Monitoring & Development Officer

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 position is wholetime, temporary and pensionable. The appointment will be on a Fixed Term

Contract basis for a period until 31 December 2027, subject to a probationary period of 6 months, for

the implementation of the PEACEPLUS Programme.

Duties:

The duties of the office are to give to the local authority and

(a) (b) Such other local authorities or bodies for which the Chief Executive, for the purposes of the Local Government Acts, is Chief Executive, and to any other local authority or body with which an agreement has been made by the local authority or by any of the authorities or bodies mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph, under the general direction and control of the Chief Executive or of such other officers as the Chief Executive may from time to time determine, such appropriate services of an administrative, supervisory and advisory nature as are required for the exercise and performance of any of its powers, duties and functions as may be delegated to him or her by the Chief Executive from time to time and shall include the duty of deputising for other officers of the local authority.

Salary:

The Salary scale for the post of PEACEPLUS Monitoring & Development Officer, applicable from 1st March 2025, is as follows (aligned to the Grade V – Staff Officer Scale:

€51,210, €52,739, €54,301, €55,895, €57,501, €59,373 (LSI 1), €61,252 (LSI 2)

Entry point to this scale will be determined in accordance with relevant Departmental Circulars. Offers of appointment to persons who are not serving local authority employees will be based on the minimum of this scale.

Working Hours:

The successful candidate’s normal hours of work will be 35 hours per week. The role will require flexibility around working hours and evening and weekend work will arise in order to effectively deliver this programme. A system of ‘Time in Lieu’ will be in operation to reflect this. Overtime will not be paid.

The Council reserves the right to alter hours of work from time to time.

All hours of work will be subject to and recorded in accordance with the provisions of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 and the Organisation of Working Time Act (Regulations) 2001.

Annual Leave:

The annual leave entitlement for this post will be 30 days per annum.

CLOSING DATE:

Completed Application Forms must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday 20th March 2025 via email only to jobs@leitrimcoco.ie. Applications received after this date and time will not be considered.

Please quote ‘PEACEPLUS 1.1 Monitoring & Development Officer Application’ followed by your name in the subject line of the email.

Candidates will receive an automatic acknowledgement when they submit their application form to the above email. You should check your Spam/Junk Folders in the event that you do not receive this acknowledgement. The onus is on the candidate to ensure that their application has been received and acknowledged.

The responsibility rests with the applicant to ensure that their application form is received by the Human Resources Department of Leitrim County Council on time as outlined above. Candidates should ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to allow for any unforeseen circumstances which may arise and which may impact on their application form not being received on time.

Candidates must submit copy of relevant educational qualifications with their application.

Applications received without the necessary documentation will be deemed ineligible and will not be considered further.

Candidates must also hold a current valid and unendorsed driving licence in respect of category B vehicles and must advise if this is not the case. A copy of Licence must be submitted with your application.