General Information
County Leitrim, located in the North West of Ireland, has a growing economy, picturesque landscape, vibrant
communities and a strong arts and cultural sector. Leitrim County Council’s vision is to build an economically
strong, creative, inclusive county, making Leitrim the best place to live, work, invest and visit. Key to the
achievement of our priorities and objectives is a skilled and committed workforce, supported by enabling
technologies, efficient work processes and learning and development opportunities. We are committed to the
training, support and encouragement of our staff and we offer benefits across family friendly
initiatives, personal development and wellbeing of staff.
THE ROLE
The Temporary IS Technical Support Officer will be part of an ICT team which provides a high standard of
technical support throughout the organisation in Leitrim County Council. He/she will report to directly to the
Head of Information Systems, or to any other such person as may be determined by the Council from time to
time, and will be responsible for technical support of the ICT Infrastructure environment.
A temporary vacancy arises in the context of a scheduled Maternity Leave absence and will be for the
specified purpose of providing Maternity Leave cover.
THE QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Character
Each candidate shall be of good character.
2. Health
Each candidate shall be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render
regular and efficient service.
3. Citizenship
Candidates must, by the date of any job offer, be:
(a) A citizen of the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the Member States of the European
Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; or
(b) A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK); or
(c) A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free
movement of persons; or
(d) A non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or UK or Swiss citizen and has a stamp 4 visa; or
(e) 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
(f) 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 the UK or Switzerland and has a stamp 4 visa
4. Education, Experience etc.
Each candidate must, on the latest date of receipt of completed application forms, hold:
(i) A) A qualification at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major award (i.e.
honours degree) or higher in a relevant computing discipline plus 2 year’s directly relevant, recent
ICT experience from your employment to date*
