Director of Operations

Applications by: 16 November 2026 at 5:00 pm

Dublin City Council Culture Company are seeking to recruit a Director of Operations.

The Director of Operations role provides strategic leadership across the Culture Company’s core operational, administration, HR, facilities and visitor services. Aligning with the Company Strategy 2025 to 2030, the Director of Operations will be responsible to ensure these functions work effectively to support the delivery of the strategy’s mission, values and key objectives.

The Director of Operations role is a new additional element within the Leadership team of the Culture Company and will contribute to the company’s ongoing strategic planning and decision-making, and act as an advocate for the Company’s work through their operational vision and delivery.

ROLE REQUIREMENT CRITERIA

• Three to five years experience in senior management in an operations role.

• Proven experience in delivering multiple Operational functions, such as these outlined, in a busy working environment.

• Experience in successful Line Management of Employees.

• Proven experience to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver projects across diverse functions.

• Strong strategic planning with a proven track record of delivering operational improvements and innovations.

• An ability to work collaboratively with all teams of the Culture Company and seek further opportunities to advance the mission and vision of the company strategy.

• The role needs detail oriented work, a focus on compliance and care, procedure led approaches and an ability to prioritise a large and varied portfolio of work.

You will lead the Operations function, by line managing the following teams: Visitor Services; HR, Staff Services and Facilities and the Strategic Communications role alongside a team of expert suppliers and contractors and other team members as appropriate. Maintain standards of accessibility in accordance with EU legislation across all digital, online and print. The Company Accessibility Officer sits within this function, as does the implementation of the accessibility action plan.

This is a full time position based at any place where Dublin City Council Culture Company operates from including 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1 and Richmond Barracks, Dublin 8.

Salary: €66,324 gross per annum.