County Dublin
Job Title: Assistant Secretary, Pensions, PRSI, Disability and Family Caring
Employer: Department of Social Protection
Location: Dublin City
Closing Date: 3pm, Thursday, 9th July 2026
Salary: Starting at €171,517
About the Employer:
The Department of Social Protection is the largest Department of State in the Irish Civil Service and one of the largest organisations in the State. It plays the lead role in developing policy and advising government on social protection/welfare, social inclusion and labour market issues such as employment services, pensions, and other income supports (including children, disability, jobseekers, illness, and caring) and activation policies. The Department supports its Minister and the Government in developing legislation to implement these polices and in engaging with the Oireachtas to progress this legislation, and, to account for policy outcomes and the efficacy of its service operations.
About The Role:
Arising from a retirement the Department is now recruiting a senior leader at Assistant Secretary level, with responsibility for leading the development and management of policy with respect to pension, pay related social insurance, disability and family care schemes and services.
This is a high-profile and challenging position in which the successful candidate will have an opportunity to make a significant contribution to delivering key Government priorities, to improving outcomes for workers, pensioners, carers and disabled people and, in so doing, to shape the development of Irish society.
This Assistant Secretary portfolio comprises the Pensions Policy Unit, the PRSI Policy and Actuarial and Investment Analysis Unit, the Disability Payments Policy Unit and the Illness, Child Benefit and Family Care Payment Policy Units (including Carers Policy) of the Department of Social Protection.
A full list of essential requirements is available in the Information Booklet.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday, 9th July 2026.
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.