The mandate of the CSO, is "The collection, compilation, extraction and dissemination for statistical purposes of information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions in the State". The CSO is also responsible for coordinating the official statistics of other public authorities and for developing the statistical potential of administrative records. The CSO has over 1,000 permanent staff located in its Cork, Rathmines and Swords offices. In addition, more than 200 permanent and temporary field staff are deployed throughout the country to conduct the continuous household surveys and passenger inquiries at airports and seaports.
The Social Statistics Directorate is a new division headed at Assistant Director General (ADG) level. This Directorate will have responsibility for meeting national user needs and EU legislative requirements across a demanding programme of statistical outputs. The Directorate will comprise a number of statistical divisions with about 300 staff and produce over 100 statistical outputs every year.
The ADG for Social Statistics is a senior management position (at Assistant Secretary level) reporting to the Director General of the CSO. The ADG will be responsible for delivering and developing the work programme of the Social Statistics Directorate and for providing leadership, vision, strategic direction at directorate and corporate level in the CSO.
The successful candidate will have:
* Significant recent management experience at an appropriate senior level, including leading and managing technical/multidisciplinary teams in a large or complex organisation.
* Experience and proven ability to analyse and improve existing or planned business processes using technical solutions;
* A good knowledge, understanding and experience of statistical methodology as it applies to the production of official statistics;
* Experience which demonstrates a high level of numeracy and acumen in handling and interpreting statistical data as well as the ability to manage a broad suite of statistical activities used in the compilation of official statistics;
* The ability to present statistical results and concepts, both orally and in writing, in a confident and professional manner to the full range of users.
This is a Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) position.
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