, internal and stakeholder communications, and sets the tone and voice through which Dublin City Council communicates with the public.
Over the next five years Dublin City Council will deliver a multi-billion Euro capital programme, including major housing delivery, climate action, transport and public realm projects. It is also progressing flagship projects such as Parnell Square Cultural Quarter, O’Connell Street regeneration, Dalymount Park, and the implementation of our Digital Transformation Strategy 2025–2030.
Dublin City Council is recognised as a leader in urban innovation, with a track record of partnering with citizens, industry and academia to test and scale new innovative solutions to city challenges.
A full list of essential requirements is available in the Information Booklet.
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.
Visit www.publicjobs.ie to apply.
Closing Date: 3pm Thursday 13th August 2026
Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on the www.publicjobs.ie website.
The recruitment campaign for this role is managed by publicjobs.
