Title: Executive Director
Grade: Executive Director
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer
Location: East Point, Dublin
Job Reference: EI.003.18E
Enterprise Ireland is recognised globally as a leading indigenous development agency. We work with ambitious business leaders and founders across the business development spectrum and across all industry sectors, to help them to start, innovate and scale through international growth.
Role Purpose
The Executive Director will report directly to the CEO.
As a member of the Executive Team, the Executive Director will be required to contribute to the strategic direction of the Agency and will be responsible for delivery of organisational targets and achievement of strategic priorities.
The successful candidate will co-ordinate and lead a team of Senior Managers across a number of divisions working directly with client companies in key sectors, to maximise their growth in global markets.
The Executive Director will be responsible for the achievement of ambitious export and job creation targets set out in Enterprise Ireland’s Strategy 2017-2020.
The Executive Director will deputise for the CEO as appropriate and will represent the agency both nationally and internationally.
Key Deliverables
· Provide leadership across Enterprise Ireland and its client base, working directly with the CEO as a key part of the Enterprise Ireland senior management team.
· Lead on the implementation of the Enterprise Ireland Strategy to ‘Build Scale, Expand Reach 2017-2020’ and on delivery of a wide range of strategic and operational targets across a number of divisions.
· Lead Enterprise Ireland’s engagement with key industry sectors across a number of divisions.
· Lead the negotiations of significant financial support packages for clients.
· Provide thought-leadership, share insights, experience gained and knowledge of new business models, transformational change and strategic approaches to achieving corporate growth through internationalisation.
· Develop existing and new relationships with key stakeholders to benefit Irish enterprise (including Government Departments and other state bodies).
· Drive continuous performance improvements and play a key role in developing and guiding consistent procedures and strategies to support the future needs of Enterprise Ireland and its clients.
· Provide leadership in the implementation of organisation-wide change programmes and initiatives to enhance organisation performance.
· As a member of the senior management team, ensure that Enterprise Ireland maintains the highest levels of Corporate Governance and accountability.
· Develop colleagues across Enterprise Ireland and ensure that the organisation retains a strong base of skills to effectively work with our client companies to deliver our services to industry and stakeholders.
· Oversee the deployment and management of substantial staff and financial resources across a number of divisions.
Essential Functional Competencies (Key Skills and Knowledge)
· Extensive senior management experience including a strong capability to manage a range of business functions.
· Significant experience as a business leader and a detailed understanding of business and of the key influencing factors and challenges facing the development and sustainable growth of internationally focused Irish companies.
· Demonstrable commercial experience, strong judgement and a track record of leading significant financial negotiations and decisions.
· Experience, at a senior level, of significant change management projects.
· Experience, at a senior level, of strategy and policy development and implementation.
· Excellent people management skills with the experience and proven ability to lead, energise and develop high-performance management teams.
· Experience of delivering on demanding strategic and operational targets.
· Excellent communication skills, including the ability to influence at a senior level and experience of engaging with key stakeholders.
· Ability to act as a thought leader and a spokesperson for Enterprise Ireland.
· A third level qualification.
Enterprise Ireland Behavioural Competencies
Results Focused
The ability to remain outcome and results focused with regard to business priorities and organisational goals, monitoring progress and adjusting approach ensuring delivery against the appropriate timescales.
Innovation and Risk-Taking
Actively encourages new ideas, experimentation and measured risk-taking, while always being on the look out for opportunities to continuously improve business processes and efficiencies within Enterprise Ireland and client organisations.
Problem Solving and Decision-Making
The ability to be decisive and take tough decisions about clients, people and costs to deliver sustainable results, using the analysis of information and situations to make logical and sound decisions.
Client Focused
The ability to provide an excellent client service focusing on client needs and building and maintaining effective personal and business relationships to advance clients’ objectives and Enterprise Ireland strategy.
Communicating with Impact to Influence Others
Communicates in a manner that will persuade, convince and influence their own staff and others, both internally and externally, in order to motivate, inspire or encourage them to follow a particular course of action.
Teamworking
Co-operates with colleagues, shares information and respects the opinions and values of staff members. Understands the skills, experience and knowledge of staff members and maximises how these can be utilised to the benefit of the department, the organisation and the client.
Embracing & Leading Change
Understands the business agenda of Enterprise Ireland and embraces changes for area of responsibility and for external and internal clients.
Acting / Leading with Integrity
Lives the Enterprise Ireland purpose and values, acting genuinely and with integrity, in a manner that builds trust and engages and motivates others, placing the genuine needs of the client, the organisation, and staff ahead of personal agendas
Networking
Establishes and maintains mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues and other networks for the purpose of sharing information.
Developing Yourself & Others
Creates an environment that enables others to excel in terms of job performance.
Salary:
The salary for this position is €158,405 per annum (contributory superannuation)
Application and Selection Process:
To apply, send a detailed CV and supporting document as outlined below, quoting reference number EI.003.18E to to be received no later than Friday, February 2nd 2018.
The selection process may include short-listing of candidates. The selection criteria will be based on the requirements of the position. It is therefore important that you provide a detailed and accurate account of where you believe your skills and experience meet the requirements for the position.
Applicants should note that, for shortlisting purposes in particular, clear evidence of the functional competency requirements listed as essential in this specification must be provided. Applicants must therefore complete and submit the supporting document for this role using the template provided. The completed document should not exceed two pages with evidence provided in bullet point format.
Queries in relation to this role or the application process should be directed to Deirdre Keating, Human Resources Department on +353 1 727 2376 or e-mailed to
N.B. All correspondence will be acknowledged in writing by the HR Department within 3 working days. Applicants who do not receive an acknowledgement within 3 working days should contact
ISSUED BY THE HR DEPARTMENT, ENTERPRISE IRELAND ON THURSDAY JANUARY 11th 2018
Enterprise Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.