Role: Head of Resourcing (Principal Officer Level) Client: An Garda Sochna Location: Garda Headquarters, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 Salary: Starting from: €108,152 Application: GetGot Application –
Purpose of the Role Operating within a highly regulated environment, this role carries clear and uncompromising accountability for ensuring that recruitment & selection processes are inclusive, robust, innovative, and fully compliant with statutory, regulatory, and policy-based obligations, including those mandated under Irish employment legislation. A core focus of the role is the delivery of a consistently positive, transparent, and respectful candidate and customer experience that reflects An Garda Sochna’s values at every stage.
Reporting directly to the Director of Talent Acquisition, this role will lead a team responsible for delivering high-quality recruitment while also shaping the future of how An Garda Sochna attracts, engages, and selects talent.
Essential Criteria:
- The successful candidate must have a third-level qualification (minimum Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications) in a relevant discipline(s) commensurate with the role.
AND
Relevant management experience at an appropriate level (minimum 3 years), including leading Talent Acquisition teams and managing resources, with demonstrable experience in in-house recruitment, which must include:
- Leading, developing, and shaping a high-performing Talent Acquisition team operating in a busy, complex environment, ensuring the delivery of consistent, high-quality recruitment outcomes.
- Project managing and directing the delivery of multiple high-volume and specialist recruitment campaigns in a complex, high-demand environment, ensuring strong processes, governance, and delivery aligned to key performance indicators.
- Developing and embedding a modern, agile, and user-focused recruitment model that prioritises candidate experience while fully meeting governance, audit, and legislative requirements.
- Leading or supporting recruitment transformation or change programmes to improve processes, systems, or service delivery.
- Building trusting relationships with a diverse range of internal stakeholders to drive shared understanding, resolve issues, and deliver consistent, high-quality recruitment outcomes.
- Managing relationships with external partners, contracts, and vendors to ensure high-quality, compliant, and value-for-money service delivery.
- Using and optimising recruitment tools and technologies, including applicant tracking systems and digital sourcing platforms.
Desirable
- Developing or enhancing employer branding or EVP initiatives to strengthen organisational attraction strategies.
- Delivering recruitment within a regulated, public-sector, or unionised environment.
- Membership of the CIPD or equivalent.
For further information and to complete an online application form, please visit Staffline GetGot Jobs Ireland or click apply now.
CV’s will not be accepted for this role. If you submit a CV or blank document, you will get an email with a link to complete the online application form.
Closing date for all completed online application forms is 3:00 PM, Monday 19th October 2026.
Skills:AGS Human Resources Talent Acquisition
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